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• Scholarships

  • These do not need to be paid back and may be issued by a college/university, state governments (ex. the Millennium Scholarship), local organization/person, or national program (ex. National Merit Scholarship)

• Grants

  • These do not need to be paid back and may be issued by the government or directly from a college.  

• Work Study

  • Colleges/universities may provide reduced tuition if a student maintains a job at the institution.

• Loans

  • This money will need to be repaid (usually with interest).  It is recommended that you explore all options above before using money from loans for college.

**You will have the best chance of receiving scholarships, grants, work study and loans if you fill out the FAFSA!!  Most colleges will require the applicant and their family to fill this out to receive any type of financial aid.  For help filling out the FAFSA, see below.

Apply Nevada (Clark County only)

https://apply.nevada.edu/

FSA ID

https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

FAQs About the FAFSA Process

https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out/help?_ga=2.247122692.146

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Completing the FAFSA Form

https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

Form Your Future

https://formyourfuture.org/

Six Things to Do After Filling the FAFSA (English)

https://formyourfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/FYF_6_Things_E

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Six Things to Do After Filling the FAFSA (Spanish)

https://formyourfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/FYF_6_Things_S

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By completing the FAFSA, you can be offered; Grants, Work Study, Loans, and Scholarships

• Student AND parent must first obtain a FSA ID number – https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm 

• FAFSA form – www.fafsa.ed.gov 

Documents you will need:

• Your Social Security number (it’s important that you enter it correctly on the FAFSA!)

• Your parents’ Social Security numbers if you are a dependent student

• Your driver’s license number if you have one

• Your Alien Registration Number if you are not a U.S. citizen

• Federal tax information or tax returns from 2019 including IRS W-2 information, for you and your parents, if you are a dependent student: 

  • IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ

  • Foreign tax return 

• Records of parents’ untaxed income, such as child support received, interest income, and veterans non-education benefits, for you, and for your parents, if you are a dependent student

• Information on cash; savings and checking account balances; investments, including stocks and bonds and real estate but not including the home in which you live; and business assets for you, and for your parents if you are a dependent student       

Common FAFSA Mistakes:  https://blog.ed.gov/2018/09/common-fafsa-mistakes/

Confused about types of student aide and how to apply?  Click here for more information: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/types#aid-from-the-federal-government 

National College and Scholarship Searches:

• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

• http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

• https://www.scholarships.com/

• https://www.unigo.com/

• http://www.finaid.org/

• https://www.cappex.com/

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