Paying for College Overview
Paying for College Overview
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Paying for College: Understanding Costs and Aid.mp4College is a big investment and it's often difficult to get a sense of the cost involved and the potential aid you can get to help. Watch this short video from Poudre Counseling for an overview to help you understand college costs, and how financial aid is calculated and applied.
College is a big investment and it's often difficult to get a sense of the cost involved and the potential aid you can get to help. Watch this short video from Poudre Counseling for an overview to help you understand college costs, and how financial aid is calculated and applied.
Scholarships
Scholarships
PSD Senior Scholarship Application
Deadline:
Opens in December 2025
Scholarship Search Sites
Scholarship Search Sites
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
Available January 2025
Western Undergraduate Exchange:
This is an opportunity to qualify for discounted tuition to schools in other states.
The Boettcher Scholarship is a chance to earn full tuition and living stipend to a Colorado college or university. Selection is based on scholastic ability, leadership/involvement, service to community/school, and character. See your counselor or their website for more information.
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DUE: November 1 (5pm MST)
The Daniels Scholarship is a chance to to earn full financial support for college to any school in the nation. Selection based on character, leadership, commitment to service, academic performance or promise, personality, and emotional maturity/stability.
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DUE: October 15 (4pm MST)
Filing_the_FAFSA.pdfThe FAFSA will be released in October 2025. The application is for students who will enroll & attend college in the 2026-2027 academic school year.
The 2026-2027 FAFSA will use 2024 tax information for students and their families to determine eligibility for federal student aid. They should ensure that this information is completed and accessible.
All students and parents contributing to the FAFSA will need a FSA ID.
You can get a head start by creating your Federal Student Aid Account (FSA ID) by clicking here.
Eligibility for CASFA
The Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA) is the application by which students that meet the qualifications can apply for state financial aid. Students who do not have lawful immigration status and who do not meet the qualifications listed below are still encouraged to apply for institutional aid using the CASFA.
Graduated from a Colorado high school or was physically present in Colorado for at least one year immediately preceding the date the student successfully completed a high school equivalency examination in Colorado; and
Has been physically present in Colorado for at least 12 consecutive months prior to enrolling in an institution.
There is no longer a requirement for the student to be admitted to college within 12 months of graduation.
La Solicitud de Ayuda Financiera Estatal de Colorado (CASFA) es la aplicación mediante la cual los estudiantes que cumplen con los requisitos pueden solicitar ayuda financiera estatal. Los estudiantes que no tienen un estatus migratorio legal y que no cumplen con los requisitos a continuación todavía se les anima a solicitar ayuda institucional utilizando el CASFA.
Se graduó de una escuela preparatoria de Colorado o estuvo físicamente presente en Colorado durante al menos un año inmediatamente anterior a la fecha en que el estudiante completó con éxito un examen de equivalencia de escuela preparatoria en Colorado; y
Ha estado físicamente presente en Colorado durante al menos 12 meses consecutivos antes de inscribirse en una institución.
Ya no hay un requisito para que el estudiante sea admitido en la universidad dentro de los 12 meses posteriores a la graduación.
The CSS Profile is an online application that collects information used by hundreds of colleges, universities, professional schools, and scholarship programs to award financial aid from sources outside of the federal government. After you submit your application, the College Board sends it to the colleges and scholarship programs you have chosen.
The new Colorado Promise program offers a tax rebate for college expenses for the first two years of college (no more than 65 credits).
Available for students attending a Colorado public college or university.
To qualify, your family’s adjusted gross income must be $90,000 or less.
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