Paying for College
Financial aid is available in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, or work-study programs and is intended to assist students and their families with the costs of college and other educational expenses. It is crucial to support students through their FAFSA application and help build their financial literacy and knowledge of financial aid to make their postsecondary goals a reality.
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Resources for Practitioners
Check out NCAN's list of resources focused on best practices and case studies related to increasing access to financial aid by improving FAFSA completion and reducing the impact of being selected for verification.
Learn more about federal student aid information and outreach tools for counselors, college access professionals, nonprofit mentors, and other advisors through this FAFSA Toolkit.
Learn more about the KHEAA FAFSA Completion challenge that aims to help schools increase FAFSA completion rates and encourage seniors to complete the FAFSA. This page also includes the Kentucky High School Dashboard that tracks FAFSA completion in the state.
Resources for Students and Families
Use this website to file FAFSA applications. This site also provides completion guides and information about the different types of aid.
Check out Chapter 2 of the Getting in Presentation that covers information about financial aid and how students can finance their education.
Get more information on 6,000+ scholarship opportunities, and identify scholarships based on school and county.
Check out the national scholarship search engine to help reduce college costs.
Find out how students can earn micro scholarships by taking steps toward their path to college.
A national scholarship search engine.
Learn about this tuition scholarship for students interesting in teaching and accepted into an accredited Kentucky Teacher Education Program.
Learn more about this scholarship opportunity that provides four semesters of paid tuition for work ready programs in Kentucky. The scholarship is available for Kentucky residents with a high school diploma or working on their GED that don’t already have an associates degree or higher.
