Important College Financial Aid Resources
The most reliable resource for information regarding applying for financial aid: US Department of Education Federal Student Aid site
Visit: https://studentaid.ed.gov
Many families can use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (IRS DRT) to automatically import tax information into the FAFSA.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be completed each year of college in order to be considered for, or to receive, need-based college financial aid. The FAFSA must be completed online at www.fafsa.ed.gov and is available beginning on October 1 of the student’s senior year. This is a FREE application.
Learn more at www.studentaid.gov/irsdrt
Visit: www.fafsa.ed.gov Students and parents must attain a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID), a username and password that are used to access certain U.S. Department of Education websites. A student or parent uses his or her FSA ID to electronically sign the FAFSA, and more. .
Many private colleges and some selective public universities require the College Scholarship Service (CSS) PROFILE form in addition to the FAFSA.
Families are encouraged to get an early estimate of their eligibility for federal student aid by completing the free estimator, FAFSA4caster, at
Search college websites for their school-specific Net Price Calculators, which provide an estimate of how much and what types of financial aid you might qualify for if you were a college student that year.
For more information about the FSA ID go to https://studentaid.ed.gov/fsaid
www.studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/ estimate
You may register for the PROFILE on-line at cssprofile.collegeboard.org
FREE SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES AT:
FastWeb.com
bigfuture.collegeboard.org
unigo.com
salliemae.com/scholarshipsearch
CollegeNET.com
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