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FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITES

AID
  • Federal Student Aid – U.S. Department of Education federal student aid website
  • FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
    • Paper version of FAFSA – for reference
    • FAFSA Worksheet
  • CSS Profile – used by roughly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal financial aid; use your College Board account
More:
  • www.fastweb.com
  • http://studentaid.ed.gov
  • http://www.cappex.com/
  • https://weirdscholarships.net/

 Scholarships:
  • CA Blue and Gold Scholarship - free tuition at UC's for students with family income less than 80K
  • CA Student Aid Commission - detailed info on CA state aid programs-  Cal Grants, Middle Class Scholarship
  • EFC Explained by George Schneiderman- very detailed explanation of the FAFSA calculation/the EFC and a detailed spreadsheet to estimate EFC
  • FAFSA Mistakes to Avoid 
  • Federal Financial Aid Estimator
  • Finaid.org - education regarding financial aid and various calculators for projecting loan payments.
  • Need based and merit aid aid data by school- compiled by BigJ Consulting.
  • Scholarships Resources - list of scholarship search sites and strategies for finding scholarships
  • Studentaid.gov - Access the FAFSA form and guidance for all aspects of federal financial aid, as well as:
    • Detailed presentations for completing the 2023–24 FAFSA® Form
    • Financial Aid Toolkit Resources 
    • Guidance for Creating the FAFSA ID
  • Swift (Financial Aid Appeal Forms)
  • YRTTF OC Powerpoint Presentation on Financial Aid
 
 
 



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