• Financial Aid and Scholarship Information

    There are two types of financial aid a student may receive:  merit-based scholarships (based on GPA, test scores, or involvement in an activity) or need-based aid. This page is dedicated to need based aid.

    •  All students who seek financial aid will need to fill out a FAFSA form.

    FAFSA 

    The FAFSA website is www.fafsa.ed.gov.  A family may submit a FAFSA as early as October 1 of the applicant's senior year. Here is the address to the FAFSA web worksheet that you can fill out beforehand to speed the process along:  www.fafsa.ed.gov

    Some private colleges/universities will also require another form called the CSS Profile Form.www.profileonline.collegeboard.com

    For schools requiring the CSS Profile Form CLICK HERE 

    To find out everything about federal student aid programs, go to www.studentaid.ed.gov and if you have not already, check out www.collegeboard.com for information about the current cost of college.

    State Sponsored Savings Plans

    For more information on state-sponsored 529 savings plans, check out www.savingforcollege.com and www.morningstar.com.

    CSS Financial Aid Profile

    The CSS Financial Aid PROFILE is available online at www.collegeboard.com  Recommendation: Submit the PROFILE online.

    Be wary of services which offer to search for scholarships for a fee.

    Scholarships

    Scholarship information is publicly available.  Other trusted financial aid resources:

    Financial Aid Information Page          www.finaid.org 
    CASHE Scholarship Search               www.salliemae.com
    Wired Scholar                                        www.wiredscholar.com
    College Board Scholarship Search  www.collegeboard.com
    College NET MACH 25                        www.collegenet.com
    Scholarships.com                                www.scholarships.com
    Fast Web                                                www.fastweb.com
    School Soup                                          www.schoolsoup.com

    Scholarship Monkey                             www.scholarshipmonkey.com