Financial Aid Information

Helping Students Pay for College

The U.S Department of Education, Federal Studen Aid provides over $80 Billion annually in financial assistance for college. To receive federal student aid, students and parents must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Students are encouraged to apply as sooon as possible after January 1. There are three ways a student can complete the FAFSA:

Apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov
Download and complete a PDF version of the FAFSA at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov Note: PDF FAFSA's must be mailed for processing.
Request a paper FAFSA by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243 or 1-319-337-5665)
You must request a Federal PIN in order to electornically sign your FAFSA application: www.pin.ed.gov

To complete the FAFSA, you will need the following items...

Driver's License
Alien Registration card (if non-US Citizen)
Ban statements and investment information
FAFSA PIN number
Social Security Numbers
Estimated Federal Income Tax Return of previous year
W-2 Forms and other records of previous year
Most recent income information

December is FAFSA Filing Time!

December is the time parents/guardians should be filling out their FAFSA application for Federal Student Aid if their child hopes to receive any need based grants, loans or federal work study while in college.

IMPORTANT! The US Department of Education is no longer sending out paper copies of the FAFSA to high school. The online application is encouraged (www.fafsa.ed.gov) .

FAFSA is free to fill out and you should never have to pay to fill it out. A PIN number is required prior to filling out the FAFSA; a PIN can be obtained any time atwww.pin.ed.gov

TAP Awards: Students who are NY residents and plan on attending a college/university in NY should also apply for TAP (Tuition Assistance Program). Typically TAP awards range from $500-$5,000 for students. Filing for the TAP award starts with filing out the FAFSA. There is a link provided on the FAFSA that parents can apply for TAP through. If you choose to file for TAP at a later date, you can apply online at www.tapweb.org. Again you will need to apply for a PIN.

Parents and Students should begin to fill out the FAFSA and TAP early, and even if taxes are not done, parents can estimate figures. You can later make any necessary changes to the FAFSA or TAP by filing out a change form.

FINANCIAL AID IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!

To learn more about financing your child's college education, please check out the links at the bottom of this page!

Unique Circumstances

Income Tax and the FAFSA for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Information

This can be a tricky situation, so please check out the following information in regards to an
unaccompanied youth that is working or an unaccompanied youth who's parents claim them as dependents.

https://naehcy.org/scholarships/naehcy-scholars-program/

Filling out the FAFSA

Estimate your FAFSA

Academic and Financial Preparation

Dependancy Status information for FAFSA purposes

How is Aid Calculated

Types of Financial Aid

Who can get federal student aid

Pell Lifetime Eligibility Used

Finding and Applying for scholarships

Loan Interest rates and fees

Aid for Military families