Financing Education Beyond
High School

Financing Your Education

Agenda

What is Financial Aid?

Types of Aid

Goals of Financial Aid

Definition of Need

Cost of Attendance

Need Varies Based on Cost

Principles of Need Analysis

Federal Methodology

Independent Student Definition

EFC for Dependent Student

EFC for Dependent Student

EFC for Dependent Student

EFC for Dependent Student

EFC for Dependent Student

EFC for Dependent Student

EFC for Independent Student

Federal Pell Grants

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG)

Federal Work-Study (FWS) Earnings

Stafford Loans

Stafford Loans

Stafford Loans

Stafford Loans

Stafford Loans

PLUS

PLUS

General Student Eligibility Criteria

General Student Eligibility Criteria

Role of the Financial Aid Office

Application Process

FAFSA

FAFSA on the Web

FAFSA on the Web

PIN Registration

Paper FAFSA

FAFSA: Step One

FAFSA: Step One

FAFSA: Step One

FAFSA: Step Two

FAFSA: Step Two

FAFSA: Step Two

FAFSA: Step Three

FAFSA: Step Four

FAFSA: Step Four

FAFSA: Step Four

FAFSA: Step Four

FAFSA: Step Four

FAFSA: Step Five

FAFSA: Step Six

FAFSA: Step Seven

CAUTION!

ERRORS can be COSTLY!

Frequent FAFSA Errors

FAFSA Processing Results

FAFSA Processing Results

Making Corrections

Where Do I Go From Here?

Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Grants

Robert C. Byrd
Honors Scholarship Program

Other Government Resources

Other Sources of Funds

Avoid Being Scammed

Private Scholarship Search

Private Scholarship Search

Good Luck!

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