What other grants can I apply for besides FAFSA, TAP (NY), and Scholarships?
I want to apply to federal grants because I need money to be able to afford my college education. So, I want to know what other grants would you recommend me to apply for besides the ones I listed? Thank you very much everyone. I appreciate your help!
How to apply for other federal grants, loans, besides FASA? (GEORGIA, USA)?
So.. i am going back to school finally. It's been almost, 10 years, since i have been to college... And the last time i took out Sally May/private loans... and paid them back. But i have been told...Outside of the FASA(federal pell grant, and another) there are other things i can apply for .... other grants, scholarships, and aids.... I even heard there is a site that is like the FASA site... that you can just... fill out one application and send it to a bunch of different places via/to other grants, scholarships ect so forth. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE AND/OR HELP WITH THIS?
College Student FAFSA Financial Aid Pell Grant Help..?
You are supposed to use the information of the parent you live with or most recently, not the one with the lower income. Because you made more than $6,000 last year, both his and yours (at least to an extent) will be factored. From my own experiences as a community college student with a similar family income, you will still not qualify for the Pell Grant as you will be estimated to be able to afford the costs. There isn't really anything you can do; the fact that your parents no longer provide for you is not taken into account. Once you are over 24, you can be considered an independent student and will not have to provide their information. You'll still be limited in what you qualify for though, as you have no dependents (you cannot claim your girlfriend or spouse a one). That won't qualify. That rule is limited to being completely unable to contact them such as not knowing them or their location, not simply the refusal to communicate, and if contacting them were to put you in danger. Both must be supported with documentation. --- That is what the grant is for, yes. You'll technically qualify for an amount of the Pell Grant, but your EFC will still show with your and your father's incomes that you can afford community college and you will not actually be awarded anything. This generally happens when your EFC is higher than the cost of attendance at the school. If your school is able to offer loans (mine is not), you should at least have access to those. The expectation of FAFSA and the Department of Education is that parents will help students to afford college up to a point, but they are in no way really obligated to. If there were a way around this like the student saying "My parents won't help," everyone would and there wouldn't be anything left. If you are still making around the same amount once you turn 24, you may have a better chance at larger award amounts though I cannot say for certain. As of right now, you're close to the federal poverty line for a single independent person (~$11,000), but are still above it.
I need a Student Loan besides what FAFSA has given me...?
I received some financial aid for this school year but I still need more. I remember last year around this time I was seeing a lot of commercials about websites and places you could call to get student loans if you needed more that what you get from FAFSA. Anyone have any websites or anything that could help me out? Thanks in advance!!
Are college grants available for students over 40?
The money available through the FAFSA and your state financial aid funds are not age based. They’re based on income/assets, number of credits completed per semester, etc. Some private scholarships indicate that they are only for recent high school grads but there are also scholarships specifically for “non-traditional students” so do some research online and see if you’re eligible to apply to any of those.
Is FAFSA a loan or a grant?
Neither.FAFSA is an application form, which you fill out in order to be awarded a loan.FAFSA stands for Free APPLICATION for Federal Student AID.If you fill out the FAFSA FORM and send it in, the Department of Education will notify the colleges you have applied to that you do - or do not - qualify for a federal student loan from the Department of Education.Your college will put together a financial aid ‘package’, and send that information to you. You have the opportunity to accept OR refuse the grants, scholarships, work-study plans or loans offered. If you accept the loans, you sign a lot of paperwork, and the Dept. of Education sends the loan money to the COLLEGE, which applies that loan amount to your financial account.It is definitely a LOAN, and not a grant. You have to pay back a loan. You don’t have to pay back a grant.The Federal Government - the Department of Education - offers a few different kinds of loans. Some do not incur any interest as long as you are enrolled in college. Those are better than the ones that do incur interest. If you take a loan that gathers interest while you are still in college, you will owe MORE money than you accepted by the time you get out of college. Take the ‘secured’ loans ahead of the ‘unsecured’ loans, if you can.The college financial aid department’s ‘package’ MIGHT include some grants. You should take those for certain. It may also contain some scholarships. Those are also ‘free’ to you (although you have to qualify, usually that means you have to keep your grades up). Loans are the ‘third leg’ of college finance, and you should only accept loans if you understand that you have to pay them back, and you are willing to do so.
Which alternatives do students have for college financing besides FAFSA?
There are several sources of funding to help pay for college, besides the money that is available through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):Education Tax Benefits, such as the American Opportunity Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Tax Credit or Tuition and Fees DeductionTuition Installment Plans, available from most colleges and universitiesStudent employment (on or off campus)Military student aid, such as ROTC scholarships, GI Bill, etc. Private scholarshipsState grant programsPrivate student loansNon-education loans, such as home equity loans, HELOCs, personal loans, credit cardsFamily resources, such as student/parent income and assetsEmployer-paid tuition assistanceNote that most state grant programs and college grants require the student to file the FAFSA as a prerequisite. Federal Work-Study also requires the FAFSA.
How does FAFSA work for a single mom?
Apply to a school you want to go to. (You need to be admitted to a school before anything else). Go ahead and apply for FAFSA. (The sooner you do it, the better) When you fill out the FAFSA, it will ask you what schools you would like the results sent to, put in the school that you applied to. It might take a while for your FAFSA to be processed. Be sure that you check your email in case there is something you need to correct. Get over to the school you applied to and talk to the dean of admissions or a counselor for help getting started. Decide on classes and register as soon as you can. Ask every question in your head. Really reach out and try your best to find someone helpful. If you're having trouble- even ask a secretary- if you were going back to school who around here would you go to for help? Take your COMPASS test and attend an orientation session. The college should have a website where you can axcess all the information about your aid and expenses, etc. Make an appointment with someone in the financial aid office to help you. They should be able to help answer questions like help with covering rent and food, etc. It really all depends on how much money you're eligible for. Most colleges will allow you to take as many classes as you want at a time. You can take just one or two if you need to keep working, not everyone goes to college full time all day long.
Is it rare that middle class students get money from FAFSA?
Actually, nobody gets money from ‘FAFSA’. The FAFSA is an application which evaluates a prospective student’s overall financial situation. Financial aid departments at colleges look at these applications to evaluate the various students entering the college’s programs, and decide how to distribute the various kinds of available aid.Some of the available aid is in the form of government funded loans and grants.However, it is a big hard to define exactly what ‘middle class’ means. But college aged people are rarely THEMSELVES ‘middle class’ even if they come from ‘middle class’ families. The FAFSA and the college financial aid departments look first at a student’s own personal financial resources and only secondarily at the family’s resources.