Financial Aid

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Financial Aid Links

FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid, open now, apply early!

• Create your FSA ID

• Application HERE

• What information do you need to complete the FAFSA? Checklist HERE

• Estimate your Federal Student Aid: https://studentaid.gov/aid-estimator/

• VIDEO: How to Create an FSAID Username and Password    

• VIDEO: Line by Line FAFSA Completion 

• Can you qualify as a non-citizen? Check HERE

• FAFSA Step-by-step guide: https://www.standoutcollegeprep.com/elementor-5833/

MSFAA - Financial aid for non-citizens or Green Card holders

MHEC - Maryland Higher Education Commission (MD state financial aid)

• Howard P. Rawlings Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant

• Community College Promise Scholarship

• Guaranteed Access Partnership Program (GAPP)

• Howard P. Rawlings Educational Assistance Grant

MDCAPS - Maryland College Aid Processing System is MHEC's comprehensive financial aid system that processes state scholarship applications and allocates funds. Due MARCH 1!

CSS Profile Help video, CSS is required by 550 colleges, it opens on Oct 1 for following year

Financial Aid Webinars

Montgomery College Paying for College page

Ayudas económicas y becas (en español) - Maria Garcia, retired ESOL Counselor, MCPS

Applying for Federal Financial Aid and Scholarships Made Easy U.S. Dept. of Ed. Webinar

Office of Federal Student Aid for info about grants, scholarships, work-study, loans, etc.

"Where's The Money for College?" FAFSA Financial Aid Webinar facilitated by the MHEC Office of Student Financial Aid. Finances, citizenship, divorce/separation, and more are covered.  

Virtual Financial Aid Seminar presented by Rob Maddox, Director of Student Financial Aid at St. Mary's College of Maryland.  This seminar provided information on all aspects of financial aid.

Financial Aid in Spanish: Preparándose para la universidad: lo que los estudiantes de ESOL y RELL necesitan saber (MCPS Presentation on 8/3/2021)