FASFA
What is $0?
How often do you receive a scholarship?
Typically, one time
Money given to students who have graduated from a college or university and return to earn another degree
What is an alumni grant?
A charge a student receives for the use of technology at a college
What is a technology fee?
A document by which individuals apply to gain entry into a college
What is a college application?
An individual completing FASFA that their parents are deceased
What is an independent student?
A website to apply for scholarships on
What is FastWeb?
A grant designed for students from low-income families
What is the Pell Grant?
Materials you use to learn about and study a particular subject
What are books?
Money you borrow from the government, a bank, or another resource that must be paid back.
What is a loan?
Free Application for Student Federal Aid
What is FASFA?
Money awarded to students based on academics or other achievements to help pay for education expenses -- doesn't have to be repaid
What is a scholarship?
A kind of "gift aid" -- financial aid that doesn't have to be paid back
What is a grant?
Money charged to a student for receiving a post-secondary education
What is tuition?
A letter you receive from a college explaining the terms of the financial aid the college is offering you
What is an award letter?
You should complete the FASFA form ________
What is every academic year?
Money given to a student for athletic achievements to cover college expenses
What is an athletic scholarship?
Most of these grants on based on financial need
What are federal grants?
Money charged by a college to live and dine on the campus
What is room and board?
Taking 12 or less credit hours per semester
What is a part-time college student?
The amount of money your family is expected to contribute to your education
What is expected family contribution (EFC)?
A scholarship that covers all college expenses
What is a "full-ride"?
A grant given to students of exceptionally low-income families
What is the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)?
A local college that costs approximately $20,000 a year
How much does one year at Lamar University cost with room and board?
College entrance exams that are designed to help colleges evaluate a student's college readiness
What is SAT and ACT?