Scholarships
FAFSA/WASFA
Definitions
Acronyms
Miscellaneous
100

The maximum amount of money you can earn from scholarships?

What is unlimited?

100

The abbreviation for Washington Application for State Financial Aid.

What is WASFA?

100

Federally sponsored loan programs.

What is a federal student loan?

100

FAFSA

What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?

100

Name 3 things included in Cost of Attendance (COA).

What are tuition & fees, room & board, transportation, books & supplies, personal expenses?

200

Name 2 of the schools part of the Act Six Scholarsip.

What are: Gonzaga, Northwest, PLU, Saint Martins and Whitworth?

200

The four types of financial aid.

What is grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study?

200

A letter from the college financial aid office listing all financial aid awarded to the student.

What is an Award Letter?

200

HBCU

What is Historically Black College or University?

200

A student loan that doesn't accrue interest until 6 months after you leave college.

What is a subsidized loan?

300

Areas of study required to be eligible for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship.

What are science, technology, engineering, mathmatics and health care?

300

The FAFSA/WASFA needs to be completed this often.

What is every year?

300

A type of financial aid award based on need or merit that does not require repayment.

What is a grant?

300

EFC

What is Expected Family Contribution?

300

A type of student loan that accrues interest as soon as you take it out.

What is an unsubsidized loan?

400

GPA requirement for the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship.

What is a 2.75 GPA?

400

You use this to sign your financial aid application online.

What is the FSA ID?

400

A fee charged when you take out a loan.

What is interest?

400

COA

What is Cost of Attendance?

400

The amount of months that pass after you leave college before you must repay your loans

What is 6 months?

500

The College Bound Scholarship GPA requirement.

What is 2.0?

500

This worksheet is used when colleges require more information about your income.

What is the verification worksheet?

500

An opportunity for students to work part-time and attend college. This type of financial aid is designed to help students fund their college.

What is Work Study?

500

SAR

What is Student Aid Report?

500

Name of a federal grant.

What is Pell?

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