Definitions I
Definitions II
Scholarships
Match the Scholarship to the School/Area
Fun Facts
100
A form filled out starting October to determine the amount of financial aid given to a student. 
What is FAFSA?
100

Financial aid from your college or career school.

What is college aid?
100
The age to being applying to scholarships.
What is 13?
100
The Building Scholars Scholarship.
What is the University of Texas at El Paso?
100
One third of students don’t attend their first choice college due to this.
What is cost?
200

A federal grant for undergraduate students with financial need.

What is a pell grant?
200

A federal student aid program that provides part-time employment while you are enrolled in school to help pay your education expenses.

What is work-study?
200
Many scholarships require this standardized test from College Board to determine the criteria a student meets.
What is the SAT?
200

The St. Louis Scholars Award.

What is St. Mary's University?
200
Two-thirds of full-time undergraduate students receive this.
What is financial aid?
300

It is required by many private colleges and universities to determine your eligibility for non-government financial aid, such as the institution's own grants, loans and scholarships.

What is the CSS Profile?
300

The total amount of financial aid (federal and nonfederal) a student is offered by a college or career school. The school's financial aid staff combines various forms of aid into a “package” to help meet a student’s education costs.


What is a financial aid package?
300
These scholarships are usually for students living or going to school in a specific area, such as a city or state.
What are local scholarships?
300

The Conroy Merit Scholarship.

What is NMSU?
300
Not making student loan payments could cost a student this.
What is a job?
400

Your or your family's wages, salaries, interest, dividends, etc., minus certain deductions from income as reported on a federal income tax return.

What is adjusted gross income?
400

This is a federal student loan for eligible students to help cover the cost of higher education, but there is no requirement for financial need and the student is responsible for paying interest.

What is a direct subsidized loan?
400

Scholarships like the Terry Foundation and the Gates Millennium Scholars Program.

What are major scholarships?
400

The AnBryce Scholarship.

What is NYU?
400
The amount of money that goes unclaimed each year.
What are millions of dollars?
500

This is a federal student loan for eligible students to help cover the cost of higher education, but this is for students with financial need and the U.S. Department of Education pays the interest while the student is in school or during a grace period.

What is a direct subsidized loan?
500

The process of combining one or more loans into a single new loan.

What is consolidation?
500
The limit to the number of scholarships a person can get.
What is there isn't one?
500

The Terry Foundation Scholarship.

What are all public universities in Texas?
500
The amount of money that a person with a bachelor degree makes over a lifetime more than a person with just a high school diploma.
What is $800,000?
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