Types of Aid
Free money based on financial need that you never pay back.
What is a grant?
This one federal form is how you tap into that biggest source of aid.
What is the FAFSA?
What does FAFSA stand for?
Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA)
The higher these are, the more scholarship money opportunities
What are grades (your GPA)?
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What is "Finding Money For College"?
Free money you earn for grades, talent, activities, or essays.
What is a scholarship?
This level of government is the single biggest source of student aid.
What is the federal level (the U.S. government)?
This is how much it costs to file the FAFSA.
What is nothing / free / $0?
Clubs, sports, and community service all become great material for these later.
What are scholarship (and college) applications?
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What is /e dance?
A part-time job, often on campus, that helps you earn money for school.
What is work-study?
California's state grant that can help cover UC or CSU tuition for those who qualify.
What is the Cal Grant?
The year of high school when you actually fill out the FAFSA.
What is senior year (12th grade)?
Keep your awards and certificates in one of these so you're ready to apply senior year.
What is a folder (your records)?
The number of minutes in one week.
What is 10,080 minutes?
The one type of aid you DO pay back, usually with interest.
What is a loan?
Besides the government, these schools hand out their own grants and scholarships.
What are colleges (and universities)?
Filing the FAFSA unlocks grants, loans, and this on-campus earning program.
What is work-study?
This running list of your achievements should be started now and updated every year.
What is a brag sheet?
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Who is Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, and Czechia?
You should NEVER do this to apply for a real, legitimate scholarship.
What is pay (money) to apply?
Companies, clubs, churches, and nonprofits all offer this kind of scholarship.
What are private scholarships?
$7,395 is the maximum yearly amount of this federal grant.
What is the (Federal) Pell Grant?
The things you should be doing from 9th grade all the way to 12th grade
What is build good habits (9th grade), explore scholarships and opportunities (10th grade), "get serious" (work on essays and other material), apply for FAFSA (12th grade)
The most streamed song in 2025
What is "Die With a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars?