Financial Aid Terms
Important Dates
Types of Aid
Fun Facts
100

The name the two financial aid applications?

FAFSA & Dream Act

100

When do the financial aid applications officially open?

December 2023 (two months after the usual October 1st release) 

100

This grant assists with the costs of a technical or career education.

Cal Grant C
100

Name all the oceans

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Artic

200

Free money from institutions, private organizations,  companies, non-profit organizations

Scholarships

200

Who creates an FSA ID? 

Students and Parents (parents may already have one if you have a sibling in college and they applied for financial aid)

200

This grant helps pay for tuition and requires at least a 3.0 to be eligible.

Cal Grant A

200

+200 points!

You and a rival team get +200 points added to your total!

300

Students who receive this type of aid can work jobs both on and off-campus for extra money.

Federal Work Study

300

How often should you apply for financial aid?

Every year enrolled in college

300

What are the 4 types of financial aid?

Grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study

300

Who was the Super Bowl MVP in 2023?

Patrick Mahomes

400

A type of aid provided to students based on financial need

Pell grant

400

March 2nd

FAFSA and CA Dream Act priority deadline

400

This grant provides a living allowance and assists with tuition. A minimum of a 2.0 is required.

Cal Grant B

400

Who is the artist of "say so" on tiktok?

Doja Cat

500

This number is generated by the tax and income information a student enters on the FAFSA and ultimately decides what types of aid they are eligible for.

EFC (or Estimated Family Contribution) **will be replaced by Student Aid Index**

500

April 18th

Tax deadline day (for parents to do their taxes)

500

This grant depends on estimated family contribution (EFC) and the cost of attendance of your school program.

Pell grant

500

Where was the pizza first invented?

Napoli, Italy