Scholarships, Grants, & Requirements
FAFSA
Dates & FAFSA requirements
Acronyms
Miscellaneous
100
The maximun amount of money given for a pell grant.
What is $5,550?
100
The abbreviation for Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
What is FAFSA?
100

The date you can begin applying for Financial aid.

What is January 1st?

100

DRT

Data Retrieval Tool

100

A postponement of a loan payment

What is Deferment?

200

The amount of credits a student must be enrolled in to be considered full time financial aid eligible 

What is 12 semester credits?

200
The four types of financial aid.
What is grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study?
200

The date FAFSA opens up

What is October 1st?

200
HBCU
What is Historically Black College or university?
200

The type of federal direct loan in which the government pays the interest on while the student is still in school

What is a Subsidized loan?

300

What males ages 18-25 must register for in order to receive federal aid?

What is selective service?

300
The FAFSA needs to be completed this often.
What is every year?
300

The scholarship deadline for the City of Boston Scholarship

What is April 28th?

300
FAFSA
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
300

This "Men in Black" star turned down a scholarship offer at MIT to pursue a rap career.

Who is Will Smith?

400

a community service opportunity available for students to help finance part of their education 

What is AmeriCorps? 

400
You use this to sign your financial aid application online.
What is the PIN?
400

These types of students must submit financial information for their parents on the FAFSA

What are dependent students? 

400
COA
What is Cost of Attendance?
400
The amount of months that pass before you must repay your loans
What is 6 or 9 months?
500

The qualifications for the City of Boston scholarship

Graduated from high school or completed a GED program and must be a Boston resident for at least two years at the date of application. 

500
This worksheet is used when colleges require more information about your income.
What is the verification worksheet?
500

Name 3 of the qualifying events that qualify as a change in financial status due to a special circumstance 

Loss of a job, serious illness, disability, significant medical expenses, Separation or Divorce, Death in the Family 
500
EFC
What is Expected Family Contribution?
500

Name of a federal grant.

What is Pell?