Scholarships/Grants
This scholarship is only offered to students in the San Diego County?
What is the San Diego Foundation Community Scholarship program?
The full name of FAFSA?
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
The amount of financial trust extended to a person or a business by a lender as a way to buy now and pay later.
What is Credit?
This type of loan is given students with demonstrated financial need. The U.S. Dept of Education pays the interest on your behalf while your in school for at least half-time, for the first six months after graduation, and etc.
What are Direct Subsidized loans?
Money you borrow to pay for college which must be paid back with interest. It can come from the federal gov, from private sources such as banks, or from other organizations
What are loans?
This is something that may be required in a scholarship application that provides information regarding the character, qualities, and achievements of a candidate.
What is a letter of recommendation?
This is the date the FAFSA becomes available each year
What is October 1st?
Money that is owed.
What is Debt?
This type of loan is given students with no requirement to demonstrate financial need. The student will pay the interest on the loan during all periods.
What are Direct Unsubsidized loans?
A list of planned expenses and income.
What is a Budget?
This type of scholarship is based on prior academic performance. Other criteria may include leadership, involvement in activities, geographical background, ethnic background, intended major, and career goals.
What are merit-based scholarships?
This three letter term is calculated after you file your FAFSA; it indicates the amount you are expected to pay
What is Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?
The amount of money taken out of your paycheck.
What is Deduction?
This type of loan is made to graduate or professional students and parents of dependent undergraduate students to help pay for education expenses not covered by other financial aid. Eligibility is not based on financial need, but a credit check is required.
What are Direct Plus loans?
One way to get ahead in college while you are in high school.
What is take college courses through dual enrollment?
What are AP courses at GHS?
The name of a scholarship that offers a full-ride to a college/university?
What is the Gates Millennium Scholarship?
What is the Questbridge National College Match?
What is the Cooke College Scholarship Program?
These are the three types of federal student aid from filling out the FAFSA
What are loans, grants, and work study?
The amount of money earned, before deductions.
What is Gross pay?
This type of loan allows you to combine multiple federal student loans in to one with a single interest rate.
Income that is not used... money set aside for future use.
What is Savings?
This type of grant is given to students in California who demonstrate financial need. There are three levels in this grant (A, B, and C) and some of the levels have a minimum GPA requirement.
What is the Cal Grant?
The FAFSA needs to be completed this often in college
What is every year?
A report listing your debts, activity on your accounts and credit rating.
What is a Credit Report?
As an undergraduate student, the maximum amount you can borrow each year in Direct Subsidized Loans and Direct Unsubsidized Loans.
What are $5,500 to 12,500?
Card that is used spend money by drawing from funds you have deposited at the bank.
What is a debit card?