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TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID GIFT AIDE – GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SELF-HELP – WORK STUDY AND EMPLOYMENT LOANS

FAFSA THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA) IS THE FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION THAT MUST BE COMPLETED FOR EVERY COLLEGE IN THE U.S. FILE JANUARY 1, 2015 THROUGH MARCH 2, 2015 MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ELECTRONIC PIN!

CAL GRANT FUNDED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID COMMISSION AFTER SUBMITTING THE FAFSA, SUBMIT A VERIFIED CAL GRANT GPA (FORM WILL BE IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE) YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 2.0 GPA TO APPLY APPLY BY MARCH 2, 2015

WHAT IS WUE? WUE IS THE WESTERN UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE, A PROGRAM COORDINATED BY THE WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (WICHE). STUDENTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF WICHE STATES ARE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST A REDUCED TUITION RATE OF 150% OF RESIDENT TUITION AT PARTICIPATING TWO- AND FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOME STATE. THE WUE REDUCED TUITION RATE IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY AWARDED TO ALL ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES. MANY INSTITUTIONS LIMIT THE NUMBER OF NEW WUE AWARDS EACH ACADEMIC YEAR, SO APPLY EARLY!

SCHOLARSHIPS! SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDS PROVIDED BY THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR: INSTITUTIONS/COLLEGES ORGANIZATIONS CORPORATIONS CLUBS FOUNDATIONS INDIVIDUALS PROVIDER DECIDES ON: AWARDING CRITERIA APPLICATION DEADLINE FORMS OR APPLICATIONS

SCHOLARSHIPS! WHERE TO FIND THEM: START WITH YOUR HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE & CAREER CENTER! LOCAL SECTION OF NEWSPAPER ORGANIZATIONS YOUR FAMILY IS CONNECTED TO, INCLUDING PARENT’S WORKPLACE, CHURCH, UNIONS, CLUBS, ETC. CHECK YOUR INTENDED COLLEGES’ FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIP WEBSITE FOR OPPORTUNITIES FREE ONLINE SEARCHES

SCHOLARSHIPS! DUBLIN HS > DEPARTMENTS > CAREER CENTER

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