Resource | Note |
Board of Governors Scholarship for PASSHE Schools | Provides the 2020-21 scholarship cut-offs for a scholarship specific to PASSHE schools. |
CSS Profile | Financial aid application required by some schools but not all. |
CSS Profile explanation slides | Overview of CSS Profile. |
CSS Profile list of institutions | List of schools that require CSS. |
FAFSA login creation | Must be done before starting FAFSA. |
FAFSA website | Gather all documents before you start. |
FAFSA completion guide (simple and in-depth) | “How-to” guides |
Financial aid guide for students | Gets you started with financial aid |
Financial aid guide for undocumented students | Best overview out there – and if you find one better, let us know! |
Financial aid resources for counselors | PHEAA’s page with counselor resources |
Financial aid resources for students | PHEAA’s page with student resources |
Foster care: Chafee Grant | Chafee is a national program for people who have been in foster care, and this is the PA website |
Foster care: free tuition in PA | PA has a new program offering free tuition for people who have been in foster care |
How much aid is given by each college | Lists the percent of need met by 450+ colleges, plus the average aid package |
PA State Grant instructions | Step-by-step guide for applying to PA’s state grant |
State grant websites for DE, MD, NJ, and PA | Links to each state’s websites |
Scholarship guide from Malvern Prep | Compilation of PA and national scholarship sites |
Scholarship guide from Girard College | Compilation of Philly-area, identity-based, highly selective, lower selectivity, and national sites |
TheDream.US | Scholarship resources for undocumented and DACAmented students who came to the US before November 2016 |