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Financial Aid (FAFSA)

The Free Application for Federal Student (FAFSA) will open for the 2023-2024 school year on TBA.
Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. It provides federal grants, loans, and-work study each year to students paying for college or career school. To learn more about the financial aid process, please attend our financial aid preview night on TBA. Presenters from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will give presentations in both English and Spanish via Zoom.  Links will be sent via email as well as posted to the Senior Google Classroom. 

Please watch the slides for step-by-step information on completing the FAFSA! Remember, FAFSA opened October 1st and we recommend that you complete it ASAP!
 

 

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1st.  Federal Student Aid, a part of the

U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation. It provides federal grants, loans, and work-study funds each

year to students paying for college or career school.

 

*FAFSA is only to be completed by U.S. citizens and permanent residents*

 

Go to fafsa.gov to complete your FAFSA for the 2022-2023 school year. 

 

 

Please see these links for additional assistance:

 

The Parent’s Guide To Filling Out the FAFSA

https://blog.ed.gov/2017/09/the-parents-guide-to-filling-out-the-fafsa-form/

 

8 Steps to Filling out the FAFSA

https://blog.ed.gov/2017/09/8-steps-to-filling-out-the-fafsa-form/

 

12 Common FAFSA Mistakes to Avoid

https://blog.ed.gov/2017/09/12-common-fafsa-mistakes-2/

 

 

 

Atención estudiantes de último año de secundaria (seniors):

 

La Solicitud Gratuita de Ayuda Federal Para Estudiantes conocida como FAFSA estará disponible a partir del JUEVES,  1ro de OCTUBRE. La ayuda financiera estudiantil proviene del Departamento de Educación Federal y éste es el proveedor más grande de ayuda financiera. Subvenciones, préstamos y fondos para el programa de trabajo en universidades/colegio para ayudar a estudiantes pagar el colegio/carrera después de secundaria proceden de esta institución. Es de vital importancia completar la forma FAFSA.

 

*Está solicitud es solo para estudiantes ciudadanos y/o residentes permanentes*

 

Visita la página fafsa.gov y completa la solicitud FAFSA para el año escolar 2021-2022.

 

Si tiene preguntas por favor de visitar los siguientes sitios:

 

Llenar el formulario/solicitud FAFSA

https://studentaid.ed.gov/es/fafsa/filling-out

 

Proximos pasos/Federal Student Aid

https://studentaid.ed.gov/es/fafsa/next-steps