Financial Aid Resources for Counselors & Partners

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Use these free resources to help guide families and students through the financial aid process. This information is provided to you as part of our mission to provide affordable access to higher education.

Is My Parent a Contributor? (New Window)

Who Is a Contributor on the 2024-25 FAFSA? (YouTube)

Prepare Your Contributors (YouTube)

What’s Changed for the 2024-25 FAFSA? (YouTube)

How Financial Aid Works (New Window)

5 Steps to Financial Aid (PDF)

Student Aid Guide (PDF)

Spanish Student Aid Guide (PDF)

Planning for Higher Education (PDF)

Spanish Planning for Higher Education (PDF)

Creating a Federal Student Aid Account (PDF)

How to Regain Access to Your StudentAid.gov Account (YouTube)

FAFSA Tip Sheet (PDF)

How to Correct or Update Your FAFSA Application (New Window)

Who is Independent (YouTube)

Completing the PA State Grant Form (New Window)

Get Help (New Window)

EducationPlanner.org Forms (New Window)

Career Planning Activities (New Window)

Scholarship Tip Sheet (PDF)

Student Financial Aid 101: Scholarships (YouTube)

Types of Financial Aid (New Window)

PA Targeted Industry Program (New Window)

PA State Grant Program (New Window)

Other Education Aid (New Window)

MySmartBorrowing.org (New Window)

Net Price Calculator (New Window)

Student Financial Aid 101: Cost of Higher Education (YouTube)

SchoolHouseConnection.org (New Window)

Q&A Federal Student Aid and Homeless Youth (PDF)

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