COVID-19 updates & ways VSAC can help
Financial Aid Resources
- 2020 Fall Training Videos & Powerpoints
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Financial Aid 101
Watch the video and view the slides (PDF)Fall Financial Aid Training
Watch the video and view the slides:- Federal Aid & the FAFSA (PDF)
- Vermont Grants (PDF)
- Scholarships (PDF)
- Education Loans (PDF)
- Information Resources (PDF)
- What's Happening on the Federal & State Level (PDF)
- Resources for Families
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- vsac.org/events
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VSAC's guide to paying for college Download the guide (PDF)
- vsac.org/resources
- Saving for college
- Check out the resources we're providing for families
- FAFSA Resources & Links
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FAFSA information for students planning to attend college or training programs in 2021–2022
- 2021–2022 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet (PDF)
- 2021–2022 Paper FAFSA (PDF)
- 2021–2022 EFC Formula Guide (PDF)
- 2021–2022 Student Aid Report (SAR) sample (PDF)
- Dependency status determination — Questions to help students determine their dependency status when filling out the FAFSA form
- Who's my parent when I fill out the FAFSA — Questions to help students figure out which parent’s information to include (depending on the family situation)
- VSAC's FAFSA completion guide for students & families (PDF)
FAFSA links
- fafsa.gov
- FAFSA FAQs
- FAQs about the FSA ID
- FAFSA demo site (username: eddemo, password: fafsatest) for the 2021–2022 college year — available on October 1
- Vermont Grants
- Scholarships
- Education Loans
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- VSAC loan information
- Direct Loans (federal student loans)
- International schools that accept federal student loans (XLS)
- VSAC’s My Education Loans, a guide to borrowing for college or training Download the guide (PDF)
- Foster Youth & Homeless Youth
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- Education and training vouchers for current and former foster care youth (PDF)
- Student Aid Tips for Unique Student Populations, including foster youth, refugees & asylee students, undocumented students, and military
- Higher education resources concerning unaccompanied youth (National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth)
- Vermont scholarships targeted to foster care youth
- Scholarships for young people experiencing homelessness
- Kinship Caregivers Guide (PDF) for adults who are caring for children of relatives or family friends
- Net Price Calculators
- Contact Information
- Additional Resources
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- Financial Aid Online Toolkit for school counselors and mentors
- Federal Student Aid: Find the information you need
- Federal Student Aid webinars
- CSS/Financial aid profile
- Password manager (PDF)
- Tax benefits for education
- TEACH grant program information
- VA educational benefit information
- AmeriCorps (Open to U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent resident aliens. Age restrictions vary by program.)
- IRS tax transcript information