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Financial Aid Resources
- Workshop Powerpoints
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View Powerpoint presentations from the fall 2018 financial aid training:
- 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
- FAFSA Resources & Links
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FAFSA information
FAFSA documents
- FAFSA on the Web Worksheet (PDF) for the 2020–2021 college year
- 2019-2020 Paper FAFSA (PDF)
- 2020-2021 Paper FAFSA (PDF)
- EFC Formula Guide (PDF) for the 2020–2021 college year
- 2020-2021 Student Aid Report (SAR) samples (PDF)
- Dependency status worksheet (PDF) — Worksheet to help students determine their dependency status when filling out the FAFSA form
FAFSA links
- fafsa.gov
- FAFSA FAQs
- FAQs about the FSA ID
- FAFSA4caster
- FAFSA demo site (username: eddemo, password: fafsatest) for the 2020–2021 college year — coming in late September
- 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, for adults who are caring for children of relatives or family friends
- Net Price Calculators
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- What is a net price calculator (resource for families)
- College Navigator
- College Affordability and Transparency Center (info about colleges based on costs & net price) (PDF)
- 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 (Note: This document was created in 2016, but the links are up-to-date and accurate.)
- Federal Student Aid webinars
- Federal student aid resources
- CSS/Financial aid profile
- Password manager (PDF)
- Tax benefits for education
- TEACH grant program information
- VA educational benefit information
- AmeriCorps eligibility requirements
- IRS tax transcript information