Financial Aid

Please click here to view a financial aid presentation by Colleen Mulrooney, Director of Student Financial Assistance at Sacred Heart University.

FAFSA 101: Your Financial Aid FAQs Answered

9 Key Things to Know About Applying for Federal Student Aid

Brief Video Explaining the FAFASA: https://www.stlouisfed.org/education/personal-finance-101-conversations/episode-14-fafsa

CollegeBoard CSS Profile, Including Links to the List of Schools Requiring It: https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/

Comparing Financial Aid Awards: https://thecollegefinanciallady.com/2021/03/04/comparing-financial-aid-awards/

CONNTAC--Educational Opportunity Center

FAFSA Changes Coming: https://www.highereddive.com/news/what-financial-aid-offices-need-to-know-about-legislative-changes-ahead/595389/

Financial Aid Informational Packet and Checklist (by Grade), College Board

An informational Financial Aid video courtesy of Mr.  Lewis DeLuca, Coordinator of Student Financial Literacy & Advising at SCSU

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Negotiate Financial Aid Awards: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/25/op-ed-families-can-negotiate-for-more-college-aid-due-to-pandemic.html

Net-Price Calculator

New England Board of Higher Education “Tuition Break” program: https://nebhe.org/tuitionbreak/

FAFSA and CSS Profile opens 10/1 (https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa, https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/)

FAFSA Checklist: https://www.chesla.org/sites/default/files/FAFSA%20Checklist%202022-2023.pdf

Video on How to File the FAFSA: https://thecollegefinanciallady.com/2021/09/21/how-to-complete-the-fafsa/

Spanish: FAFSA on the Web worksheet: https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/2022-23-fafsa-worksheet-spanish.pdf

English: FAFSA on the Web worksheet: https://studentaid.gov/sites/default/files/2022-23-fafsa-worksheet.pdf

EFC Formula Guide: https://thecollegefinanciallady.com/2021/08/25/fafsa-2022-23-efc-formula-guide/

FAFSA Resources: https://thecollegefinanciallady.com/2021/10/01/fafsa-resources/

College Lists: https://thecollegefinanciallady.com/2021/08/17/your-college-research-list/

School Resolutions: https://thecollegefinanciallady.com/2021/09/15/new-school-years-resolutions/

How to Pay for College: https://www.edvisors.com/plan-for-college/paying-for-college/how-to-pay-for-college/?utm_source=Marketo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FAN_Aug%2011,%202021&utm_content=HowToPayForCollege&mkt_tok=MTM4LUtNWS0xODIAAAF-2oK9_vN-1u5mrufVdVMZC_1YpVoMMzngTXWP19bUcplV1yMw1kAY81UwY8nsxlTd20UQTmOsoYB0CLkX0WmNCD5yJgZ2BOVg3E9GSye_oDc

Fixing Student Loan System:

https://www.thirdway.org/memo/fixing-our-broken-student-loan-system

Shelter Assets on the FAFSA:

https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/how-to-shelter-assets-on-the-fafsa?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=sfc_pro-update_2021_08-24&utm_medium=email

Income Cutoff for Financial Aid Eligibility?

https://www.savingforcollege.com/article/is-there-an-income-cutoff-on-eligibility-for-financial-aid?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_campaign=sfc_pro-update_2021_08-24&utm_medium=email

Doubling Pell grants would cut Student Loan in Half (report): https://thegepi.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GEPI-Tackling-Student-Debt-Crisis.pdf