• School Counselors and BRACE Advisors are available to assist families with the application process.
• Check out the College & Career Toolkit! Recorded sessions are posted every week, INCLUDING the FAFSA Live events. You can watch and complete the FAFSA step-by-step, at your own pace.
• Call the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1-800-433-3243 or visit the Federal Student Aid Help Center
• Meet Wyatt℠, your personal FAFSA assistance chatbot. Wyatt is an artificial intelligence, designed to help students complete the FAFSA
• The National College Attainment Network has an amazing FAFSA Resource Library, all virtual.

Start with the FAFSA Cheat Sheet!

Then make sure you have:

1. Student & parent(s) social security numbers                           
2. Parent(s) drivers’ license number                                            
3. Student and parent(s) 2021 tax records for the 2023–24 FAFSA form
   • 2020 tax records for the 2022-2023 FAFSA form                           
4. Student and parent(s) records of assets. This includes savings and checking account balances, as well as the value of investments such as stocks and bonds and real estate (except the home in which your family lives).
5. List of schools you are interested in attending

This questions can be confusing for a lot of students.

This poster might help you figure that out. For more questions, speak to your BRACE Advisor.

• After a college accepts you, you'll receive a letter outlining how much the school will cost and what kind of financial aid package you'll receive for one year. All financial aid award letters do not look the same, but they contain the same general information:

  • Grant, Scholarships, Work-study, Federal student loans
  • Cost of attendance (COA), an estimate of what you can expect to pay for tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and personal expenses for one year.
  • Expected Family Contribution (EFC), an index number that colleges use to determine financial aid eligibility.
  • The remaining amount, or funding gap, that you’ll have to make up from other sources.

• The FAFSA is not a scholarship application and will only offer grants, loans, and work study options.  For scholarships, please visit Naviance Student to find millions of local and national scholarships.    
  
  Also, all students should complete the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA), which is the application for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarships.  In addition to Bright Futures, there are several other scholarships through this same application.