{"id":7,"date":"2014-05-13T08:02:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T12:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2024-10-13T19:44:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T23:44:41","slug":"aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Financial Aid<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Financial aid is any resource that can assist in off-setting the cost of college. It covers such expenses as <\/span>books and supplies, tuition and fees, room and board, and transportation. Typically students\/families <\/span>will apply for financial aid at four levels: Federal, State, Institutional and Private Aid. Note: No one should <\/span>assume they will not qualify for financial aid! Scholarships and university programs consider a wide <\/span><\/strong><\/span>range of factors when awarding money for education.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Federal Student Aid\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>
\nFederal student aid is money that students can use to help pay for college. There are three main types of aid: grants, work-study and loans.
\nWho gets it?<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Everyone should apply for federal student aid regardless of income.
\nHow to apply?<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid<\/a> (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.gov
\nWhen to apply?<\/strong> FAFSA becomes available December 1 of a student’s senior year. Students should apply EVERY October 1st throughout college.
\nFederal Student Aid Website (FAFSA)<\/a>
\nTools and Resources to help you Prepare<\/a><\/strong>
\nHow to fill out the FAFSA<\/strong><\/a>
\nHow to create your FSA ID<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

State Financial Aid\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nState student aid is money that students can use to help pay for college. There are many grants and scholarships available but Bright Futures and First Generation Grant are the most common.
\nWho gets it?<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Everyone should apply for Florida financial aid regardless of income, GPA, or test scores.
\nHow to apply?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Complete the Florida Financial Aid Application<\/a>
\nWhen to apply?\u00a0 <\/strong>The Florida financial aid application becomes available October 1. Students should apply as soon as possible senior year.<\/p>\n

Institutional Financial Aid\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(Scholarships\u00a0 offered from Specific Schools)<\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nInstitutional (college\/university) student aid is money that students can use to help pay for college. Often times the college or university will require a separate application for aid.
\nWho gets it?\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Students should talk to the college\u2019s financial aid office to determine what the
\nqualifications are for their financial aid.
\nHow to apply?\u00a0 <\/strong>Colleges usually have a separate application process for financial aid. Check the schools\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 website to determine how you should apply for financial aid.
\nWhen to apply?\u00a0 <\/strong>Financial aid deadlines vary from school to school but keep checking the schools
\nwebsite, and apply as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Private Aid\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(Check out the Scholarships located on BTHS Guidance Link!)<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>
\nScholarships can come from a variety of sources.
\nWho gets it?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are many different scholarships that are available to many different students.
\nHow to apply?<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are many ways to find scholarships. Click\u00a0link<\/a>\u00a0for tips and ways to find scholarships.
\nWhen to apply?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Start thinking about and applying for scholarships in 9th grade! If you qualify, apply!<\/p>\n

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Financial Aid Financial aid is any resource that can assist in off-setting the cost of college. It covers such expenses as books and supplies, tuition and fees, room and board, and transportation. Typically students\/families will apply for financial aid at four levels: Federal, State, Institutional and Private Aid. Note: No one should assume they will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8176,"href":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/8176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}