Get the $$$ you NEED for College!

You can earn more money after you get your BPS diploma!

Even if you don't know your college admissions status...

Even if you don't have all of your future plans finalized...

Even if you don't truly know what the future holds...

You can still apply for financial aid. And you should!

We are here to help.

Two resources to complete your FAFSA with a financial aid professional:

1) MassEdCO offers free one-on-one FAFSA counseling for students and families. To schedule an appointment go to https://calendly.com/massedcoboston-bpl/bps-fafsa-completion

2) uAspire is offering FAFSA virtual events and one-on-one assistance. Members of the class of 2022 can text "hello" to 857.240.2344 and also sign up to attend an upcoming FAFSA virtual event here.

FAFSA is an acronym that stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Colleges and universities use this form to determine your eligibility for federal, state, and college-sponsored financial aid, including grants, educational loans, and work-study programs. Therefore, even though the FAFSA is technically the application for federal aid, you have to fill it out to receive state and college-sponsored financial aid as well. If you're hoping for any government or school financial aid for college, you should file a FAFSA. (PrepScholar: Simple Explanation: What's the FAFSA?)

To apply for the 2021-22 FAFSA, parents and students should obtain the following (if applicable):

√ FSA ID

√ Social Security numbers

√ Driver’s license number (student only)

√ Your 2019 federal tax return (and parent if born after 1/1/98)

√ W-2 or year-end pay stub Untaxed income records

√ Bank statement(s)

√ Business and investment records

√ Permanent Resident Card or I-94 (if not a U.S. Citizen)

√ Parents’ date of birth Parents’ date of marriage/separate

• PrepScholar: Simple Explanation: What's the FAFSA?

• How You Can Use the FAFSA4Caster Tool to predict your Financial Aid

• CollegeBoard's Financial Aid 101

• Ways to minimize the borrowing costs for college

• https://finaid.org/ - FinAid is a student guide to financial aid for students, parents, financial aid professionals, and guidance counselors.

• https://www.edvisors.com/ - Factual website about all things related to financial aid.

• https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/coronavirus - Federal Student Aid page dedicated to questions related to COVID-19 and its impact on education

• https://ticas.org/covid-resources-for-student-loan-borrowers/ - Resources for Student Loan Borrowers - The Institute for College Access & Success