Stanton College Preparatory School

Paying for College $$$

1. Florida Bright Futures Program opens October 1st

Application opens October 1

Service hours are due in Guidance the day before winter break, or the day before spring break.

Financial Aid Night Presentation

Financial Aid Presentation (Spanish)

Navigating Your Financial Future Part 2

Financial Aid Video for Seniors

• Bright Futures Home Page - and other FL scholarship opportunities
• Community Service Hours Verification Form
• Ideas for Community Service 

2. FAFSA October 1st: (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) These programs provide grants, loans, and work-study funds to students attending college or career school. For more information visit: https://fafsa.ed.gov/  Visit FAFSA4caster to help you understand your options for paying for college. Provide some basic information and they will estimate your eligibility for federal student aid.  Check out: FAFSA do's and don'ts

CSS Profile: Each year CSS Profile gives access to more than $9 billion for thousands of undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The CSS Profile is an online application that collects information used by nearly 400 colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal aid. (For federal aid you must complete the FAFSA, available Oct. 1 at fafsa.ed.gov.) Some colleges may require the CSS Profile from both biological/adoptive parents in cases of divorce or separation Visit: https://cssprofile.collegeboard.org/ for more information

3. Micro-Scholarships: There are many micro-scholarships offered to students. It's just a matter of searching. Some of the more common resources are: 

• Fastweb  
• Raise.me 
• finaid.org  
• nasfaa.org  
• salliemae.com 
• careeronestop
• ScholarSnapp
• StudentScholarships.org
• Mometrix
• Scholarships America
• Senior News for more scholarships!