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FAFSA COMPLETION WORKSHOP to be announced! For more information contact the High School Guidance office at 610-932-6646 or mhumphreys@oxford.k12.pa.us (space is limited & advanced registration is required) __**Types of Financial Aid**__
 * 1) **Scholarships:** federal, state, and institutional awards that do not have to be paid back; awarded to students on a need bases, merit, or talent
 * 2) **Grants:** federal and state funds that are awarded based on financial need and do not need to be paid back
 * 3) **Work-Study:** wages earned by student on or off campus to help pay for school costs; some programs may reduce tuition, while others with give the student a paycheck
 * 4) **Loans:** funds borrowed that must be paid back at specific interests rates
 * __5 Steps to Financial Aid__**


 * 1) Look for scholarships, grants, and other free money.
 * 2) Identify your specific deadlines
 * 3) Fill out the FASFA (Free Application for Students Federal Aid) by March 1st
 * 4) Compare schools’ financial aid offers carefully
 * 5) Be sure you have the money to need to cover ALL education expenses.

= =  __**Unusual FAFSA Filing Situations**__ Additional FAFSA information for students with divorced or separated parents, stepparents, adoptive parents, or foster parents.

=**__Websites__**= [|www.pheaa.org] [|www.fafsa.ed.gov] [|www.fastweb.com] [|www.educationplanner.org] www.affordablecollegesonline.org