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Financial Aid

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):  College-bound students must complete the FAFSA online each year that they are in college.  Students who are NY State residents and plan to attend a NY State college should also fill out the online TAP form for NY state financial aid (administered through HESC). On the confirmation page of the FAFSA, students can select a link to TAP/HESC and much of the biographical info. will be imported -which saves you some data entry and time.  Will also need to create a log-in for TAP/HESC account.

  • FAFSA tax income source is "prior-prior", meaning taxes used for college entry yr. is always two years prior.
    • Example:  Student entering college in the fall of 2024 will use federal taxes from 2022 (prior-prior). 

 

Financial Aid Night 2024

Every fall, Newfane High School hosts a financial aid night. With all welcome, this event provides an opportunity for students and their families/ support system to learn more about what financial aid is and how paying for college and career school can be achieved.

As many years before, this years guest speaker was Katie Kocsis, Director of Financial Aid at Niagara University

This years financial aid night was on November 12th.

Couldn’t make it? Good news, the event was livestreamed and saved to the Newfane High School facebook page.

The presentation along with the handouts can be found here as well.

 

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  • FAFSA

    Official government website for applying for financial aid.

  • FAFSA Tips

    Tips to get you started

  • FAFSA ID's

    Student and one parent need for filing with the FAFSA on the web. Website also has info. on how to resolve FAFSA ID log-in issues.

  • NYS Financial Aid (TAP)

    YS students can apply for NYS financial aid if they will be attending a NYS college.

  • CCS Profile

    In addition to the FAFSA form ("federal methodology"), the CCS Profile ("institutional methodology") is another financial aid form that some institutions may require and is more comprehensive. The link lists colleges that require its use.

  • Scholarship Scams

    Scholarship scams to be aware of.

  • Paying for Financial Aid Assistance?

    Read this first.