Financial Aid Resources
College Affordable- A FREE service for all Bishop Feehan Families
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- College Affordable is a non profit organization built to help families reduce the cost of college, minimize debt and increase higher education choices.
- College Affordable is proud to partner with Bishop Feehan High School to offer your family the personalized support necessary to understand the financial aid process. College Affordable will be your ally helping you navigate this process throughout the year.
- Some of the services offered by College Affordable:
- Create a realistic family budget to measure affordability
- Optimize scholarship and grant opportunities at target colleges
- Assist with completion of aid and grant applications
- Review and interpret financial aid offers to allow for fully informed decisions
- Review potential lenders to select the best opportunity
- A monthly webinar series to provide you timely information throughout the academic year.
- To register your family with College Affordable, please visit the Bishop Feehan Program Landing Page.
Free Public Educational Financing Resources in Your State of Residence
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- MEFA - Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
- MEFA provides information, resources, and products to help students and families plan for college and career and reach financial goals, as well as training and resources for counselors and higher education professionals.
- RISLA - Rhode Island Student Loan Authority
- RISLA provides affordable education solutions to students. We offer low-cost education loans and a range of other services to help students achieve their higher education goals.
- MEFA - Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
Applying for Aid? Here are the two primary forms that you will need to complete:
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- FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- Any student, regardless of income, who wants to be considered for federal, state, and school financial aid programs. This includes grants, scholarships, work-study funds and loans.
- It takes most people less than one hour to fill out the FAFSA form, including gathering any personal documents and financial information needed to complete it.
- You will need: Verified account username and password (FSA ID); Parent or spouse contributor name, date of birth, Social Security number, and email address; and income and asset information (if required)
- CSS Profile - College Scholarship Service Profile, College Board
- The CSS Profile is an online application used by colleges and scholarship programs to award non-federal institutional aid.
- FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Online Calculators & College Search Tools
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- Net Price Calculator Finder
- Net price calculators are available on a college or university’s website and allow prospective students to enter information about themselves to find out what students like them paid to attend the institution in the previous year, after taking grants and scholarship aid into account.
- U.S. Department of Education: College Scorecard
- Search and compare colleges: their fields of study, costs, admissions, results, and more.
- College Navigator
- College Navigator is a free consumer information tool designed to help students, parents, high school counselors, and others get information about over 7000 colleges and universities nationwide.
- Net Price Calculator Finder
Additional Scholarship Resources
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- Fastweb
- Fastweb is a free scholarship search platform that connects students to college scholarships, trade school scholarships, and financial aid news and resources.
- Tuition Break
- NEBHE's Tuition Break, formerly known as the Regional Student Program (RSP), enables thousands of New England residents to enroll at out-of-state New England public colleges and universities at a discounted tuition rate.
- Fastweb
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