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Financial Aid 101

Once you’ve decided on the right school for you, you have to find a way to pay for it. This module will take you through the basics, teach you about eligibility, help you understand your award letter, explain what to look for when choosing a lender and finally what to expect once you enter repayment.

Start with the basics

Financial Aid FAQs

Nelnet College Planning has listed several of the common questions students may have related to financial aid. If you don't find the answers you're looking for here, please call a counselor at the Nelnet College Planning Center toll-free at 1.866.866.7372.

What do you need to know?

Complete the FAFSA

Students and their families should send in the FAFSA as soon after January 1st as possible. Families are encouraged to file the FAFSA early even if they do not have all the necessary tax information required for the form. Use this module to understand how to complete the FAFSA. Consider watching our Free FAFSA Tutorial Video It will walk you through each section of the form highlighting important information you must include to successfully complete the FAFSA.

Help me understand the FAFSA

National Scholarship Search

College is expensive, but with a little research, and a lot of persistence, you can find ways to make it more affordable. Scholarships are offered across the country from multiple interest groups If you take the time to look, you will find money you never realized you were eligible to receive. Nelnet’s National Scholarship tool offers you the following: More than 1.7 million awards, a total of nearly $8 billion, and the ability to search by criteria relevant to you.

Millions of dollars in scholarships are never awarded because no one ever applies for them. Don’t let free money go to waste.

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