College and Career

FAFSA- Free Application for Federal Student Aid

• How To Create an FSA ID (YouTube)
• Create Your FSA ID
• FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
• How To Complete the FAFSA When Parent Didn't File Tax Return (FastWeb article 9/25/23)
• The FAFSA Is Changing... Here's What You Need To Know October 2023 EdWeek article
• What's Changed for the 2024-2025 FAFSA Form? (YouTube)
• Yes, You Should Fill Out the FAFSA Form Every Year, and Here's Why  October 2023 article

Parents: if you don't have your Federal Tax Return information, click HERE to get to the IRS Tax Transcript page

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Other Financial Aid

Every college/university/trade school has a Financial Aid office, so reach out to them for info!!!

Mr. Perrini: How to Navigate the Student Support Website for Scholarship Searches (YouTube)

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Scholarships

• Appily Scholarship Search Database
• ASK BENJI (Financial Aid Chat Bot) - Text 602-786-8171 to get started! 
• ARIZONA PROMISE PROGRAM  - ANYONE APPLYING TO ASU, NAU or UA MUST CHECK THIS OUT!
• BigFuture's Scholarship Directory - College Board's Big Future portal has incredible scholarship info & College & Career searches!
• Breaking Down The 8 Different Types of Scholarships Available for Students
• Coca-Cola Scholars Program (Application Available AUG 1-OCT 2, 2023 for Seniors graduating in Dec 2023, May or June 2024!)
• College Affordability and Transparency Center (Research College Costs Here)
• College Express Scholarship Search
• College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships and PostDoctoral Research Award Database
• CollegeScholarships.com
• FastWeb - another free scholarship resource
• Golden Door Scholars - scholarship opportunity for undocumented students
• International Student Scholarships and Grants for US Students to Study Abroad
• Johnson & Johnson's Scholarship Search for All Nursing Degrees
• Peterson's Scholarship Search search for scholarships, grants, prizes or forgivable loans by school and/or major
• Phoenix Public Library's College Depot: Scholarships page
• Scholarships.com - free scholarship search engine
• SallieMae's Scholarship Search the site also provides a lot of great information in all areas of college planning
• Scholarships for LGBTQ Students
• ScholarshipGuidance.com 
• Scholarships for Undocumented Students
• ScholarSite
• StudentScholarships.org - sign up for their weekly email digest
• United Negro College Fund
• Western Undergraduate Exchange - Over 160 post-secondary institutions in 15 western US states providing reduced tuition!

• Learning Toolbox  Help with organization, test taking, study skills, note taking as well as reading, math and writing
• Pima Co. Public Library's Online Tutoring, Tutorials and Test Prep

• College Board  PSAT, SAT, AP and CLEP Testing (Create an Account)
• ACT  ACT Test info (Create a MyACT Account)

• Arizona Promise Program - AZ Board of Regents (tuition scholarships to ASU, NAU or UA)
• College Advice for Students (National Association of College Admission Counseling-NACAC)
• College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
• Regional College Access Center - create an account to save your research!
• U.S. News Annual College/University Rankings - one of the best for researching schools
• College Board's College Search  over 4,000 institutions listed!

• U.S. Army
• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Coast Guard
• U.S. Marine Corps
• U.S. Navy
• Armed Services Vocational Assessment Battery (ASVAB)
• Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) - Army, Navy/Marines and Air Force
• National Guard
• Reserves

• 30 Fastest Growing Careers 2018-2028
• Arizona Career Guide
• Career One Stop 
• College Board's Big Future  Research College Majors and Aligned Careers
• College Majors 101
• O Net Online Occupation Search  Comprehensive Career Search Engine 
• Occupational Outlook Handbook  U.S. Dept of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics
• PipelineAZ  a cloud based workforce ecosystem helping people figure out who they are and what they can do. 
• MyMajors  College Major Assessment to determine what you should study!
• My Next Move
• Top 10 College Majors - Princeton Review
• US News Annual "Best Jobs In America" (2023)

• Career Builder
• JobPath  educational and living support ($) for those pursuing careers in Healthcare, Industrial Trades or Information Technology
• Pima County Youth Employment Center providing workforce and education services for young people ages 14 to 24
• Soft Skills Employers Want in 2023 (what they are and how to develop them!)
• USAJobs  Federal jobs database