College Financial Aid Terms

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Across
  1. 2. free money
  2. 8. work award, provides funds to eligible students for part-time employment to help finance the costs of postsecondary education.
  3. 9. one of the first steps in the financial aid process, and determines the amount that you or your family will be contributing to your postsecondary education.
  4. 10. the "sticker price" of your education and does not include room and board text books or other fees.
  5. 11. and board, everyone needs to sleep and eat. if you plan to do it on campus those fees are part of your total cost of attendance
Down
  1. 1. awarded for academic merit or for something you have accomplished.
  2. 3. student aid, the largest for of student aid in the country federal aid programs come in the form of government grants loans and work-study assistance.
  3. 4. if scholarships and grants don't cover the entire cost of your tuition you may have to take out a student loan to make up the difference.
  4. 5. letter ,arrives in your mail box outlines your financial aid package from the college(s) to which you applied.
  5. 6. reimbursement, refund you the cost of your tuition you're studying a work-related area.
  6. 7. measures of your family's financial strength and how much of your college costs it should plan to cover.