For Students and Families

• APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID
  
  • Free Application for Federal Student Aid - https://studentaid.gov/ 
    Federal student aid, U.S. Dept. of Education, Online Application.
• GENERAL RESOURCES
  
  • Federal Student Aid -https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/ 
    U.S. Dept. of Education. Types of aid, planning, application and money management.
  • College Board - https://www.collegeboard.org 
    Not-for-profit, non-Federal resource and application.
  • FinAid! The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid - http://www.finaid.org 
    Third party resource for all things financial aid (not state specific).
  • For High School Counselors - https://tasfaa.memberclicks.net/hs-counselor-s-training 
    TASFAA's financial aid training for High School Counselors.
• TEXAS
  
  • College For All Texans - http://www.collegeforalltexans.com 
    Information on aid, planning and application.
  • Every Chance Every Texan - http://www.everychanceeverytexan.org/ 
    Savings plans, strategies, jobs, scholarships and aid.
  • Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board - https://www.highered.texas.gov/
    Texas colleges/universities, costs, financial aid, scholarships, residency, statistics, degrees and more.
  • Apply Texas - https://www.applytexas.org 
    Admissions application for many Texas colleges and universities.
• STUDENT LOANS 
  • Manage Federal Loans - https://studentaid.gov/h/manage-loans
    Direct Loan entrance/exit counseling, Master Promissory Note, repayment calculators
  • National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) - https://nsldsfap.ed.gov/nslds_SA/ 
    Student access, loan information
  • Federal Student Aid Ombudsman - https://studentaid.gov/feedback-ombudsman/disputes   
    Assistance with student loan disputes.
• SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH
  
  • FASTWEB - http://www.fastweb.com/
  • bigfuture (College Board) - https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
  • CollegeNET - https://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app
• STUDENT-ATHLETES
  
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association - http://www.ncaa.org 
    NCAA Student-Athlete Resources
• PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  
  • TASFAA is an active member of regional and national professional financial aid organizations.
  • Southwest Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SWASFAA) - http://swasfaa.org/
  • National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) - http://www.nasfaa.org/