FAFSA AND FINANCIAL AID SERVED UP SIMPLER
ABOUT US
Help With FAFSA and Financial Aid
We’re With You, Step by Step
Our short, friendly guide is designed to help you navigate the U.S. Department of Education’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in your quest to get financial aid. We’ll guide you through the FAFSA, get you through the process, and help you get the money you need for college or career school.
Get organized. Then get started! We are here to help if you have questions. Use our website to search for answers. If we don’t have an answer to your question, let us know. We will research it, get back to personally and answer your question online so every student can benefit from your curiosity. Let’s get this done together.
Is This Website For Me?
Yes! This website is for everyone seeking money for college. We know many students tackle the FAFSA on their own. It’s great to have help from parents or college counselors, but this may not be possible. Students take on this challenge successfully all the time. This is your website.
Our guide is for students, families, and the many caring college access professionals who are there to help. Filling out the FAFSA is the first step for most students seeking financial help to go to college. Getting and keeping your financial aid is crucial for college success.
Is This Information Trustworthy?
Absolutely. We keep up to date and stay in the mix, constantly talking to top people in the business and asking lots of questions about FAFSA and financial aid. We take our inspiration from the work happening in high schools, community organizations, and college classrooms.
We answer common questions: How to tackle the FAFSA, what to expect after, how to compare college offers, and how to pay for and succeed at college.
We also offer lots of help for families with special circumstances, vexing technical issues, and more complicated queries.
We root out confusion as we find it. Students and families send us questions. Experienced college and financial aid professionals help out with the answers.
We work to demystify every aspect of the financial aid journey, making the process less intimidating for both families and educators.
Where can I learn more?
Undertanding FAFSA & Financial Aid: Your Guide to Paying for College and this website are published by the Center for New York City Affairs, a think tank based on the premise that research and action go hand in hand. We are based at The New School in New York City. Our work is driven by the university’s committment to designing for a more fair and equitable world.
Questions? E-mail the website’s founder Kim Nauer. Get in touch today.
Saying Thanks
Our guide and this website were made possible with seed funding and continued support from the United Way of New York City, which works to provide equitable education opportunities to students so they may realize their full potential as leaders and members the workforce, their communities, and their families.
We are also immensly grateful to the Ichigo Foundation, the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation, and the Teagle Foundation for providing the funding and advice that has allowed us to grow and reach thousands of families each month.
And thank you to the New York City Department of Education, which translates the guide each year and provides printed books to all NYC public school seniors and families in their home language.
Last and most important, we give thanks to the hundreds of students, family members, mentors, and college access professionals we work with locally and nationally. We are grateful for your time and insight.
