Scholarships and Financial Aid
Below is a small sampling of financial aid resources available online. In addition to the resources below, you will find scholarships on college and university websites, and a scholarship list in Naviance. Be sure to pay attention to the financial aid deadlines for each individual college and utilize their financial aid offices for support.
Financial Aid Resources:
- 12th Yr Campaign Financial Aid Information & Filing Events
- FAFSA YouTube Channel – How to fill out FAFSA playlist
- FAFSA – Reporting Parent Information
- FAFSA Help – Answers to common FAFSA questions
- FAFSA & CSS Profile – 21 tips
- WASFA Help – Apply if undocumented or don’t qualify for federal financial aid due to immigration status
- Financial Aid 101
- Applying for Financial Aid: Should We or Shouldn’t We? – Brief guide
- Guide to Financial Aid Terms
- PNACAC Offer Letter Comparison – Digital worksheet to help students compare costs at each college they’ve been admitted to. Printable worksheet.
- Budgeting for College
- How the Average Family Pays for College
- Demystifying Financial Aid Offers – Assisting students in understanding financial aid offers by Palmer Muntz
- Financial Aid Calculator – Calculates potential awards from the Washington College Grant and Pell Grant Programs
- Financial Aid at Independent Colleges of Washington – Campus specific financial aid links
- Financial Aid Focus Week – Links to supports and resources for BSD students and families
- WSAC Wash St Loan Education Site – Modules with information on specific topics
- 12th Yr Financial Aid Padlet – Many great resources
- Domestic Undergrad Need-Based & Merit Aid (2022) – Survey of several universities; useful for fin aid planning
- Financial Aid for International Non-Citizens (2022) – Survey of several universities
Scholarships:
- Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) – Nonresident tuition savings for Western students
- GearUp Wa Resources – Links to scholarship banks & listings
- WashBoard – Scholarship search engine for Washington residents
- QuestBridge – High achieving, low income (start process in 11th grade)
- Washington College Grant – For eligible Washington residents, including undocumented students
- WAVE Scholarship – Seniors must have completed, or be in the process of completing, their second course in a single CTE pathway.
- Search Naviance for scholarships
- Big Future – College Board search engine.
- Schoolhouse Connection Scholarship – For youth with experiences of homelessness in the last 6 yrs
- Bellevue PTSA Scholarships – BSD PTSA offers 12 – $1000 scholarships to seniors from ea. high school
- The Gates Scholarship – A highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority, high school seniors from low-income households
- Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship – 400 students win up to $40,000 for college and internship opportunities at Amazon.
- Bold.org – First generation and underrepresented minority scholarships
- Immigrants Rising – Scholarships and fellowships not requiring proof of citizenship or legal permanent residency
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund – Scholarships & other resources for families
- Thedream.us – Scholarships open to immigrant students with or without DACA or TPS
- Study Abroad – U.S. Department of State offers merit-based scholarships for students to study abroad from three weeks to an academic year