{"id":156,"date":"2020-05-14T13:37:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T13:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/boss\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2020-06-11T16:40:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:40:45","slug":"student-corner-financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/boss\/student-corner-financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Corner: Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This page offers an overview of resources for financial aid: scholarships, loans, FAFSA, and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/files\/2020\/05\/Flat-Chalkboard-Congratulations-Facebook-Cover-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/files\/2020\/05\/Flat-Chalkboard-Congratulations-Facebook-Cover-3.png 820w, https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/files\/2020\/05\/Flat-Chalkboard-Congratulations-Facebook-Cover-3-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/files\/2020\/05\/Flat-Chalkboard-Congratulations-Facebook-Cover-3-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/files\/2020\/05\/Flat-Chalkboard-Congratulations-Facebook-Cover-3-322x123.png 322w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Financial Aid<ol><li>Research the types of financial aid you qualify for.<ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/understand-aid\/types\">https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/understand-aid\/types<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa\">https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/oedb.org\/advice\/financial-aid-for-high-school-students\/\">https:\/\/oedb.org\/advice\/financial-aid-for-high-school-students\/<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Keep track of deadlines. (Use a spreadsheet.)<ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Identify financial aid support that you don\u2019t have to pay back.<ol><li>Keep track of loans versus scholarships.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Keep in mind how your grades and financial need will affect your applications.<\/li><li>Study the financial aid websites for colleges and universities you\u2019re interested in.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Apply to as many scholarships as you find feasible; it can\u2019t hurt.<ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/college-scholarships\/articles\/the-20-college-scholarships-for-the-class-of-2020\">https:\/\/www.fastweb.com\/college-scholarships\/articles\/the-20-college-scholarships-for-the-class-of-2020<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Keep your grades steady or improving throughout all of high school.<\/li><li>Do volunteer work and join student organizations; take leadership roles. Universities like to see that you\u2019re well rounded!<\/li><li>Search beyond the well-known scholarships. There are lots of small scholarships out there, but they add up!<ol><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.easttennesseefoundation.org\/scholarships-grants\/scholarships\">http:\/\/www.easttennesseefoundation.org\/scholarships-grants\/scholarships<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li>Continue to search for scholarships throughout the year.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page offers an overview of resources for financial aid: scholarships, loans, FAFSA, and much more! Financial Aid Research the types of financial aid you qualify for. https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/understand-aid\/types https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/h\/apply-for-aid\/fafsa https:\/\/oedb.org\/advice\/financial-aid-for-high-school-students\/ Keep track of deadlines. (Use a spreadsheet.) https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/ Identify financial aid support that you don\u2019t have to pay back. 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