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Student Financial Aid Checklist

	Fill out a FAFSA To be eligible for almost all financial aid, you must fill out this Free Application for Federal Student Aid. You can pick up the paper form from any high school or college financial aid office, or complete the form on the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Make sure to: send in a FAFSA in January or February fill out a new FAFSA each year know your school's application deadlines know if your school requires more than just the FAFSA Next, each college that you list on the FAFSA will send a Notice of Award. This tells what has been awarded and how much the family is expected to pay. If you apply in January, the Notice of Award usually arrives by April or May.
	Fill out the eApp Use the Oregon Unified Electronic Scholarship Application (eApp) to apply for OSAC-administered scholarships.  If you cannot file the eApp and need a paper application, please contact OSAC at (800) 452-8807.
	Search for other scholarships Keep all of your options open by looking for outside scholarship sources. Learn how to avoid scholarship scams.
	Get more information Contact your high school counselor, financial aid office professional, or admissions officer for more information about scholarships and applications. They are there to help you with all aspects of funding your education.

Helpful Links

FAFSA
www.fafsa.ed.gov

FinAid
www.finaid.org

OSAC's Scholarships
OSAC Scholarship Listing