Applying for Financial Aid

Types of Applications/Awards JEOPARDY BOARD Types of Applications/Awards Deadlines Documents $100 $200 $300 $400

Types of Applications/Awards - $100 Question What is a grant? Click to see answer

Types of Applications/Awards - $100 Answer Free money for school that you do not need to pay back. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Types of Applications/Awards - $200 Question What is a loan? Click to see answer

Types of Applications/Awards - $200 Answer It is money that you borrow to help you pay for school. You have to pay this money back. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Types of Applications/Awards - $300 Question What is the California Dream Act? Click to see answer

Types of Applications/Awards - $300 Answer It is an application to apply for state financial aid only. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Types of Applications/Awards - $400 Question What is the FAFSA? Click to see answer

Types of Applications/Awards - $400 Answer It is a free application to apply for federal financial aid. (You need a social security number to apply for this.) Click to return to Jeopardy Board

When can I start applying for FAFSA and California Dream Act? Deadlines - $100 Question When can I start applying for FAFSA and California Dream Act? Click to see answer

October 1st of this year (2016). Deadlines - $100 Answer October 1st of this year (2016). Click to return to Jeopardy Board

When is the last day to apply for FAFSA? Deadlines - $200 Question When is the last day to apply for FAFSA? Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Deadlines - $200 Answer March 2nd of next year (2017). Click to return to Jeopardy Board

When is the deadline to apply for scholarships? Deadlines - $300 Question When is the deadline to apply for scholarships? Click to see answer

Click to return to Jeopardy Board Deadlines - $300 Answer You can apply for scholarships all year long. Different scholarships have different deadlines. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Documents - $200 (x # of correct answers) Question What documents do you need to file your FAFSA? Click to see answer

Documents - $200 (x # of correct answers) Answers Your Social Security Number (Alien Registration Number, if not a US Citizen) Family’s Federal Income Tax Return Family’s W-2 forms and other records of money earned Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Documents - $300 (x # of correct answers) Question What documents do I need to file for the California Dream Act? (Name three) Click to see answer

Documents - $300 (x # of correct answers) Answers Proof of graduating/attending a California high school for 3 or more years Most recent family federal income tax return Parent(s) ITIN number Student’s ITIN number or Social Security Number (if you have DACA) Family’s W-2 forms and other records of money earned Click to return to Jeopardy Board