1. College Night for seniors
Scholarships
Jane Napora

2. Agenda Financial Aid Overview Types of Scholarships Ventura Promise
VCCF Scholarships
WUE
Helpful links

3. Types of financial aid Loans Grants
Often referred to as “gift aid” because you don’t have to pay it back.
Examples include Cal Grant, Pell Grant
Loans
Borrowed money that must be repaid with interest
Examples include Direct Subsidized Loan, Plus Loan
Generally, students can borrow between $5000-$20,000 per year
Work Study
Working part-time, typically on campus to help offset tuition costs
Scholarships
Money awarded to students for their accomplishments. “Gift aid”.

4. Types of scholarships Merit based
Financial assistance may be awarded based on abilities
Academic, artistic, athletic, etc.
Need based
Financial assistance awarded based on student’s financial situation
* The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)/Dream Act Application is the first step to determining if you qualify for most types of aid.
Some scholarship applications will ask you to report your EFC (Expected Family Contribution) which is a number (not $ amount) that indicates level of need i.e. “0” means you have the greatest financial need.
Deadline to complete the FAFSA/Dream Act application is March 2nd for Cal Grants, may be earlier (February 1st) for out of state schools.

5. Ventura Promise 1st year free tuition at Ventura College if…
You are straight out of high school
Live in Ventura County and under 20 years old
Must apply starting December 1st
Includes
Completion of the FAFSA/Dream Act for the school year
Application to attend VC Fall 2017
Online Orientation
In-person orientation with VC Counselor
VC Promise Application completed by May 1st 2017
*see handout

6. VCCF (Ventura County Community Foundation)
$10.7 million available to Ventura County students
Application online
Can apply to up to 5 scholarships
Requires an essay, 2 recommendations and your transcripts
Deadline: end of January
vccf.org

7. WUE (Western undergraduate exchange)
150% tuition rate compared to in-state tuition at public western state colleges/universities
2 or 4 year public colleges/universities generally offer WUE to CA graduates, sometimes with restrictions at competitive campuses
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
See WUI Tuition Savings
May require separate application or be part of college application.

9. Halftime quiz
Take out your cell phones!

10. Campus websites CSU CI Missouri S&T UC CLU Net price calculator
Middle Class and Blue/Gold Scholarship
Roughly 2/3 of UC students receive grants/scholarships averaging about $16,600/year
CLU

11. OTHER SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES
FASTWEB
CAREERONESTOP
UNIGO
BIG FUTURE
RAISE.ME

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14. 2. Click on “Colleges” to search for scholarships
Naviance
1. Log into Naviance
2. Click on “Colleges” to search for scholarships

15. Summary Complete your FAFSA/Dream Act application ASAP
VC next year? Complete VC Promise process by May 1st
VCCF Application online by Friday, due end of January
Sign up for Remind texts, check Naviance for scholarship info
Check your campus portals for scholarship info
Consider other websites for scholarship searches

16. Questions? jane.napora@venturausd.org or 805-289-7955 ext. 1005
Visit VC Financial Aid Office
Contact your prospective schools’ financial aid office