We understand that applying for financial assistance can be extremely tedious and overwhelming. Our hope is to provide you with the information below to help you along this process as it is different for everyone.

For completion of the FAFSA, you will need the following:

• Student create an FAFSA ID (FSA portal)
• Parent create an FSA ID (FSA portal)
• 2025-2026 FAFSA (Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026), please bring 2023 tax information or other records of money earned.
• 2024-2025 FAFSA (Summer 2025), please bring 2022 tax information or other records of money earned.
• Student and Parent social security number/Tax ID Number (TIN)/Alien Registration Number
• Student and Parent email address (must be different)
• Student and Parent phone number
• Marital Status
• Date of marriage or marital status change
   

Navigating Your Financial Future

• Navigating Your Financial Future (NyFF) was created by the Florida Department of Education to strengthen financial skills of young adults.

E News for High School Students Feb-March 2025

• This publication comes out from the Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance. There is valuable information in this newsletter regarding the Bright Futures Scholarship.

• TRiO Connections for Central Florida email: trio@seminolestate.edu
• FL DOE Financial Aid website
• FL State Programs - Bright Futures and more
• Create your FAFSA ID - Creating your FAFSA ID is required when completing your FAFSA
• Official FAFSA website - Website to complete your Financial Aid Application for College
• Resources for Undocumented Students
• Navigating Your Financial Future- Created by The Florida Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) to strengthen financial skills of young adults through financial aid awareness and literacy education.
• In Like Me - The College Admissions & Student Aid resource Hub
• Unusual circumstances|Federal Student Aid
• Eligibility for Non-U.S. Citizens| Federal Student Aid
   

FloridaShines page 

Florida College Access Network: College Ready Florida Toolbox

Handouts you may find helpful available for download:

• How-to-Pay-for-college
• Scholarships how to find scholarships
• planitbrochure how to plan for college

Students can visit our College and Career Room in the media center to speak with Dr. Fuhrer for assistance with finding scholarships. We have also shared some scholarship search sites below.

The College Board Opportunity Scholarships-Big Future website

The College Board is awarding $5 Million in scholarship money to the class of 2025. There is no GPA or family income requirement. CB Opportunity Scholarship Video

• SCPS Scholarship page
• Going Merry Scholarship search engine
• Fast Web Scholarship search engine