{"id":128,"date":"2022-07-25T11:51:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T15:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2025-09-09T12:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T16:43:47","slug":"financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Financial aid is any resource that can assist in off-setting the cost of college. It covers such expenses as\u00a0books and supplies, tuition and fees, room and board, and transportation. Typically students\/families\u00a0will apply for financial aid at four levels: Federal, State, Institutional and Private Aid. Note: No one should\u00a0assume they will not qualify for financial aid! Scholarships and university programs consider a wide\u00a0range of factors when awarding money for education.<\/p>\n

Federal Financial Aid<\/h5>\n

Federal financial aid is money that students can use to help pay for college. There are three main types of aid: grants, work-study and loans.
\nWho gets it?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Everyone should apply for federal student aid regardless of income.
\nHow to apply?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid<\/a> (FAFSA)
\nWhen to apply?<\/strong> FAFSA becomes available October of the students senior year. Students should apply EVERY year throughout college.<\/p>\n

Step by Step Instructions to Fill out FAFSA –\u00a0FAFSA Preview Presentation from FLDOE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Federal Student Aid Resources<\/a>
\nFederal Student Aid Website (FAFSA)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

State Financial Aid<\/h5>\n

State financial aid is money that students can use to help pay for college. There are many grants and scholarships available but Bright Futures and First Generation Grant are the most common.
\nWho gets it?\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Everyone should apply for Florida financial aid regardless of income, GPA, or test scores.
\nHow to apply?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Complete the Florida Financial Aid Application<\/a>
\nWhen to apply?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The Florida financial aid application becomes available October 1 of the students senior year. Students should apply as soon as possible senior year.<\/p>\n

FFAA Helpful Hints Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

Institutional Financial Aid<\/h5>\n

Institutional (college\/university\/vocational school) student aid is money that students can use to help pay for college. Often times the college or university will require a separate application for aid.
\nWho gets it?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Students should talk to the college\u2019s financial aid office to determine what the qualifications are for their financial aid.
\nHow to apply?\u00a0<\/strong>Colleges usually have a separate application process for financial aid. Check the schools website to determine how you should apply for financial aid.
\nWhen to apply?\u00a0<\/strong>Financial aid deadlines vary from school to school but keep checking the schools website, and apply as soon as possible during senior year.<\/p>\n

Private Aid<\/h5>\n

Scholarships can come from a variety of sources.
\nWho gets it?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are many different scholarships that are available to many different students.
\nHow to apply?<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are many ways to find scholarships.\u00a0 Click link<\/a> for tips and ways to find scholarships.
\nWhen to apply?<\/strong> \u00a0 Start thinking about and applying for scholarships in 9th grade. If you qualify, apply!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Financial aid is any resource that can assist in off-setting the cost of college. It covers such expenses as\u00a0books and supplies, tuition and fees, room and board, and transportation. Typically students\/families\u00a0will apply for financial aid at four levels: Federal, State, Institutional and Private Aid. Note: No one should\u00a0assume they will not qualify for financial aid! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7168,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-128","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2325,"href":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/128\/revisions\/2325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-bhs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}