Jackson Christian High School Counseling

Scholarship Application Tips, Scholarship Funds by Category, & Jackson Legacy Program

Website Warning
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FINANCIAL AID

Applying for Federal Financial Aid
The government is really pushing students to apply for aid with FAFSA on the web. They insist it is a secure site and they have found it to be much quicker with fewer mistakes. You cannot file for aid until January. But to get a head start, you can apply for a PIN (personal identification number parents and students need a PIN, as they both sign) to use for an electronic signature when filing.

Go to www.pin.ed.gov and click on “apply for pin". Also, you can go to the site www.fafsa.ed.gov and click on the list under "Before Beginning a FAFSA" to help familiarize yourself and to get organized.

Financial Aid
Federal forms are in our JCS office but students are being encouraged to apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. We also have the college codes you need and they are also online. We’ll help with any questions or show you where to get the answers.

Question: If we know we make too much money to qualify for Federal money, should we still do one of these forms?

Answer: Yes. Because the state and colleges use the information to determine their financial aid packages for you. Each college does not want to come up with their own screening forms, so they use the information sent to them from the government (by your permission). They need this information even if it is to help you get a low interest loan.

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Free Financial Aid Resources on the Web
www.act.org/fane
www.studentaid.ed.gov
www.ed.gov/finaid/html

Michigan Student Financial Aid Programs
For information on the following, please call: 1-888-4-grants

Michigan Competitive Scholarship
Michigan Tuition Grant
Michigan Promise Scholarship
Adult Part-Time Grant
Michigan Educational Opportunity Grant
Michigan Work-Study
Tuition Incentive Program
Michigan Nursing Scholarship
Children of Veterans Tuition Grant

For information on Federally Guaranteed Student Loans, please call: 1-800-MGA-LOAN

For information on Michigan Education Trust, please call: 1-800-MET-4-KID or visit www.setwithmet.com

For more information on Michigan Education Savings Program, please call: 1-877-861-MESP or visit www.misaves.com

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