uAspire FAFSA Resources

Are you looking for support to complete the 25-26 FAFSA? APIA Scholars and our partners at uAspire put together this list of resources to help! If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, please contact us at programs@apiascholars.org.

Before FAFSA

• What do I need to know about the new FAFSA?”
• FSA ID Guide for Students and Parents (English, Arabic, Cape Verdean, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese)
• “Who is my parent on the FAFSA?” Flowchart

FAFSA Completion Resources

• FAFSA Checklist (English, Arabic, Cape Verdean, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese)
• uAspire’s YouTube Page – videos on each step of the FAFSA process
• “Five Helpful Tips for Completing the New FAFSA” blog

After the FAFSA

• “How to Get your FAFSA Submission Summary”
• Guide to Verification
• College Cost Calculator (tool for deciphering your financial aid offers)

Appeals

• How to Appeal your Financial Aid
• Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) appeal

Scholarship Resources

• Scholarship Toolkit
• “Guide to Finding and Applying for Scholarships” blog

For Parents

• A Parent’s Guide to the Parent Section of the FAFSA (English, Arabic, Cape Verdean, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese)

Additional Resources

• Loan Repayment and Forgiveness Walkthrough
• Indirect Expenses Handout
• uAspire’s Financial Aid Resources page – find additional resources here
• uAspire’s News and Events page – find additional blogs and student events here
• uAspire’s YouTube Page – 50+ videos on the FAFSA, CSS Profile, Taxes, and Loans
• APIA Scholars IG Live Recording
• Guide to Communicating with Financial Aid Offices