Financial Aid

1. File your taxes - make sure you do this accurately so you don't need to make corrections later.

2. Apply for federal student financial aid (FAFSA) at:

https://fafsa.ed.gov/

3. Electronically upload your taxes to your FAFSA. (This is not required. However, this will prevent other paperwork that you will be required to do if you do not. It will also prevent a process called "verification" where the college will need to verify your tax information with a tax transcript.)

4. Use your college login to check the financial aid process. If your college does not offer this, you need to be calling to check on it about once a week.

5. You will need to accept any grants or loans awarded. (You can usually do this with your college login online.)

6. Make sure you have enough funds to pay your whole bill for that semester.

7. If you do not have enought funds, you may need to apply for an emergency or parent plus loan through your college.

Local Scholarships:

You will need to go visit http://littlefieldhs.sharpschool.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=926102&pageId=2609506 for more information on local scholarship dead lines and qualifications

1. 1949 State Champions Scholarship

2. ACG/PCCA Scholarship

3. Arts and Heritage Association Scholarship

4. Beverly Trimmer Memorial Scholarship

5. Blue Grass Association Scholarship

6. Business Club Scholarship

7. Capital Farm Credit Scholarship

8. Charlene Reast Memorial Scholarship

9. Class of 1985 Scholarship

10. Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship

11. Elementary School Scholarship

12. EMS Scholarship

13. Ex-Student Scholarship

14. Farm Bureau Scholarship

15. Joe King Memorial Scholarship

16. Lamb County Electric Coop. Scholarship

17. Lamb County Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship

18. Littlefield Classroom Teacers Association Scholarship

19. Lowe's Inc Scholarship

20. Masonic Lodge Scholarship

There is no denying that getting the funds needed for college is a huge task. The page will give you a few tips and checklist to make the process go a little smoother.