Financing Your College Education
Creating an FSA ID
Before students can complete the FAFSA, the student and all parents/guardians in the household must register and create an FSA ID.
Click HERE for instructions on creating your FSA ID.
To create your FSA ID go to: FSA ID Website.
How to Create an FSA ID Video
2025-26 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
The 2025-26 FAFSA is open! Students enrolling for the academic year 2025/2026 can submit their FAFSA; families should use their 2023 income tax information. Before students and parents can complete the FAFSA, the student and all parents/guardians in the household must create an FSA ID. To create your FSA ID go to FSA ID Website.
FAFSA Tracker - Kansas
From failing to complete a FAFSA, it's estimated Kansas students left $25.5 million on the table in unclaimed Pell Grants in 2017 alone. Let's change that! Visit: Kansas FAFSA Tracker
Scholarship Resources...
There are innumerable scholarship search resources online. The best search services are free, so there is no need to spend any money to use one of the services.
FAFSA Resources...
Other Places to Research for Scholarship
- Parent employer/Professional Organizations
- Civic Organizations
- Community Foundations
- Associations/Foundations related to any special circumstances
- Church & Religious Organizations
- Associations related to intended area of study
- Competitions related to your interests
- Demographic Scholarships