Financial Aid
FAFSA
Required Documents for 2025-2026:
- FSA ID
- Social Security number (student's and parent's)
- If the student applying for financial aid does not have a valid Social Security number, DO NOT FILE.
- If the student has a Social Security number but the parents do not, you may still file and use 000-00-0000 when asked for parent information.
- Student's driver's license
- Student's 2023 W-2 forms and other records of money earned
- Student's 2023 Federal Income Tax Return: IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040 EZ
- Parent's 2023 Federal Income Tax Return (if you are a dependent student)
- 2023 untaxed income records (welfare benefits, Social Security, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
- Current bank statements
- Current business and investment records (if any)
Financial Aid Process - English
Financial Aid Process - Spanish
FAFSA Non-Participation How-To
****remember it is a graduation requirement to complete a FASFA or the waiver form above****
Financial Aid Resources
The majority of the sites that follow are comprehensive sites. In other words, they contain information on many topics such as financial aid, scholarships, college choice, career choice, etc. For additional information, please refer to the Scholarship Information section of the Grant Community High School website.
- College Board
- College Illinois!
- College Net
- Federal Student Aid
- FinAid
- Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
- KnowHow2GOIllinois
- U.S. Department of Education
- What's Next Illinois