Financial Aid and Scholarship Resources

Websites to help explore funding your post-RHS education:

• Complete your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) here
  • Helpful FAFSA Videos:
    • What Is FAFSA®? - YouTube
    • Why Do My Contributors and I Need Our Own StudentAid.gov Accounts for the FAFSA® Form? - YouTube
    • Who Is a Contributor on the FAFSA® Form? - YouTube
    • What Happens After Submitting Your FAFSA® Form? - YouTube
• Virtual and In-Person FAFSA Completion Support
• FAFSA Checklist- Review what you will need as you complete the FAFSA.
• FAFSA Guide in Spanish
• Sallie Mae- Lots of resources for financing your post-RHS education
  • Everything you need to know about the new FAFSA^® changes
  • 3 FAFSA^® myths debunked
  • Tips on how to avoid common FAFSA^® mistakes
  • FAFSA^® 101: 5 tips for applying
• CSS Profile- Required by select colleges/universities in addition to the FAFSA. Click on the link for additional information.
• CT Student Financial Assistance Brochure
• CT Office of Higher Education Financial Aid Resources Handout
• CT Student Loan Foundation
• Financial Aid FAQs 
• Compare Your Aid Award Tool
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
• Smart Student Guide to Financial Aid
• Infographic explaining which parents need to complete the FAFSA

Scholarship Websites:

• Access Naviance for details on local scholarships.
  • Each year, RHS seniors are awarded more than $300,000 dollars from local scholarship organizations!
• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Scholarship Program
• www.sbmfoundation.org
• StudentScholarships.org
• HBCU Scholarship Site
• Scholarship Search by Sallie
• Cappex Scholarship Search
• Big Future by Collegeboard
• FastWeb Scholarship Search
• Going Merry Scholarship Search
• General Scholarship Resource
• Bold.org Scholarship Site
• CT4ADream Scholarship Resource
• Scholarship Site for Undocumented Students

Undocumented students who cannot apply for federal student aid may completed an Aid Application for CT Undocumented Students (AACTUS) to be considered for institutional financial aid:

• English Version
• Spanish Version
• Click here to access the CT Department of Education Website with additional resources for Undocumented Students.

In 2015, undocumented students were granted the ability to qualify for in-state tuition at the State’s public institutions of higher education when the Connecticut General Assembly passed House Bill 6844. To qualify, students must demonstrate all of the following:

• The student is a resident of Connecticut.
• The student has attended a minimum of 2 years of high school in Connecticut
• The student has graduated (or received the equivalent of a high school diploma) from a Connecticut high school
• The student is registered or enrolled at a public institution of higher education in Connecticut
• The student has filed an affidavit stating that they have filed an application to legalize their immigration status, or will file such an application as soon as they are eligible to do so.