RESOURCES
Relevant content, thoughtfully curated by CASE meeting presenters and action team members.
FAFSA Resources
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2025–26 Counselor Resource for Completing the FAFSA Form — Provides counselors and advisors with information and resources to help guide students and their families through the FAFSA form.
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2025–26 FAFSA Preview Presentation — Provides financial aid administrators, advisors, and counselors with reference tools for staff trainings and financial aid nights. - contains screenshots which highlight changes to the online 2025–26 FAFSA form.
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2025–26 FAFSA Prototype — The tool provides the financial aid community an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the FAFSA user experience.
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Updated information and outreach tools for counselors, college access professionals, and other advisors can be found in the Financial Aid Toolkit.
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FAFSA Fast Facts Article from Campus Philly—Read on for tips on navigating the process, along with important deadlines, resources, and more to know about securing financial aid.
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“Who’s the Parent on the FAFSA Form?” Wizard—A new, stand-alone tool to help students and families determine who will need to provide contributor information on the 2025–26 FAFSA form prior to starting the application.
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“Creating Your StudentAid.gov Account” Page—A new resource that explains what families and partners need to know about creating a StudentAid.gov account.
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Pro Tips for Completing the FAFSA Form—Updated tips for preparing to complete and submit the FAFSA form - also be linked from the StudentAid.gov Dashboard to promote easier access for students and their required contributor(s).
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Federal Student Aid Estimator—The tool provides an estimate of the 2025–26 Student Aid Index and Federal Pell Grant eligibility calculation.
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FAFSA Support in Other Languages – A set of FAFSA guides and access to interpreter services for non-English speakers in 10 most common languages besides English and Spanish – 7 are there, 3 coming soon.
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Federal Student Aid YouTube Channel: FAFSA Videos—Updated videos to help students and families understand the importance of the FAFSA form, who is a FAFSA contributor, and what happens after submitting the form.
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COLLEGE ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY
Resources
A guide to the college preparation, application, admissions, and financial
aid processes.
The Octavius Catto Scholarship is a city-funded initiative for low-income Philly students to attend CCP for free.
Connecting Philadelphians to the resources and programs to help them plan, apply and pay for college.
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA
College & Career Data
Available datasets on philasd.org/opendata include:
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School Progress Report on Education and Equity (SPREE), or for more information: philasd.org/spree
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Alternative Education Progress Report (AEPR), or for more information: philasd.org/aepr
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Graduation Rates (District and School level)
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