Opportunity Next
Financial Aid Resources for Colorado Students & Counselors
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Opportunity Next partnered with uAspire to provide free financial aid trainings for counselors and virtual events for students and families. Explore our offerings, dates and times, and registration information below. Go to our Resource page for checklists, guides, videos and more to use and share with students.
Contact Erica Rose at ericar@uaspire.org for support.
Counselor Webinars
Tailored to staff’s experience and Colorado context, our virtual courses offer best-in-class instruction, action planning, and tools to use with students and families.
Summer Steps for Financial Aid
Reduce “summer melt” by supporting students with the many financial aid activities they must complete over the summer to successfully transition to college. One 90-minute session.
Virtual Events
Live interactive webinars provide students and families with information and support on the financial aid process and opportunities to ask questions and access resources.
FAFSA Walkthrough
Walks students and families through the FAFSA, the information needed, and how to answer questions.
May 13,* May 29
Register for FAFSA Walkthrough
*May 13th FAFSA webinar is for students entering registered apprenticeships, training programs, and technical colleges
Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA) Student and Family Workshop
Join Opportunity Next and the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s Outreach and Community Engagement team for a CASFA workshop. This workshop will provide high school students and their families with information on the FAFSA/CASFA process. There will also be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
May 2
Financial Aid Offer Review
Understand and compare your financial aid offers from different colleges. Learn to use uAspire's College Cost Calculator to estimate the full costs of attending multiple colleges to make informed financial decisions about where to go to college and how to pay for it.
June 11
REGISTER FOR FINANCIAL AID OFFERS
Next Steps Post-FAFSA
Explains the steps to take after the FAFSA, such as reviewing the FAFSA Submission Summary, making corrections and adding schools to the FAFSA, and completing verification.
June 5