About Financial Aid for Hispanics

Series Summary

Like all debt instruments, a loan involves the redistribution of financial assets over time, between the lender and the borrower. The borrower initially receives an amount of money from the lender, which they pay back in regular installments to the lender. This service is generally provided at a cost, referred to as interest on the debt. Acting as a provider of loans is one of the principal tasks for financial institutions. In this free video series, a financial aid officer provides information on how financial aid works and how to use student loans to pay for college. Learn about finding free college money, getting Stafford loans and qualifications for financial aid for music students. Find out how to get student loan forgiveness, how to repay federal student loans and where to get student loans with no job. Discover how to get help with finances for college with tips in these free videos.

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Brooke Kramer and I'm a financial aid officer at Argosy University and today we're going to talk about aid for hispanics. Now with an increasing number of hispanic students headed towards school there are a lot of questions as to what specifically you can receive and mostly you are going to be looking at scholarships and grants and in order to even start the process you are going to want to complete what is called a free application for federal student aid at www.fasa.ed.gov. You will need your parents' tax forms along with your own if you are a dependent student in order to complete the fafsa and once you have done this it will open a lot of doors to receive grants and to also scholarships since most scholarships require that you complete a fafsa prior to applying for the scholarship. You are definitely going to want to talk to your financial aid officer or a counselor about also other opportunities for you to receive financial aid. If you have any other questions please feel free to check out our website at www.argosy.edu."