College Access Fairfax is committed to helping Fairfax County Public School students with the complex task of acquiring financial aid for post-secondary education. We help students realize their dreams for higher education by:
Placing part-time Financial Aid Champions in schools with the highest populations of students receiving free or reduced lunches or those in English for Speakers of Other Languages classes
Assisting students and parents with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and other financial aid applications
Hosting and sponsoring financial aid seminars in the fall and early winter (with multi-language translations)
Holding FAFSA completion clinics from October through February
Advocating for students with ‘special circumstances’ complicating the financial aid process
Awarding as many as ten (10) College Access Fairfax scholarships to FCPS students
Assisting students with scholarship searches and applications