Financial Aid for College
Beginning in Fall 2024, students who attend public institutions and have family incomes of $90,000 or less are eligible for a complete reimbursement of any out-of-pocket tuition and fees paid for their education. The program expands on individual institutional promise programs and extends financial support to middle-income Colorado residents.
Program Eligibility
There is no separate application for the Colorado Promise. Students will automatically be notified by their institutions if they were eligible in the prior academic year.
Students can ensure that they maintain eligibility by completing a FAFSA or CASFA each year, completing at least six credits each term, and earning at least a 2.5 GPA each term.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Submitting the FAFSA is the most important thing you can do if you want financial aid.
The FAFSA is free—you don’t need to pay anyone to prepare it for you.
You need to submit a new FAFSA before each academic year in which you want to get aid. If you plan to apply for aid throughout college, you’ll need to fill out the FAFSA each year.
Be sure to use a permanent email address on the form, not your high school email, so you can use your FAFSA account throughout college.
How To Prepare for the 2025–26 FAFSA® Form
Prepare now so you can complete the 2025–26 FAFSA form as soon as it’s available on or before Dec. 1, 2024. Here are some ways you can get ready:
Create a StudentAid.gov account (if you don’t already have one).
Learn about the documents you may need to fill out the FAFSA form.
Determine your dependency status and whether your parent(s) or spouse will be required to contribute information on your FAFSA form.
If you’re a dependent student, use the Who’s My FAFSA Parent? wizard to identify which parent(s) will be a required contributor on your form.
Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA)
The 2025-26 FAFSA/ CASFA are now open! Complete your application today!
The Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA) is the State Financial Aid application for undocumented, Colorado ASSET students. The CASFA bridges equity gaps and creates access to postsecondary education for Colorado ASSET students.
The General Assembly passed HB22-1155
, in-state tuition classification for Colorado high school graduates.
The law requires an institution to classify a student as ASSET for tuition purposes if the student:
Graduated from a Colorado high school or was physically present in Colorado for at least one year immediately preceding the date the student successfully completed a high school equivalency examination in Colorado; and
Has been physically present in Colorado for at least 12 consecutive months prior to enrolling in an institution.
There is no longer a requirement for the student to be admitted to college within 12 months of graduation.
Students who do not have lawful immigration status and who do not meet the ASSET qualifications are still encouraged to apply for institutional aid using the CASFA. Students who are eligible for Federal Title IV aid by completing the FAFSA should not complete the CASFA.
La CASFA 2024-25 está abierta! Estudiantes pueden solicitar la CASFA 2023-24 para semestres académicos del 2024.
La Solicitud de Ayuda Financiera Estatal de Colorado (CASFA) es la solicitud de Ayuda Financiera Estatal para estudiantes indocumentados ASSET de Colorado. CASFA cierra las brechas de equidad y crea acceso a la educación postsecundaria para los estudiantes ASSET de Colorado.
Calificación para ser estudiante ASSET (Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow):
La Asamblea General aprobó HB22-1155
, clasificación de matrícula estatal para estudiantes graduados de la preparatoria de Colorado.
La ley requiere que una institución clasifique a un estudiante como ACTIVO para fines de matrícula si el estudiante:
Se graduó de una escuela preparatoria de Colorado o estuvo físicamente presente en Colorado durante al menos un año inmediatamente anterior a la fecha en que el estudiante completó con éxito un examen de equivalencia de escuela preparatoria en Colorado; y
Ha estado físicamente presente en Colorado durante al menos 12 meses consecutivos antes de inscribirse en una institución.
Ya no hay un requisito para que el estudiante sea admitido en la universidad dentro de los 12 meses posteriores a la graduación.
Los estudiantes que no tienen estatus migratorio legal y que no cumplen con los requisitos de ASSET todavía son alentados a solicitar ayuda institucional utilizando CASFA. Los estudiantes que son elegibles para recibir ayuda federal del Título IV al completar la FAFSA no deben completar CASFA.
Scholarship Announcements
RMRC is sponsoring a scholarship program for current high school seniors who have relocated to Denver. The one-time award of $1,500 for each scholarship will be presented to two area high school seniors. The award will be sent directly to the college (2-year or 4-year) or university that the student will be attending to assist with tuition or any other applicable expenses.
RMRC will select a scholarship winner based on the strength of the eligible applicant’s total completed application that includes academic performance, extra-curricular activities, and an essay addressing the impact relocation has had on their life and impactful skills or life experiences developed as a result of the relocation.
More information about the scholarship can be found here: https://rmrconline.org/Philanthropy/RMRC-College-Scholarship
Application period: Feb. 19th - March 26th
Winners will be announced April 8th
