<p>I want to go to cosmetology school. Can I use FAFSA funding for that?</p>
<p>There is no such thing as FAFSA funding. FAFSA is a form. FAFSA does not give out any money. Schools make the decisions about financial aid based upon information from the form. I believe some trade schools do offer financial aid, but am not sure if they use the FAFSA form. The best answer would come from the school.</p>
<p>Yes, FAFSA is the form every school uses to determine your eligibility for federal need based financial aid. Beauty schools that participate in federal Title IV student aid programs (Pell, FSEOG, FWS, Stafford loans, PLUS loans) require the FAFSA. The FAFSA is just a form used to collect your data, and a central processor uses a formula mandated by Congress to compute your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). The EFC is not really what your family will be paying … it’s more a number used to award your aid. Once you file for aid and are accepted by the school, the financial aid office at the school will send you an award letter listing the types of aid you qualify for at that particular school. Different schools may offer different amounts due to differences in the cost of the school, the length of the program, and the way they divvy up certain federal funding among their students.</p>