Applications regularly request family income information when assessing financial need.
Generally, when requesting income information, the provider is seeking the household income. Household income refers to income included on the annual tax filing submitted by your parent or head of household. *Make sure you talk to your parents to get accurate information*
Organizations may request this information in several forms. Here are a few:
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Many scholarships will ask you for a funding plan or estimates of what it will cost for you to go to college. Make sure to do your research and practice your budgeting before inserting a bunch of numbers that don’t add up. Here’s a helpful tool to get you started: