Financial Aid
Paying for your education.
FREE Tax preparation and e-filing services available!
You earned it. Now claim it!
San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) is partnering with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide FREE Tax Preparation and e-filing services for low to moderate-income taxpayers throughout the county.
The free service is available to all eligible taxpayers, including San Bernardino County employees and their friends and family!
Check their website to see if you may qualify! Federal and California state returns are prepared and e-filed by IRS certified tax preparers. There are day and evening appointments Monday through Friday, as well as some Saturday appointments available.
For more information or to schedule your appointment at their various County locations, please visit:
https://wp.sbcounty.gov/tad/find-an-office/
or call (909) 252-4903 / (760) 552-6175.
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*Bilingual services are also available
Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Fontana, Rialto, Upland, and Chino
10722 Arrow Route
Suite #516
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Office: 909-481-0270
What is Financial Aid?
Financial Aid is money for college. It includes any type of monetary assistance received by a student for a college education. This assistance can be in the form of scholarships, grants, work, tuition waivers, loans, and family contributions.
A financial aid award is usually a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. Financial aid is awarded depending on the level of financial need to complete an education program. Scholarships may
be based on grade point average and other factors.
Financial aid is a partnership between a student and the college that acts as a flow-through for the funds provided to you. If you receive financial aid, it is expected that you will enroll full-time in the courses needed to complete your chosen major.
Financial Aid Resources
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - You must complete and submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to apply for federal student financial aid and to apply for most state and college aid. Applying online with FAFSA on the WEB at www.fafsa.ed.gov is faster and easier than using a paper FAFSA.
To get a free application for Federal Student Aid from go to the financial aid office at the school that you want to attend. You may also call 800-433-3243 or go to www.fafsa.ed.gov.
VFW- Voice of Democracy
Website: http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/
Amount: Up to $30,000
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Elks National Foundation
Website: http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/
Amount: Up to $15,000
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Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship
Website: http://www.elks.org/enf/scholars/mvs.cfm
Amount: $15,000 per year
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Optimist Club International
Website: http://www.optimist.org/e/member/scholarships4.cfm/
Amount: Up to $2,500
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National Federation of Republican Women
Website: http://www.nfrw.org/programs/scholarships.htm
Amount: Varies
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American Society of Landscape Architects
Website: http://asla.org/contentdetail.aspx?id=23766
Amount: $4,000- Two Scholarships
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American Society of Professional Estimators
Website: http://www.aspenational.org/Education_Scholarships.aspx
Amount: TBD
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California Land Surveyors Associations
Website: http://www.californiasurveyors.org/scholarsh.html
Amount: Varies
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National Association of Women Business Owners
Website: http://www.aie.org/scholarships/detail.cfm?id=16406
Amount: $500
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Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Website: http://www.lls.org/resourcecenter/helpfulorganizations/financialresources/scholarships/
Amount: $1,000 per year
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Public Relations Society of America
Website: http://www.prsafoundation.org/scholarships.html
Amount: Up to $5,000
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Sharps Compliance Inc.
Website: http://www.sharpsinc.com/learning-center/scholarships
Amount: Up to $1,500
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California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth
Free money for foster youth for college or career training
Click to open: https://www.chafee.csac.ca.gov/default.aspx
State Level College Grants
Funded by the State of California and administered by the California Student Aid Commission, Cal Grants are one of the smartest ways to get cash for college. For starters, it's money you don't have to pay back. And secondly, it's guaranteed.
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For more information on California Financial Aid go to www.csac.ca.gov