Post-Secondary Planning

MEFA College Planning Resources & Guidance

Common Application

FAFSA

MASFA (MA Application for State Financial Aid)

To be eligible for state financial aid through the Tuition Equity Law, you must be what MA calls a “High School Completer.” To check your eligibility, please click on the link above. If you have questions, please speak to your Guidance Counselor.

CSS Profile

Financial aid application for select private colleges & universities in the US.
To see if a school requires the CSS Profile as part of the financial aid application package, click here (sort for Domestic Students at the top).
If a school requires the CSS Profile is required, you must also complete the FAFSA application.

CollegeBoard

Massachusetts Office of Student Financial Aid

Complete list of State Financial Aid programs including grants, scholarships, and loans

Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program - 10th & 11th grade students only

The Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program was established in 1972 by the Massachusetts State Legislature to recruit students in the 10th and 11th grades whose socio-economic backgrounds and environmental conditions may inhibit their ability to attain educational goals. The students that are selected for this program must have overcome major adversity in their lives (i.e. physical or mental abuse, catastrophic illness, etc.). Obstacles may be mental, physical, geographic or societal.

Massachusetts students who demonstrate academic promise and desire to attend post-secondary institutions may receive up to 50% of their calculated need at the college of their choice within the continental United States.

For more information on eligibility, click here. The 2026 Application opens December 2025.