Can I still get financial aid and scholarships for college after doing a gap year?
If a student has qualified for federal financial aid but has deferred college for a year, he or she will have to re-apply the following year by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. If their family’s financial circumstances haven’t changed significantly, the student will likely receive aid again, says Bull of the Center for Interim Projects. [Read Easier FAFSA Inspires Hope for More College Aid.] Some scholarships offered by colleges can be held for the student until they attend the next year. “Scholarships vary by school, but if you’ve been offered it once, you have a good shot of being offered it again,” Bull says.
