It’s National Financial Literacy Month, and North Shore Bank is here to help! High school juniors are starting to think seriously about which college they’ll attend after they graduate next year — and that means it’s time to think about financial aid as well. By filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, students can get scholarships and grants from the United States federal government — the average award is around $3,900. And yet each year, hundreds of thousands of students don’t take the short amount of time to do it.

Filling out a FAFSA isn’t hard, and our free online guide makes it even easier. If you’ve got a high school student at home, check it out now! And let your customers and family and friends know about this great resource too.