Washoe County School District FAFSA Nights

 

 

Reno High School will be holding a FAFSA Night on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 6:00pm in the Library Computer Lab.  THIS IS A SENIOR ONLY EVENT.  UNR and TMCC will be on site to walk you through the 26-27 FAFSA application or answer questions that you might have.  Remember there is a student side and a parent side.  We encourage students to complete their "side" first, then parents can complete your side.

RHS will be holding another FAFSA Night on November 12 at 6:00pm.  

There will be one FAFSA workshop during the day in February for students only, Date TBD.

Parents or Students who work for the 26-27 FAFSA, the federal government will be reviewing your 2024 tax information.  Once you provide your consent, they will download your information from the IRS.  However, it is always a good idea to bring your 2024 tax documentation with you to either our FAFSA nights or to UNR/TMCC if they are walking you through the form.

Washoe County School District holds FAFSA Nights each year at every high school.  Parents are encouraged to attend one of these events.  You may pick any school / date that works best with your schedule.  You do not have to attend an event at your "zoned" school.   All events are scheduled to start at 6:00pm

UNR and TMCC Financial Aid representatives will attend every event and help parents / students with filling out their FAFSA.

Tips:

• Once you create your FSA ID, you will never have to create another one. Parents - if you have EVER filled out the FAFSA, you already have an account.  You will need to find your username / password.

• Only the owner of the FSA ID should create and use the account.

• Never share your FSA ID.

• Parents AND Students MUST have their own FSA ID.

The FSA ID is just creating an account with the Federal Government, the next step after you complete an ID will be completing the application.

 

Signing up for FSA ID

• Step 1   Go to studentaid.gov to get started, click on “Create Account”, then click on “Get Started.”
• Step 2 Enter all required information into the form and keep your information in a safe place. *If a parent is creating a FSA ID and does not have a SSN: Please mark the box “I don’t have a Social Security Number”. They will then be prompted to include their current mailing address instead. (Tax ID# will NOT be collected.)
• Step 3 Review your information and accept the terms and conditions.
• Step 4 Confirm your e-mail address and phone number using the secure codes sent to you, which will be sent to the e-mail address and phone number you entered when you created your FSA ID.