PHOENIX — An all-Arizona partnership is constant this spring because the Cactus League and the Arizona Board of Regents are bringing again free spring coaching tickets for highschool seniors who apply for FAFSA.

FAFSA stands for ‘Free Utility for Federal Pupil Assist,’ permitting highschool seniors to use for a wide range of totally different help packages to assist them pay for school and different instructional alternatives after highschool.

Arizona traditionally has lagged behind different states on the subject of the variety of college students eligible who apply.

“Yearly we go away tens of millions, lots of of tens of millions of {dollars} on the desk, that our college students and households in Arizona may very well be utilizing,” Bridget Binsbacher, the Cactus League Govt Director stated.

College students final yr within the state struggled to fill out the shape as this system additionally confronted technical difficulties.

“Traditionally Arizona has ranked forty eighth or forty ninth in FAFSA completion,” Julie Sainz with the Arizona Board of Regents stated.

This partnership is getting into its third yr, and Sainz says this yr practically one in 5 Arizona highschool seniors have submitted their FAFSA already. A quantity which wasn’t hit till April in 2024.

“Being at 18 p.c six weeks in, actually it reveals we’re making strides,” Sainz stated. “I actually suppose this partnership we now have helps transfer the needle.”

She says thus far over 500 college students have despatched of their ticket requests. Seniors can select from dozens of sport choices and stand up to 4 free tickets.

The FAFSA deadline is June thirtieth. Click on right here to begin your software, and click on right here to request your free Cactus League tickets.