FAFSA Expert Training


Financial Aid/Admission Awareness Month
This publication is a year-round endeavor to assist families with the latest financial aid information. It will provide you with a complete list of workshop dates and locations designed to help you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). It will also give you the most recent updates on state legislation with regard to financial aid.

Federal Student Aid “We help Put America through School”
Get the facts on financial aid, how to maintain it, and what to do when school is over. Topics that are included: Paying tuition and other costs, Applying for financial aid, Eligibility criteria, Important deadlines, Federal Spell Grants, Campus-based aid programs, Stafford Loans, PLUS loans (Parent Loans).

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FAFSA
The online FAFSA is a web-based version of the U.S. Department of Education’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It enables you to apply for student financial aid over the Internet. Schools use your FAFSA information to determine if you are eligible to receive money from federal grant, loan, and work-study programs.


You must apply for a PIN at www.pin.ed.gov You will need this to electronically sign your FAFSA. If you are a dependent student, your parents should also apply for a pin now so they can electronically sign your FAFSA.