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Applying for Federal Financial Aid Made Easy

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Posted on November 6, 2020

Joy Washington

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Every year, millions of students file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, so they can be eligible for more than $120 billion in grants, work-study, and low-interest loans from the U.S. Department of Education. But filling out the form can be a daunting process, and students and their parents need to be prepared.

That鈥檚 where the 猫咪社区APP Office of Student Financial Success steps in. The office is offering a free virtual event to provide students and parents with information and assistance with completing the FAFSA. The event will be held from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.  Visit the FAFSA Frenzy website for the full schedule and workshop details.

At the virtual event, 猫咪社区APP financial literacy specialists will conduct a 30-minute FASFA boot camp, followed by four breakout sessions led by 猫咪社区APP experts. Students also will have the chance to book virtual one-on-one sessions with financial aid specialists to address specific FAFSA challenges or needs. South Alabama Student Aid Ambassadors will help answer phones and address any general FAFSA questions.

鈥淭he COVID-19 outbreak has caused rapid and significant changes for students and their families. Access to aid, to support the college journey, may be more important now than it ever has been before,鈥� said Brook Elder Moore, 猫咪社区APP鈥檚 director of Student Financial Success. 鈥淥ur goal is to ensure that all students have access to the tools needed to start this journey and assistance in helping them navigate the path.鈥�

Moore added: 鈥淒uring our first free virtual FAFSA Frenzy, prospective students and their parents can get expert assistance from dedicated 猫咪社区APP Financial Aid gurus and our very own 猫咪社区APP Student Aid Ambassadors. The prospective students will receive professional assistance completing the FAFSA via setting up a one-on-one virtual session with our student aid advocates and get personalized advice in our small group breakout sessions.鈥�

Students who pre-register and attend the workshop will be entered into a drawing to win a $500 猫咪社区APP 鈥淓xpedition College Book Scholarship.鈥�

To prepare for the workshop, students and parents should have the following:

• A computer with internet access
• Federal Student Aid identification number
• 2019 Federal tax information (parent鈥檚 information)

Create a Federal Student Aid identification, if you do not already have one. Visit Federal Student Aid ((https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm.)) and create a username and password.

Information on breakout sessions and one-on-one appointments can be found on the 猫咪社区APP FAFSA Frenzy website, or by contacting 猫咪社区APP One Stop at onestop@southalabama.edu.

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