Financial Aid Night

January 17, 2013January 17, 2013

6:30pm6:30pm

Agenda

Welcome & IntroductionsWelcome & Introductions Local Scholarship OpportunitiesLocal Scholarship Opportunities Free Application for Federal Student Aid Free Application for Federal Student Aid

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Resources

Everyone should have: Everyone should have:

• FolderFolder• Sign the attendance sheetSign the attendance sheet

Folders

2013-2014 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet2013-2014 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet Barr-Reeve Scholarship Foundation Barr-Reeve Scholarship Foundation

Frank and Margaret Arvin Family Frank and Margaret Arvin Family Memorial Educational Fund and the Dallas Memorial Educational Fund and the Dallas K. Canolty Educational Assistance Fund K. Canolty Educational Assistance Fund HandoutsHandouts

College Goal Sunday flyerCollege Goal Sunday flyer

Folders (cont.)

Core 40 and Academic Honors Update Core 40 and Academic Honors Update System Verification Form for the Frank System Verification Form for the Frank O’Bannon Grant Program – due by Friday, O’Bannon Grant Program – due by Friday, January 25, 2013 to Guidance OfficeJanuary 25, 2013 to Guidance Office

Local Scholarship Opportunities

Barr-Reeve Scholarship FoundationBarr-Reeve Scholarship Foundation The Frank & Margaret Arvin Family The Frank & Margaret Arvin Family

Memorial Educational Fund and the Dallas Memorial Educational Fund and the Dallas K. Canolty Educational Assistance FundK. Canolty Educational Assistance Fund

Important Information Two Deadlines:Two Deadlines:

March 10, 2013 – March 10, 2013 – RECEIPTRECEIPT deadline deadlineMay 15, 2013 – edits or corrections must be made by this date to stay in May 15, 2013 – edits or corrections must be made by this date to stay in state grant applicant poolstate grant applicant pool

Check with your college or university for institutional aid deadlinesCheck with your college or university for institutional aid deadlines

*The Division of Student Financial Aid (formerly SSACI) will no longer use *The Division of Student Financial Aid (formerly SSACI) will no longer use paper edit or award letters to communicate with students. SFA will use emails to paper edit or award letters to communicate with students. SFA will use emails to alert students of their eligibility or required edits. Beginning mid February alert students of their eligibility or required edits. Beginning mid February it is it is the student’s ultimate responsibilitythe student’s ultimate responsibility to review their state grant file on eStudent to review their state grant file on eStudent (www.ssaci.in.gov/estudent) to know if there is anything they need to do before (www.ssaci.in.gov/estudent) to know if there is anything they need to do before SFA’s correction deadline of SFA’s correction deadline of May 15, 2013. May 15, 2013.

Important Information (cont.)

Students/parents need to list an email Students/parents need to list an email address on their FAFSAaddress on their FAFSA

Students/parents must check their email Students/parents must check their email regularlyregularly

Students need to visit Students need to visit www.ssaci.in.gov/estudent to activate their www.ssaci.in.gov/estudent to activate their state grant account for their review.state grant account for their review.

21st Century Scholars Information Please read senior newsletter for important Please read senior newsletter for important requiredrequired steps steps

to keep your awardto keep your award Senior 21Senior 21stst Century Scholars MUST complete an Century Scholars MUST complete an

Affirmation form by March 10, 2013 to access their Affirmation form by March 10, 2013 to access their scholarship.scholarship.

Senior 21Senior 21stst Century Scholars MUST complete their Century Scholars MUST complete their FAFSA by the March 10FAFSA by the March 10thth deadline in order to access their deadline in order to access their scholarship.scholarship.

2.0 Final GPA Required!2.0 Final GPA Required!

Three ways to complete 21st Century Scholars Affirmation: 1. Attend Senior Affirmation Event for Daviess 1. Attend Senior Affirmation Event for Daviess

County on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 at Carnegie County on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 at Carnegie Library at 5:00pm to submit in personLibrary at 5:00pm to submit in person

2. 2. Complete Affirmation online Complete Affirmation online

(websites in senior newsletter)(websites in senior newsletter)

3. 3. Complete the Affirmation by mail Complete the Affirmation by mail (mailing (mailing address in newsletter)address in newsletter)

Resources

www.pin.ed.gov – website to request a pinwww.pin.ed.gov – website to request a pin www.ssaci.in.gov/estudent - eStudent website www.ssaci.in.gov/estudent - eStudent website www.barr.k12.in.us/Guidancewww.barr.k12.in.us/Guidance www.collegegoalsunday.orgwww.collegegoalsunday.org