FINANCIAL AID

FINANCIAL AID 101

What How

When Why

Where

What is Financial Aid?* Federal and State Grants

* Work-Study Jobs

* Scholarships

* Loans

How Do I Get Financial Aid?• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid

(FAFSA) online at:

www.FAFSA.ed.gov

• Application is free• Help is available in the Financial Aid Office

BEWARE OF SCAMS requiring fees to complete the FAFSA or to help you find financial aid resources.

When Do I Apply for Financial Aid?• Application deadlines• Fall Semester - June 1 • Spring Semester - November 1 • Summer Semester - April 1

• Accurately complete the FAFSA to avoid time delays and potentially being dropped from classes

The FAFSA must be completed every year!

Why Apply for Financial Aid?

•Most scholarship applications require completion of the FAFSA• Nothing to lose; everything to gain• $30 - $40 million has been awarded at Temple

College• Further YOUR education for a better future

How Will I Receive My Financial Aid?

Refunds will be distributed by check or Direct Deposit. Checks will be automatically mailed to the address on file with Admissions and Records. In order to receive Direct Deposit, you must register your bank account information at the TouchNet website listed below.

https://secure.touchnet.net/C21487_tsa/web/login.jsp

Where is the Financial Aid Office?

One College Centre

Monday - Thursday:8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Friday:8 a.m. - Noon

OCC

Questions???

Keep an eye out for upcoming Financial Aid Workshops.

Location and Time will be sent out through the Temple College email system and will also be

listed in the Scuttlebutt newsletter