Financial Aid Awareness Month: Join ED for February #AskFAFSA Office Hours

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Guest Blogger

It is an especially exciting time for us here at Federal Student Aid because February is Financial Aid Awareness Month. With many state financial aid deadlines approaching, now is a great time to complete that FAFSA you’ve been putting off.

FAFSATo help answer your financial aid questions, Cathy Simoneaux (@loynofinaid), The Director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at Loyola University New Orleans, will host this month’s #AskFAFSA Office Hours on Twitter. She may be off celebrating Mardi Gras now, but on February 29th at 6pm EST, you’ll have her undivided attention as she joins @FAFSA on Twitter to answer your toughest financial aid questions.

Here’s how it works:

    • Follow @FAFSA and @loynofinaid for financial aid information and tips
    • Ask your questions now and during the live event on Twitter using the hashtag #AskFAFSA.
      • Sample tweet: “How do I apply for a Pell Grant? #AskFAFSA”
    • On February 29th at 6pm EST, follow the Q&A live through the @FAFSA & @loynofinaid Twitter accounts
    • Can’t make the live session? A summary of the live chat, including the full Q&A, will be posted on the ED.gov blog following the event.

The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It’s the form to fill out in order to apply for student grants, work-study, and loans. To receive federal student aid for the 2012-13 school year, you must complete the 2012-13 FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov. Some financial aid is first-come, first-served, so we encourage all potential and returning students to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible. Since our last #AskFAFSA Office Hours, we have launched the IRS Data Retrieval Tool which allows you to transfer your tax information directly from the IRS into your FAFSA, making the form easier than ever to complete.

We know the financial aid office can be busy at this time of year, so skip the line by joining us on Twitter, February 29th at 6pm EST. Remember, you can complete the FAFSA online today at www.fafsa.gov.

Federal Student Aid New Media Team

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4 Responses to Financial Aid Awareness Month: Join ED for February #AskFAFSA Office Hours

  1. karen says:
    March 28, 2012 at 5:06 pm

    my son has been going to this community college for well over 9 months and has not yet received any of his fundings. We have made all the corrections and he has been awarded the funds but hasn’t received them yet. I had so many people from the financial aid office take me around in a circle, telling me different things to do. I was told by one of the financial aid advisors that they are waiting on the Department of Education to approve the loan before he could receive any funds. Can you tell mme what I need to do, this is really annoying for him. He has also filled out application for loans and hasn’t received any information on that either. What is do i need to do

  2. alicia says:
    March 8, 2012 at 11:54 am

    Student loans cannot catch up with tuition prices!

  3. REV.JOYCEANN says:
    February 29, 2012 at 12:04 am

    YOU KNOW THAT THE PELL STUDENT LOAN IT ASSET SECURITIES LOAN.THINK THAT COULD BE SUBSIDE PROGRAMS.COULD RUN OUT OF MONEY FOR THE YEAR. GOD BLESS YOU KEEP ON TRYING.THAT WHAT LIFE IS ABOUT….. REV.JOYCEANN PEACEMAKER.,,,,,SMILE

  4. Margaret says:
    February 26, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    Hi,
    I go to new York college of traditional Chinese medicine ny. I know that this school posted on several websites that they accept pell, tap, and loans. However, when it I asked them why didn’t they accept my pell grant they said they applied for pell but pell rejected the school and they only accept tap and loans. Is this true, that pell rejected the school? Does not make sense that they accept tap and not pell. Please help me clarify.
    Thank you
    Margaret