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Federal Financial Aid & FAFSA
Seniors are encouraged to complete the online FAFSA form early February for optimal financial aid eligibility and opportunities. Some state monies are first come first serve, and most colleges begin packaging awards in March and April of senior year. FAFSA may also be required to be eligible for collegiate and/or certain state scholarships. Juniors can begin the process anytime during 11th grade using the federal FAFSA4Caster, which information is transferred directly to their senior year FAFSA. FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the application that is required for any college student to apply for federal and state grants (i.e., PELL, ACG, LEAP, and UCOPE), federal and state work study options on campus, and federal student loans (i.e. Stafford subsidized and unsubsidized - interest rates at 5.5% as of July 01, '09) Visit the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA) for more information. Utah Colleges and Universities accept the FAFSA and receive a student's EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) when figuring a student's financial aid "Award Report" received initially from the Federal Department of Education. The application may be completed using a paper and pencil application (available in the counseling center in January) or online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Students are encouraged to complete the application online for much faster results. An electronic "pin" is required by both a student and parent when electonically signing your FAFSA. This electronic "pin" can be obtained at the same time while completing the online FAFSA. Pins are good for 10 years. Post-Secondary FAFSA Codes: BYU 003670 College of Eastern Utah 003676 Dixie College 003671 LDS Business College 003672 Salt Lake Community College 005220 Snow College 003679 Southern Utah University 003678 University of Utah 003675 Utah State University 003677 Utah Valley University 004027 Weber State University 003680 Westminster College 003681 __________________________________________________________________________________ Financial Aid Planning Resources FinAid! is the site to learn all you need to know about financial aid. FAFSA worksheets are described, general overviews of grants, work study, and loans are provided, calculators, glossary of terms, scholarship scam alerts, and fin aid for special populations is provided.
College Budget - Use an online interactive budget to help you
calculate college costs, or
Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority - Utah's official state agency for financial aid. Take advantage of calculators, and learn about all types of federal financial aid available to Utah students. UtahMentor.org - Plan and Pay for College. Fastweb.com - National scholarship search website. |
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RHS
COUNSELING CENTER
12476 S. Silverwolf Way (2700 W.) Riverton, UT - Phone - (801) 256-5820 - Fax
(801) 256-5880
