The Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä Chamber of Commerce is holding several financial aid events throughout February and March to ensure that seniors applying for college get the funds available to them.
What: The Financial Aid Saturdays program provides free assistance to students to help them complete federal and state financial aid applications. The workshop benefits high school seniors, prospective/current college students and parents/guardians who needing help completing the forms. Financial aid experts from area colleges/universities, business and community volunteers will also be on hand.
The following items are necessary to answer questions on the and . However, help will be available even if some of the information is missing.
- List of colleges and/or universities the student is interested in attending;
- Student/parent driver's license number and Social Security number;
- Student/parent alien registration card, if the student is a legal permanent resident;
- All student/parent/guardian 2014 tax documents.
When:
- 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 28 ÁùºÏ±¦µä and Eastside Memorial high schools
- 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 7 Akins High School
- 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 28 Travis High School
Background: The Financial Aid Saturdays program is a key element of the chamber's regional effort to increase direct-to-college enrollment from 61 percent in 2010 to 70 percent by 2015, to ensure Central Texas is able to meet future workforce demands.
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