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Free Student Aid Workshops

by Joy Hollowell - January 18th 2013 07:31pm - Read more Local News
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The Finance Authority of Maine will be at 50 workshops across the state on Saturday, January 19th to help high school students and their families with college aid.

Financial experts will answer questions and help students fill out the Free Application for Student Aid.

FAME says many grants and scholarships have deadlines, so the earlier the FASA is filled out, the better.

Students should bring with them:

Financial information from 2012 (dependent students will also need parents' financial information)

2012 W-2 forms and other records of money earned

2012 Federal Income Tax Return (and if married, your spouse's)

Current bank statements

Social Security card

Driver's license (if any)

Also bring (if applicable):

2012 untaxed income records

Current business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond and other investment records.

Alien registration or permanent resident card

If your 2012 forms, income records and tax returns are not yet available, students and families can estimate the information using past tax forms and income records.

FAME will offer 20 $500 scholarships to students who attend the College Goal of Maine events. Winners will be selected from from the registrations when they sign in/log in at one of the events or on Virtual Help.

For a full list of College Goal Maine events around the state, log onto
http://www.famemaine.com/files/StaticPages/Education/CollegeGoalMaine/Locations.aspx

For virtual help, log onto www.famemaine.com/collegegoalmaine

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