Louisiana’s sixth annual College Goal Sunday will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. this Sunday, February 24, at thirteen locations around the state. The purpose of College Goal Sunday is to provide students and their families with free professional assistance in completing the primary student financial aid form, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Completing the FAFSA is the first step to take in order to receive most forms of federal student aid including Pell grants, low-interest federal student loans and to participate in the federal Work Study program. In addition, several state student financial aid programs, including the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) scholarship program and the Louisiana Go Grant need-based aid program, require completion of the FAFSA in order to qualify and access funds.

In a story originally posted on KSLA.com we find that College Goal Sunday is a national program designed to help students navigate the paperwork barriers that stand between them and the money they need to attend college. Completing the form correctly with detailed income, tax and other information can be a difficult task.

On College Goal Sunday, financial aid professionals from Louisiana colleges and universities will be on hand to provide free line-by-line assistance.  As an added bonus for participants, education scholarship funds have been donated to further aid in the funding of a student’s education. Louisiana College Goal Sunday participants can submit their names for a drawing that will award one $500.00 scholarship per location.

Anyone, from a soon-to-be high school graduate to a returning adult student, who is planning to attend any post secondary institution that participates in the Federal Title IV Aid programs during the 2013-2014 academic year can benefit from attendance. This includes public, private, technical, community, proprietary and career colleges.

Pre-registration for the event is encouraged to ensure that each site has the resources needed to assist all participants. To do so, log on to http://www.osfa.la.gov. The website also provides detailed information including specific records and documentation that participants will need to bring to the event.

In our area the 2013 College Goal Sunday site locations in Louisiana are:

Bossier Parish Community College.  Building D, Room 215 Bossier City,LA 71111

Louisiana Delta Community College- Monroe Campus - 7500 Millhaven Road - Louisiana Purchase Building, 3rd Floor, Room 310  Monroe,LA 71201

For more information, visit www.osfa.la.gov or contact the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance at (225) 219-1012 or (800) 259-5626, or by Email at custserv@la.gov.

 

 

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