MAY NEWS:
Summer work-study applications are now available in the Student Financial Aid Office and on our website. Anyone interested in summer work-study must complete a summer work-study application.
2007-2008 INFORMATION:
Student Loan Update
M&T Bank, National Education and AES Keystone Best-lender code 828924 will no longer be participating in the Stafford Loan Program.
If you are due a financial aid refund FOR THE FALL 2007 OR SPRING 2008 SEMESTER, our Business Office will mail your refund check to your local address when it is ready. THIS INCLUDES STUDENT LOANS .
Be sure to check with the Financial Aid Office before dropping any classes. Your financial aid could be adversely affected.
Work-Study timesheets are due in the Business Office by 4:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 13, 2008. No late timesheets will be accepted.
2008-2009 INFORMATION:
Students planning to graduate in Summer/Fall 2008 should contact the financial aid office if you are Pell Grant eligible.
Registration for fall classes began on April 7. Be prepared to pay the $35 nonrefundable registration fee. Your financial aid will be deferred to the business office after your financial aid file has been verified and your award notification is run. You will receive a financial aid notification of your awards in the mail.
Your Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2008-2009 academic year is now due!
Important Financial Aid Change for the 2008-2009 Academic Year
In the past, students who applied for financial aid would automatically receive a RENEWAL APPLICATION. However, because most students now use the Web to apply or reapply for aid, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NO LONGER PRINT AND MAIL RENEWAL FAFSAs.
Students who previously applied for financial aid using either the paper FAFSA or the paper Renewal FAFSA should now use the Web (www.fafsa.ed.gov) to reapply for aid for 2008-2009 award year.
Students who are applying for student aid for the first time can also use the Web to apply for aid.
NEW FOR 2008-2009: Paper FAFSAs will no longer be distributed to schools. Students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet (FOTW) to assist them in completing the on-line application (www.fafsa.ed.gov). The worksheet is available in the Student Financial Aid Office or in the high school guidance counselors’ offices.
Students who want to complete the paper FAFSA may call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID to request the paper application or download a PDF paper FAFSA at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov. This PDF version can be completed on the computer and printed, or printed and completed by hand, and then mailed to the address provided.
Students will need their U.S. Department of Education Personal Identification Number (PIN) to complete the FAFSA on the Web. The PIN serves as the student signature for electronic documents. To apply for a PIN, students (and parents if the student is dependent for financial aid purposes) should go to the following website: www.pin.ed.gov.
If a student or parent has lost or forgotten the PIN, a duplicate PIN can be requested at www.pin.ed.gov by selecting the option “Request a Duplicate PIN.”
Students can begin applying for federal financial aid for the 2008-2009 award year starting January 1, 2008. To ensure consideration for all financial aid programs, the FAFSA should have been completed by February 15, 2008.
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Please be sure to complete your 2008-2009 ACM Financial Aid Application available only from our Website. (www.allegany.edu/finaid) The ACM (Allegany College of Maryland) Financial Aid Application is different than the FAFSA and must be completed by all ACM financial aid applicants.
Please be advised that your Student Financial Aid File must be complete before August 1 to ensure that you are awarded financial aid in time for you to charge your books against your financial aid. Files that are completed after August 1 will be awarded in the order in which they become complete. This includes requests for funds in the Stafford Loan Program.
If your financial aid is not complete before August 1, you may be obligated to pay for your books yourself.
After the August 1 date, loan requests will be processed in the order they are received by the Student Financial Aid Office. Please remember that you must have a completed and verified financial aid file before your loan request will be reviewed by the Student Loan Counselors.
The deadline for applying for the McKaig Scholarship is: May 31, 2008. Applications are available in our office. Certain restrictions apply.
ACM Scholarship booklets are now available for the 2008-2009 academic year. Be sure to pick one up in the Foundation Office! The scholarship booklet and the application can also be viewed, downloaded, and printed from the ACM website (www.allegany.edu/scholarship/)
OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:
For additional information on scholarships for A.D.D., please see the following website: http://add.about.com/cs/adhdincollege/a/scholarships.htm
For available scholarship sweepstakes, please visit the following websites:
Suntrust - www.offtocollege.info
KeyBank – www.Key.com/Take5
Educaid – www.Educaid.com
Wachovia – www.wachovia.com/gimmefive (High school seniors only)
Wachovia – www.wachovia.com/dobletake
Central Scholarship Bureau (www.centralsb.org) is offering scholarships and interest-free college loans to Maryland residents. They will begin accepting applications in January 2008 and the deadline is May 31, 2008.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – www.gmsp.org and click on Nomination Materials, Nominee, Nominee Form and Register Nominee
The 2008 Talbots Women’s Scholarship - www.talbots.com.
The Presidential Forum on Renewable Energy will award three college students a $10,000 educational prize. To read up-to-date details about the contest and submit an essay, please go to www.2008EnergyForum.org.
Phi Theta Kappa has partnered with three national organizations that provide significant scholarship support to outstanding community college students and to those transferring to four-year institutions. The organizations are:
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation at www.coca-colascholars.org
Hispanic Scholarship Fund at www.hsf.net or cctransfer@hsf.net
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation at www.jackkentcookefoundation.org or jkc-u@act.org
AES (American Education Services) provides a free scholarship search database. Visit the website at www.educationplanner.com
The Helping Hand Foundation is announcing the opening of the application in-take process for the 2008-2009 Book Scholarship Program. Awards vary from $100 to $1000. Completed application packets must be postmarked by July 15, 2008 for fall and December 15, 2008 for spring. Interested applicants should download the application online or request that an application be faxed to them at www.helpinghandsbookscholarship.com .
Nelnet’s dedication to make education possible for every student drives their $1Million Scholarship Giveaway. For official rules or to enter visit WWW.NELNET.COM/WIN.
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the national professional organization for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States. The AICPA supports several scholarship programs for undergraduate students interested in careers in business and accounting. Listed below are descriptions of each program. Eligibility criteria and application forms are available online at http://www/aicpa.org/aec .
AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students - financial awards of up to $5,000 to undergraduate and graduate minority accounting students.
Deadline: June 2, 2008 |
