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Want to go to college? Need to figure out what your options are to pay for said college? The FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the first step along the road to funding your higher education. The aid you’re applying for is any mixture of grants (money you don’t pay back), loans (money you do pay back), and work study opportunities (jobs that pay you money). In order to become qualified for any federal financial aid, including federally subsidized loans, you must have a current FAFSA on file.
The FAFSA can be a little intimidating and it does require a lot of financial information. Here are a few tips to help you be prepared before starting to fill out your FAFSA application.
For the University of Washington the priority deadline for filing your FAFSA is Feb 28, 2010. Make sure to submit your application by Feb 15, 2010 to ensure that you meet the priority filing deadline. Filing by this date will guarantee you access to the most amount of aid possible. Filing after this date will not disqualify you from receiving aid, but may mean that there are fewer funds available to be given.
Before you sit down to file your FAFSA it is important to have the following information in front of you:
We follow UW student Daniel home and meet his family as he shares his Husky Promise story. Daniel is one of almost 7,000 students who are covered under the Husky Promise.
UW President Mark Emmert, senior administrators and students are traveling to selected cities in Washington to promote Husky Promise, which guarantees that full tuition will be covered by grant or scholarship support for low or lower middle-income students who are Washington residents. The visits are part of a statewide campaign to create awareness about the UW’s commitment to remain available to students at all income levels.
“The University of Washington has a long-standing commitment to accessibility and affordability,” says President Emmert. “We believe students from all economic backgrounds should have the opportunity to receive a great education.”
Tuition for students eligible for the Husky Promise will be covered first by federal and state grants — like the Pell Grant or State Need Grant. If a student’s eligibility for these programs does not equal the full cost of tuition, the University will make up the difference with institutional grants or scholarships. This program, launched in 2007, has grown to support more than 7,000 students currently covered by Husky Promise.
All of the meetings are taking place at high schools around the state:
• Monday, Jan. 25 – Mt. Tahoma High School, Tacoma, with President Emmert and Cedric Howard, associate vice chancellor of UW Tacoma
• Tuesday, Feb. 2 – Harbor High School, Aberdeen, with Ana Mari Cauce, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
• Wednesday, Feb. 3 – Toppenish High School, Toppenish, with President Emmert
• Friday, Feb. 5 – Cleveland High School, Seattle, with President Emmert
• Monday, Feb. 8 – Lummi High School, Bellingham, with Sheila Edwards Lange, vice president of Minority Affairs and vice provost of Diversity
• Tuesday, Feb. 9 – Kent-Meridian High School, Kent, with Sheila Edwards Lange
• Wednesday, Feb. 10 – Mariner High School, Everett, with UW Bothell Chancellor Kenyon Chan
• Tuesday, Feb. 16 – Rogers High School, Spokane, with Provost Phyllis Wise
The UW’s Janel Brown, a junior American education major, is a Husky Promise student who was interviewed by TVW for the show The Impact in early January. The show looked at “how regular Washingtonians could be impacted” by budget cuts this year. The Legislature was facing a $2.6 billion budget shortfall, and need-based scholarships and grants were in jeopardy. In this excerpt from the TVW show, Janel tells her story.
In her 2010 State of the State address, Gov. Chris Gregoire applauded UW junior Janel Brown as a young woman who is the first in her family to go to college and is able to give back to the community, thanks to the Husky Promise program.
“Education is the single best investment for our future and the key to success for our children,” Gregoire said, adding that a balanced budget “closes the door to college on 12,300 low-income students. That’s neither just nor smart.” At that, she told Janel’s story and recognized her publicly in the legislative chambers, as seen in this excerpt from a TVW broadcast.
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