Financial Aid Awareness Month

February is Financial Aid Awareness Month. In recognition of this, the financial aid office will be hosting a series of events.

The first event is FAFSA Fridays. Every Friday in February (5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th) we will have financial aid officers available in the ARC computer lab to assist you in completing the FAFSA for 2010-2011. Students should bring their 2009 taxes if they filed as well as their parent’s 2009 taxes. This event will help you to get a jumpstart on completing the FAFSA for the upcoming year! Please contact our office at FAFSAFridays@gvltec.edu to schedule an appointment!

The second event is 3 Thursdays. Every Thursday in February, Financial Aid officers will be at various locations around campus to answer general questions and give tips on completing the FAFSA and the Financial Aid process. The schedule is as follows:

Feb. 4 – UT building lobby 9-2

Feb. 11 – UT building lobby 9-2

Feb. 18 – TRC auditorium/atrium – 9-2 – Black History Event: Lecture- A Day without Black People

Feb. 25 - TRC auditorium/atrium – 9-2 – Black History Event: Play – We’ve Come a Mighty Long way

Please plan to attend one or both of these events!

Scholarship Time Again

I cannot believe that it is time again for scholarship applications. You may have noticed that the frequency of posts about scholarships has been increasing lately and that is because it is quickly approaching the time to start applying for scholarships for the Fall 2009 semester.

I have written many posts concerning searching for scholarships. This one post in particular is full of great information for searching as well as some helpful links on where to search for scholarships: Scholarship Post

Greenville Tech also offers numerous scholarships through the Greenville Tech Foundation. You can complete one application and be qualified for hundreds of scholarships thorough the GTC foundation. Scholarship applications can be found here: GTC Foundation Application

Please contact us if you have any questions!

Book Vouchers and a New Year

Happy 2010! A new year brings a new semester and that means spring registration. Classes have already started and hopefully you are all in the swing of things. Just a few quick points about this semester:

• Book vouchers are now available for print through January 22, 2010. If you are having trouble printing your book voucher, you may need to come into the office and a financial aid officer can assist you in obtaining your book voucher.
• If this is your first semester and you are just now submitting your FAFSA, be sure to check back with us to verify that we have all of the information we need to complete your FAFSA.
• If you are selected for verification, we will send you a letter notifying you of the documents we need. please be sure to return with all of the requested documents. This will allow us to process your FAFSA in the quickest manner possible.
• If you are receiving student loans for the very first time here at GTC, be sure to complete a session of Entrance Loan Counseling at: http://mappingyourfuture.org/FAP/ and also complete a Master Promissory Note with your chosen lender

These are the high points for right now. As always, if you have any specific questions, please feel free to leave a comment and we will get back with you as quickly as possible.