Please note that the last day to Withdraw from a full semester Fall 2011 course with a "W" is October 26th.

Loans are currently being certified for current fall 2011 term. Please ensure that you have completed the Stafford Master Promissory Note at http://www.studentloans.gov/.  If your loan has already been processed, and you are making changes to your loan, please allow time for this to occur. There are others whose loan needs to be processed for the first time before changes can be made to already processed loans.
Also, if you are making changes to your loan, please do so on an award letter only. No exceptions.

If you have left a post previously and did not receive an answer please let us know what your question is.  You may also call 864-250-8128 or come by our office at McAlister Square.

Remember GTC4me has all Financial Aid Information. Under My Financial Aid Forms you can see if additional information is needed by our office, if your FAFSA is in and complete, if your award letter has been completed and if aid is posted. Additionally you can find out more information about Student Loans including how to apply for loans. Please check your GTC4me often http://gvltec.edu/about_college.aspx?id=7073

 

Student Loans:
If Fall Semester 2011 will be your first time getting loans, and you have not already done so, please complete the Stafford Entrance Counseling and Stafford Master Promissory Note at www.studentloans.gov also ensure that you submit an additional loan request form to our office.  The federal direct loan request form can be found under forms on our website http://www.gvltec.edu/forms/

LIFE Scholarship:
New Students:
Have you received your award letter but LIFE scholarship is not showing and you know that you are eligible? 

• Your high school transcript must be received and official with Admissions
• You must be registered for 12 credit hours of non-remedial (101 level or above) courses

Returning Students:

• Transcripts are currently being reviewed and processed, refer to GTC4me for updates

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Aid has begun the awarding process for 11-12 aid. Fall 2011 award letters will begin going out via mail over the next few weeks.

Please remember that your award letter will post to GTC4me http://gvltec.edu/about_college.aspx?id=7073&terms=gtc4me as well, so be sure to check there first!

If you are interested in obtaining a student loan for the Fall semester and have not already done so, please complete the Stafford Master Promissory Note and the Stafford Entrance Counseling at http://www.studentloans.gov/.

IF YOU COMPLETED THE MPN AND COUNSELING LAST YEAR YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO AGAIN.

If your award letter has already posted and no loans are listed, ensure that you complete the above steps and also submit a Federal Direct Loan Request form http://www.gvltec.edu/students.aspx?id=2825#FA to our office as soon as possible.

If you are a first time student and have received an award letter listing only SC Lottery Tuition but feel you are eligible for additional federal aid, please check with Admissions http://gvltec.edu/admissions_process.aspx?id=5920 to ensure that your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT is on file and posted.

Summer 2011 Disbursements and Refunds

As we approach the 2011 summer term many of you will have questions about when your refund checks will be going out and what the amounts of these refunds will be. I will give you the best general knowledge that we have, but please bear in mind that every student is different, and your account may not be the same as another student. The tentative disbursement date is June 6, 2011. **Only students who have a file complete date on their 2010/2011 FAFSA will have funds transferred to their accounts.If you do not have a file complete date on your 2010/2011 FAFSA, contact the Financial Aid office to find out if there are any documents needed from you to complete processing. ** If you are receiving student loans please verify that you have completed entrance loan counseling and signed a Master Promissory Note with Direct Loans. You can complete both of these at http://studentloans.gov

Once financial aid funds have been applied to a students account in the Business Office, they will begin processing refunds. If you have Direct Deposit, these funds will be sent directly to your bank when refund checks go out, if you do not have Direct Deposit, they will be mailed to your address on file.









I hope this answers your questions regarding the disbursement date and refunds, if not, please leave a comment and I will answer asap.









Thanks for reading!

Impotant Dates To Remember For Summer 2011 Term

May 11, 2011    Maymester begins
May 12, 2011    Drop "ONLY" for Maymester (no add)
May 16, 2011    Summer classes begin
May 18, 2011    Last Day to ADD/DROP for full-term
                        [10-week] summer session
May 24, 2011    Last Day to Withdraw for Maymester
May 31, 2011    Last Day of class - Maymester
June 6, 2011     Summer Loan Disbursement Date
June 13, 2011    Pre-Registration begins for Fall 2011 term
June 24, 2011    Registration begins for Fall 2011 term
July 11, 2011     Last Day to submit SAP appeals for Summer 2011
June 30, 2011    Last Day to file 10/11 FAFSA for the 2010/2011
                        academic year
July 25, 2011     Last day to process Summer term  Loans
August 1, 2011  Last Day of class for full-term

Book Vouchers for Summer 2011 Term

Book vouchers for the Summer 2011 term will began on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 and end May 27, 2011. There should be a broadcast e-mail on the GTC4ME communucation portal with instructions for printing the voucher yourself, which we strongly suggest that you try to do first before coming to the Financial Aid office to have a book voucher issued. If when you print your book voucher it shows zeroes,  then we suggest that you come to the financial aid office to have a book voucher issued manually. I further advise you that if there is any question regarding the amount on your book voucher, I suggest that you contact the Financial Aid office before going to the bookstore.

Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship

AG Bell College Scholarship Awards Program

The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) offers several scholarships for full-time students who are deaf and hard of hearing and who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited mainstream college or university.

This is a merit-based scholarship program with award selection being extremely competitive. While the number and value of awards varies from year to year. In 2010, 144 eligible applications were received and 18 awards were granted, which ranged from $1,000 to $10,000.


2011 College Scholarship Program Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible for this program, applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• Spoken communication must be the applicant's primary mode of communication.
• Hearing loss must have been diagnosed before the applicant’s fourth birthday.
• Hearing loss must be bilateral and in the moderate to profound range. Applicants must have an unaided Pure-Tone Average (PTA) of 60dB or greater in the better-hearing ear in the speech frequencies of 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz. Applicants with cochlear implants meet this eligibility requirement. Unilateral (one-sided) hearing loss does not qualify.

Formula for calculating the PTA
On the unaided audiogram, look at the results for the better hearing ear at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz and add those three numbers together, then divide that total by three. The result is the Pure Tone Average. To be eligible for this award, the applicant’s PTA must be 60 or greater.

• Applicant must be enrolled in or have applied to a mainstream and accredited college/university as a full-time student.
• Applicants in the United States must have a minimum cumulative un-weighted GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale (equivalent minimums: 4.06 on a 5.0 scale or 81.25 on a scale of 100). For high school seniors, this is a cumulative GPA for grades 9-11 and the first semester of grade 12. For college freshman, this is cumulative GPA for grades 9-12 and the first semester of college. For college sophomores or higher, it is the cumulative GPA on your college transcript for all semesters completed.

Students applying from countries other than the United States
Applicants must have a minimum 80% cumulative on their high school or secondary school transcripts.  For college outside of the United States, applicants must have a ranking equivalent to a minimum 3.25 GPA; for example, in the UK, Australia and India, a minimum of an Upper Second Class ranking is required.

PLEASE NOTE: We are very strict with the eligibility criteria. Without exception, applications that do not meet all of the criteria are screened out of the process and are not considered for an award.


Application

Click here for an application packet.


Application Deadline

The deadline for applications is March 15, 2011. All materials must arrive together in one package at AG Bell by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on March 15, 2011. Only transcripts sent directly from the educational institution will be accepted separately from the application.

Application package should be mailed/delivered to:
         2011 College Scholarship Program
         AG Bell
         3417 Volta Place, NW
         Washington, DC  20007

Please Note:

• AG Bell does not confirm receipt of applications. If you would like to know whether or not your application was received, you may choose to send your application using a service that can confirm delivery; please do not require a signature upon delivery. AG Bell does not accept any responsibility nor make exceptions for any delays that may occur due to delivery confirmation or a signature requirement.
• Late and incomplete applications will not be considered under any circumstances.
• Faxed applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.
• Applicants are encouraged to keep a photocopy of their application.
• Applications will not be returned for any reason.
• Please do not contact AG Bell seeking an exception.

Administrative Processes

In the weeks after the application deadline, all applications are screened for eligibility. Eligible applications are then forwarded to the award selection committee for review. Ineligible applications will be discarded.

Once the screening process is complete, applicants will be notified via email of the status of their applications – either the application is not eligible, or the application is being reviewed by the award selection committee. Applicants will also receive information about when they can expect to receive information about the award decisions.

Applicants not selected to receive an award will be notified by email only. Applicants selected to receive an award will be notified by email and will receive the award check in August 2011.