Sunday, October 28, 2007
Federal and State Financial Aid Workshops
See UPDATE below ...
The Florida Department of Education Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA), in conjunction with the Florida Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (FASFAA), will be offering workshops designed specifically for guidance counselors relating to federal, state and institutional financial aid programs.
National Training for Counselors and Mentors (NT4CM): Funding Education Beyond High School, is sponsored by Federal Student Aid, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs.
NT4CM workshops will take place from November through January at various locations throughout the state. For more information or to register, simply visit the official NT4CM Web site at www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov/nt4cm, click on Registration and choose Florida. You may also contact Florida coordinator Kelly Harrison at Kelly.Harrison@fldoe.org for more details.
Following are dates and locations for upcoming workshops:
November 9 - Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee
November 14 - Keiser University, Pembroke Pines
November 16 - Miami Dade College - North Campus, Miami
November 29 - Thrasher Horne Conference Center (St. Johns River Community College), Orange Park
December 13 - St. Petersburg College, St. Petersburg
January 9 - Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, Chipley
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Workshop Agenda (Workshops are from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
I. Overview of Financial Aid
II. How to Apply for Federal Financial Aid
a. FAFSA4caster
b. FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) Worksheet
III. Academic Competitiveness Grants
IV. Searching for Scholarships
V. State and Institutional Aid
VI. Available Resources
Update Regarding the Federal and State Financial Aid Workshops
The registration web site for the state-wide financial aid workshops has been updated.
The location for the St. Petersburg workshop on December 13 (the EpiCenter at St. Petersburg College) is confirmed and counselors in that area can now register online at: http://fsa4counselors.ed.gov/clcf/NT4CMRegistration.html
The date and location for an Orlando and Ft. Myers workshop are still being confirmed, both will probably occur in December.
Three additional locations have been added to the available workshops listing:
December 5 - Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee
December 20 - Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers
January 16 - Indian River College (Kight Center), Ft. Pierce
The registration site has been updated with all of these locations and participants can register online at: http://fsa4counselors.ed.gov/clcf/NT4CMRegistration.html <http://fsa4counselors.ed.gov/clcf/NT4CMRegistration.html>
Kelly G. Harrison
Director of Training and Development
Florida Dept. of Education, OSFA
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