This virtual workshop is open to 2024 Summer Discovery learners and their parents.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) can feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to! Estelle Belko, student aid coordinator at Penn State Fayette, who will walk learners and parents step-by-step through the FAFSA and answer questions in real time. If learners are attending without a parent/guardian, we do ask that parents/guardians are available via phone during this workshop, as students may run into specific financial questions.
Note: In a typical year, the FAFSA opens on October 1. However, due to the issues last year with implementing the new, more streamlined FAFSA, the Department of Education isn’t launching the application until December 1 of this year. We are holding the workshop in January to help ensure that the new application/system has time to work out any issues that may arise, but if you choose to start the application in December and have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out!
Contact Ms. Emma with questions at hance.emma@psu.edu.