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February 14, 2008
March 1 marks deadline for financial aid applications
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - In order to be considered for all federal, state and university-controlled financial aid, current and newly admitted Purdue students must file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as FAFSA, by March 1."Students may still file after March 1, but the amount and types of aid available could be limited," said Marvin Smith, associate director of financial aid at Purdue. "Our office has been busy providing financial aid filing information to current and admitted students and their parents through e-mail, area outreach programs and via our financial aid Web site to remind them of the approaching deadline."
The FAFSA can be filed online at https://www.fafsa.ed.gov/, and students and parents should sign the form electronically with a personal identification number issued by the Department of Education, Smith said.
At 2 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 17), students and parents who need additional help with the form can attend College Goal Sunday at Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette in Ivy Hall, 3101 S. Creasy Lane, or at other locations around the state. More information about the event and a list of locations are available at https://www.collegegoalsunday.org/
For information about the financial aid process and filing the FAFSA, call the Division of Financial Aid at (765) 494-0998 or visit https://www.purdue.edu/DFA
Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu
Sources: Marvin Smith, (765) 494-5083, marvin@purdue.edu
David Reseigh, Division of Financial Aid outreach coordinator, (765) 496-3919, dlreseigh@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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