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2018-19 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available October 1, 2017
Free workshops for students applying for financial aid.
St. Louis—The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available on October 1, allowing students to begin a critical step in applying for financial aid. High school seniors and current college students applying for financial aid for the 2018-19 academic year will want to file the FAFSA as soon after October 1, 2017 as possible; the FAFSA can be filed at fafsa.gov. The FAFSA uses tax information from two years prior to the aid year for which the student is applying. In this case, students applying for aid in the 2018-19 year will use tax information from 2016, allowing them to immediately transfer tax information from the IRS into the FAFSA.
This fall, The Scholarship Foundation will host several workshops to aid students and families in successfully navigating the financial aid process, understanding college affordability, and completing the FAFSA. The workshop schedule follows:
- Financial Aid Basics Workshop -- Wednesdays September 6th and November 8th, both at 6:30pm;
- FAFSA Workshop -- Wednesdays September27th and October 18th, both at 6:30pm; and,
- FAFSA Completion Assistance -- Appointments are scheduled individually with an advisor. Please contact The Scholarship Foundation to schedule an appointment.
The workshops and clinic will be held at The Scholarship Foundation office, 6825 Clayton Ave, Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63139. All workshops are free and open to the public; registration is much appreciated for all workshops, but not required. For more information or to register, call 314-725-7990 or email info@sfstl.org.
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The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, a nonprofit organization founded in 1920, is based upon the conviction that an educated society is essential to a democracy. The Scholarship Foundation provides access to postsecondary education to members of our community who otherwise would not have the financial means to fulfill their educational goals. Annually, more than 500 students are awarded approximately $4 million in direct financial support in the form of interest-free loans and grants from The Scholarship Foundation. For more information, visit www.sfstl.org.