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FAFSA Financial Aid Workshop
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dana Navarro
January 14, 2010 (773) 442-4227
d-navarro@neiu.edu
FAFSA Financial Aid Workshop
Free and Open to the Public at Northeastern Illinois University Campuses
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Northeastern Illinois University invites students and parents needing help understanding or completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to its campuses to receive individual assistance from financial aid professionals.
These events are free and open to the public. For more information, please call (773) 442-5000 or send e-mail to m-amos@neiu.edu.
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| WHERE: |
Northeastern Illinois University
El Centro Campus
3119 N. Pulaski Rd. in Chicago
Northeastern Illinois University
Main Campus, Lech Walesa Hall
5500 N. St. Louis Ave. in Chicago
(Use campus entrance located at 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.)
Northeastern Illinois University
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
700 E. Oakwood Blvd. in Chicago
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| WHEN: |
Saturday, February 6 from 9 a.m. to noon at the NEIU El Centro Campus
Saturday, February 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the NEIU Main Campus
Tuesday, February 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the NEIU Center for Inner City Studies
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| DETAILS: |
Families will need to bring all completed or estimated 2009 income tax forms as well as any other asset information to complete the 2010-2011 FAFSA. Other information that will be available includes: electronic filing of the FAFSA; changes to the 2010-2011 FAFSA; early awareness issues such as academic preparation; the effect of the economy of the student loan industry and planning for college costs; the College Illinois 529 prepaid tuition program; the types of financial aid sources, such as grants, scholarships, Federal Work-Study, and educational loans; and general information about federal tax credits and benefits for higher education. |
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