How do you contact financial aid?
The Office of Financial Aid uses a phone system to hold calls in the order they are received. When calling the Office of Financial Aid, please call 912-358-4162 and press option 5. Listen to the menu option and select the option best fits the service you need.
What is financial aid?
Financial aid is a catch-all term referring to any program that offers money to assist with the costs associated with being a student. This includes tuition help, scholarships, living stipends, textbook costs, childcare benefits, work grants, entrepreneurship support and more.
What is a financial aid officer?
However, the title of “financial aid officer” is one that you’ll find at almost every college. Financial aid officers are the staff members who are most directly responsible for connecting individual students to aid opportunities, helping them manage their aid, and addressing any problems that might arise.
Do colleges require FAFSA?
Most colleges and universities nationwide use the FAFSA as their sole application for need-based financial aid, so students applying for aid at those colleges only need to complete the FAFSA. However, there are about 200 colleges which require that the CSS Profile also be completed in addition to the FAFSA.
Does FAFSA cover Community College?
You must be enrolled at least half-time and complete the FAFSA form to qualify for a Stafford loan. This program can provide over $100,000 in financial aid for community college students, regardless of their family’s income or asset levels.
Where does money for financial aid come from?
The most common source of financial aid comes from the federal government in the form of Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. Other sources come from private grants and scholarships or from institutional aid that originates with the school where the student enrolls.