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6InstitutionalandOtherProgramsCTAScholarship-NoRepaymentRequiredTuitionPaymentPlan-RepaymentRequiredWorkforceInvestmentAct-NoRepaymentRequiredNEED-NoRepaymentRequiredCareerLinkCareerTrackNoRepaymentRequiredStudentEducationalAssistanceGrantSEAFNoRepaymentRequiredPittsburghPromiseNoRepaymentRequiredIfyoudiscoveranyadditionalsourcesoffundingthatyoumaybeeligibleforpleasediscussitwithyourFinancialServicesRepresentatives.Theywillbehappytoassistyouintheapplicationprocess.WHATARETHEPROCEDURESANDDEADLINESFORAIDAPPLICATIONFederalPellGrantProgramTheFederalPellGrantisappliedforusingtheFreeApplicationforFederalStudentAidFAFSA.ApplicationformsareavailablefromtheCAREERTRAININGACADEMYFinancialAidOfficesyourhighschoolguidanceofficeortheFederalDepartmentofEducationphone1-800-4-fed-aidorwww.fafsa.ed.gov.AFinancialAidOfficercanassistyouincompletingthisapplicationduringyourindividualplanningsession.Deadlineforapplicationforthe2009-2010awardyearJuly12009-June302010isJune302010.YoushouldsubmityourcompletedFAFSAtoeitherCareerTrainingAcademymailtotheMDEprocessororcompleteyourapplicationonthewebatwww.fafsa.ed.govaddressontheenvelopeincludedwithyourFAFSAform.Mostapplicationswillincludeanaddressedenvelopeformailing.IfyourapplicationdoesnotyourFinancialAidOfficercanprovideone.OncetheDepartmentreceivesyourapplicationitwillmailyouaSARStudentAidReportandelectronicallyreleaseyourSARtotheschoolofyourchoice.WhenyoureceiveyourSARyoushouldreviewitcarefullyforaccuracyandsubmitittotheFinancialAidOfficeforprocessing.IfthereareanyerrorspleasemakecorrectionsonthesecondpageoftheSARsignandsubmittotheFinancialAidOffice.OncetheFinancialAidOfficerreceivesyourSARtheywilldetermineyoureligibilityforaFederalPellGrant.EligibilityisdeterminedbycomparingtheExpectedFamilyContributionEFConyourSARwithachartpublishedbytheFederalDepartmentofEducation.ThelowertheEFCthemoreyouwillreceiveinFederalPellGrant.TheEFCiscalculatedusinginformationyouprovideintheFAFSA.IfyourapplicationisselectedforverificationSeetheverificationdiscrepancypolicylaterinthispublicationyouwillneedtoprovideadditionaldocumentationtotheFinancialAidOfficebeforeaFederalPellGrantandanyotherfederalaidcanbedisbursed.IfyouareeligibleforaFederalPellGrantandifapplicablecompletetheverificationprocessanawardletterplanningsheetwillbesenttoyou.Theawardletterplanningsheetwilloutlinetheexpecteddisbursementdates.FederalSupplementalEducationalOpportunityGrantFSEOGFSEOGisalimitedfederalfundthatisadministeredbytheschoolusingacombinationoffederalguidelinesandinstitutionalpolicies.Thisiscalledax1ccampusbasedx1dfund.ApplicationismadebyfilingaFAFSA.Youmustbefinanciallyclearedbythedeadlinedatesinordertobeconsidered.FinancialClearancewasdefinedearlierinthispublication.Thedeadlineforconsiderationisthefirstdayoftheclassstart.Sincethesearelimitedfundstheearlieryouarefinanciallyclearedthebetteryourchancesaretoreceivefunds.Ifsufficientfundsareavailableforaparticularclassstartthedeadlinemaybeextended.FederalWork-StudyProgramFWSFWSisalimitedfederalfundthatpartiallysubsidizesqualifiedemployment.Financialclearanceisrequired.Awardsaremadeasfundsandemploymentareavailable.PleasenotifytheFinancialAidOfficerifyouareinterestedinworking.FederalDirectLoanProgramApplicationismadebycompletingaloanapplicationmasterpromissorynotempn.LoanapplicationsareavailablethroughtheFinancialAidOffice.NOTEEffectiveJuly1st2010x13StaffordLoansaremadethroughtheWilliamD.FordDirectLendingProgramOnly.YoumustfileaFAFSAbeforeyourloancanbeapproved.Additionallytheschoolwillsometimesrequiremoreinformationtoapproveyourloan.Pleasewatchyourmailcarefullyandrespondtoanycorrespondenceyoureceive.Thereisnodeadlineforapplication.HoweveraloanapplicationmustbeoriginatedwiththeDepartmentofEducationbeforeorduringtheacademicperiodforwhichthefundsareintended.AlsoifaStaffordloanispartofyourfinancialplantheapplicationmustbeoriginatedthroughtheFederalDepartmentofEducationinorderforyoutobefinanciallyclearedtobeginclasses.FederalPlusLoansApplicationismadebytheparentofadependentstudentcompletingaloanapplicationmasterpromissorynotempn.FederalPlusLoanapplicationpromissorynotesareavailablethroughtheFinancialAidDepartment.FederalPlusloaneligibilityincludesacreditevaluation.Pleasewatchyourmailcarefullyandrespondtoanycorrespondenceyoureceive.Thestudentisthenabletoborrowadditionalunsubsidizedloanstoassisttheireducation.Theschoolmustcertifyloanapplications.ThecompletedapplicationshouldbesubmittedtotheFinancialAidDepartment.Itwillreviewtheapplicationprovidethenecessaryinformationtoestablisheligibilityandforwardtheapplicationtoyourparentx19slender.Onceapprovedyourparentwillreceivealoanapprovalnoticefromthelender.