2008 Fall Financial Aid High School Guidance Counselor Workshops 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!   The workshop is FREE. Seating maximums are imposed therefore register on-line early to ensure that you may attend the date/site most convenient for you.  There are 10 sites across Indiana. 

Special Notes: High school guidance counselors will be able to earn CRU’s for workshop attendance this year. Please follow registration directions/guidelines carefully to ensure your ability to earn and receive the CRU certificate!

The workshop will cover:

• Changes in federal methodology, financial aid programs and the 2009-2010 FAFSA for the 2009-2010 academic year;
• State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana CHIPS (Core 40/Academic Honors Internet Reporting System)

Financial Aid Professionals from the State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana and the Indiana Student Financial Aid Association sponsoring the workshops are looking forward to seeing you again this year! 

CHIPS (Core 40 and Honors Internet Update System)

THE CHIPS DATABASE DEADLINE FOR YOUR REPORTING OF ELIGIBLE CORE 40 DIPLOMA/ACADEMIC HONORS DIPLOMA STUDENTS GRADUATING IN 2008 HAS NOW PASSED (Friday, June 27th 2008)

If you have a student that needs to be updated (corrected, added, marked as “Neither”) in the CHIPS database you must now contact SSACI to make the adjustments in the CHIPS database.

If you have any further questions about the CHIPS reporting process please do not hesitate to call 317-232-2368 or email to ahdc40@ssaci.in.gov.

Thank you for all you do to help students achieve their education goals.

New for 2008-2009 FAFSA

The Department of Education would like to thank you for your continued support in moving to alternate methods of completing the FAFSA. The FAFSA on the Web Worksheet (FOTW) is the most effective tool students can use to facilitate the online application process and will still be available for bulk order by schools. The FOTW website is http://www.fsapubs.org/ and click “Federal Student Aid for Students”.

News

1. Beginning with the filing of the 2008-2009 FAFSA Paper FAFSA’s will NOT be available for schools to order via http://www.fsapubs.org/ . Students themselves will be able to obtain a paper FAFSA by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center toll free at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243). Students may request up to three copies of the paper application and should receive their FAFSAs in 3 to 7 business days.
2. New for the 2008-2009 is a PDF version of the FAFSA that students can submit for processing. The PDF version of the FAFSA will be available for download on various Federal Student Aid web sites, such as http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/. Students can access the PDF, complete the form on the computer or by hand, and mail it to the address provided for processing. Schools will also be able to access the PDF from the Department of Education websites including FSAPubs at http://www.fsapubs.org/.

Hoosier Scholar

The deadline for the Hoosier Scholars recipients is July 16th 2008.  College  Reporting Rosters will be going out to all  University / Colleges announcing there 2008 Hoosier Scholars  around  August 20th  2008.

If you have questions please call or email Ada Sparkman 317-232-2355 or asparkman@ssaci.in.gov

Financial Aid Information - Powerpoint Resources

• Financial Aid Night PowerPoint slide show presentation: You may use the slide presentation during your financial aid night event held at your high school in January, February, or March of 2008 for the 2008-2009 FAFSA application review. The slides include both the 2008-2009 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet as well as the 2008-2009 Paper FAFSA version so you have a choice on which you would prefer to present.

Resources

• High School Financial Aid Night Presenter Resource Request by County. You may use this list to call and request a financial aid professional from a college to present for your financial aid night at your high school financial aid night held anywhere from the beginning of December 2007 up to and including February of 2008.
• High School Financial Aid Night Flyer: To publicize the high school's Financial Aid Night (PDF format or MS Word format)
• March 10th FAFSA Receipt Deadline Flyer: Notes the importance of this date for consideration for the Frank O'Bannon Grant, 21st Century Scholarship, and the National Guard Supplemental Grant
• SSACI eStudent Flyer: Reminds students to check the SSACI Web site after March 10, 2008 to make sure their diploma information has been correctly reported by their high school, and whether there are FAFSA corrections (edits) that must be updated at the Federal Processor for the June 10, 2008 deadline in order to be appropriately considered for SSACI Grant funds.