{"id":401,"date":"2017-01-25T15:35:36","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T15:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/college101\/?p=401"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:27:55","slug":"fafsa-time-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/college101\/fafsa-time-help\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s FAFSA time &#8211; and help is out there!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s tax time, which also means FAFSA time! Make sure you fill out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid and claim whatever funds may be available to help you finance your college education &#8211; AKA your future. And this time of year also brings many events to help clarify the process of application.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you\u2019ll need:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Tax Info: Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/fafsa.ed.gov\/help\/irshlp9.htm\">IRS Data Retrieval Tool<\/a> to import income information from your most recent tax returns.<br \/>\n2. \u00a0An FSA ID: An <a href=\"https:\/\/fsaid.ed.gov\/npas\/index.htm\">FSA ID<\/a> serves as your electronic signature and is used to access all of your federal financial aid records. At least one parent of a dependent student must also have an FSA ID.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five places\u00a0to turn for help with your FAFSA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Attend a FAFSA help event at your school or local college, where you can complete your FAFSA at the event. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/fafsanights\/\">Check out some local connections for 2017 events<\/a>. Sometimes incentives are offered to attendees, from pizza to a new iPad, either of which is a good thing!<br \/>\n2. Explore the<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.ed.gov\/sa\/fafsa\/filling-out#get-help\">\u00a0FAFSA website<\/a>. 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