Ivy Tech to help with FAFSA on College Goal Sunday

Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College’s Logansport location and 39 other sites in Indiana for College Goal Sunday, an event designed to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid.

The event is set for 2 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 27 on the campus in Logansport.

Interpreters will be available to provide translations for Spanish-speaking participants.

Indiana University Kokomo is also serving as a College Goal Sunday site on its campus

The free program assists Indiana students in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA form is required for students to be considered for federal and state grants, scholarships and student loans at most colleges, universities and vocational/technical schools nationwide.

The FAFSA must be filed by April 15 for the student to be eligible for Indiana financial aid.

Students should attend College Goal Sunday with their parent(s) or guardian(s) who should bring completed 2020 IRS 1040 tax returns, W-2 Forms and other 2020 income and benefits information. Students who worked last year should bring their income information as well. Students 24 years of age or older may attend alone and bring their own completed 2020 IRS 1040 tax return, W-2 Form or other 2020 income and benefits information. Students and parents are encouraged to apply for their U.S. Department of Education FSA IDs at studentaid.gov before coming to the event.

Volunteers will walk through the online form line-by-line and answer families’ individual questions as needed. More information and a complete list of sites is available at CollegeGoalSunday.org.

Students may also win one of five $1,000 scholarships.