Financial Aid Presentation La Joya ISD Financial Aid Presentation By: Mr. Daniel Diaz

La Joya Independent School District Financial Aid FACTS Max Pell Grant amount for 2019-2020 will be $6,095 Priority deadline in Texas is January 15th. Federal Gov’t spent $26.6 billion in PELL GRANT awards for 2016-2017 year A majority of La Joya ISD graduating seniors qualify for a Pell Grant amount La Joya Independent School District

La Joya Independent School District What is FAFSA? FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid To apply for federal student aid, such as federal grants, work-study, and loans, you need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) You must apply for FAFSA every year First day you can apply for the FAFSA is October 1, 2018, and the priority deadline is January 15, 2019. La Joya Independent School District

La Joya Independent School District FSA-ID Go to fsaid.ed.gov The student and at least one parent must have created an FSA-ID before applying for the FAFSA. With the FSA-ID you create a USERNAME and PASSWORD that you use to login to your FAFSA application. Go to www.lajoyaisdcounseling.com/fsa-id for a step by step guide. La Joya Independent School District

La Joya Independent School District FAFSA Login Go to fafsa.ed.gov Sign in with your FSA-ID username/password Username or email Password La Joya Independent School District

Important things needed to complete FAFSA + Important things needed to complete FAFSA 2017 Tax Return For Parent/s and Students if Applicable W2 Forms For Parent/s and Students if applicable Tax Return Transcript For Parent/s and Students if applicable Social Security # For student and Parent/s ADDITIONALLY, you will need your parent/s Date of Birth and Month&Year they got either married/divorced/widowed La Joya Independent School District

Selected for verification When Selected for Verification, the federal government requires colleges and universities to verify or confirm the data reported by students and their parent(s) on the FAFSA. We will notify you if you are selected for verification. When selected for verification, lookout for verification forms needed to provide to the University or College of your choice. La Joya Independent School District

La Joya Independent School District What is TASFA? TASFA stands for Texas Application for State Financial Aid. The TASFA is state financial aid available for students who do not have a Social Security Number, are not eligible for federal student aid, and who are not able to electronically submit the FAFSA application. La Joya Independent School District

La Joya Independent School District TASFA Application You can find the TASFA application at www.lajoyaisdcounseling.com/tasfa-2 Paper application Every university needs its own hardcopy of the application. La Joya Independent School District

Important items needed to complete TASFA 2017 Tax Return For Parent/s and Students if Applicable W2 Forms For Parent/s and Students if applicable Tax Return Transcript for Parent/s and Students if applicable -If your parents did not file their 2017 taxes, they will likely need to provide a notarized statement with income totals for the year 2017. We can notarize your documents here! -You will need your parent/s date of birth and Month&Year they got Married/Divorced/Widowed -Additionally, all TASFA applicants need to complete a Residency Affidavit form for each university/college La Joya Independent School District