{"id":50104,"date":"2025-02-03T12:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T17:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=50104"},"modified":"2025-02-03T14:02:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T19:02:49","slug":"february-2025-is-financial-aid-month-apply-early-get-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2025\/02\/03\/february-2025-is-financial-aid-month-apply-early-get-help\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2025 is Financial Aid Month \u2013 Apply Early &amp; Get Help!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now\u2019s the time to secure funds for college! February is Financial Aid Month, and ACC offers 1-on-1 support to help you navigate the <strong>Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)<\/strong> or the <strong>Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FAFSA helps students access federal grants, loans, and work-study opportunities, while TASFA is designed for Texas residents ineligible for federal aid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter what you\u2019re applying for \u2014 we encourage you to start early. Filing early increases your chances of receiving available funds, and ACC offers workshops and one-on-one support to simplify the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can RSVP or drop in for any of our specialty workshops to get hands-on assistance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Highland Campus<\/strong>: Welcome Center, Building 1000\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thursday, February 6 | 4 to 7 p.m. | <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/acc-financial-aid-workshops\/hlc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Round Rock Campus<\/strong>: Building 8000\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wednesday, February 12 | 4 to 7 p.m. | <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/acc-financial-aid-workshops\/rrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Riverside Campus<\/strong>: Building A\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saturday, February 15 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/acc-financial-aid-workshops\/rvs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Virtual (Zoom)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saturday, February 22 | 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/acc-financial-aid-workshops\/virtual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP Here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Five Things You Should Know About FAFSA:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Who Can Apply: <\/strong>U.S. citizens and <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/understand-aid\/eligibility\/requirements\/non-us-citizens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eligible non-citizens<\/a>. TASFA is for Texas residents who don\u2019t quality for FAFSA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why It\u2019s Important: <\/strong>Filing early increases your chance of receiving aid. Many funds are first-come, first-served.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What You\u2019ll Need:<\/strong> Your Social Security number, tax returns, W-2 forms, and other financial records for yourself or your parents if dependent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Receiving Funds:<\/strong> It may take several weeks for ACC to receive and process your application. You can look for updates in your ACC email.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Apply as soon as possible to maximize aid opportunities for the 2025-26 academic year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students seeking guidance on financial support options may contact an ACC advisor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/students\/financial-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/financialaid.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now\u2019s the time to secure funds for college! February is Financial Aid Month, and ACC offers 1-on-1 support to help you navigate the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA).&nbsp; FAFSA helps students access federal grants, loans, and work-study opportunities, while TASFA is designed for Texas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":50105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[105,10,240,14,964],"class_list":["post-50104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-for-you","tag-fafsa","tag-financial-aid","tag-financial-aid-month","tag-student-loans","tag-tasfa","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}