 FAFSA (Jan. 2010) - Helping Students Pay for College
The U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid provides over $80 billon annually in financial assistance for college.
To receive federal student aid, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
**FAFSA forms: The preferred method of completeing the FAFSA is online. High schools are NOT receiving any paper copies
of the form this year. You can request one by calling 1-800-433-3243.
NOTE: Many private schools also require completion of the CSS Profile. You can check on-line at www.collegeboard.com.
Students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after January 1st. There are three ways that a student can complete the FAFSA:
(Note: PDF version of FAFSA must be mailed for processing).
3. Request a paper copy FAFSA by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center at
1-800-4FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) or 1-319-337-5665.
(Guidance does not have FAFSA worksheets. You can call 1-800-433-3243 to get the FAFSA form if needed.)
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority – to contact MEFA call
 Every year, thousands of New England students use or RSP Tutition Break Programto save millions of dollars in tuition costs. You can be the one of the nearly 8,500
New England students students who save thousands of dollars in tuition this year.
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