February is Financial Aid Awareness Month, and the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority’s FAFSA February campaign reminds students to submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Do not leave free money on the table. Completing the FAFSA is the first step to unlocking financial aid for college, technical school or career training. Some financial aid is first-come, first-served, so do not wait.
KHEAA provides free help to students and parents who need assistance in completing the FAFSA. The easiest, fastest method is to file online at studentaid.gov.
Students and parents who need help can visit kygoestocollege.com/fafsa for line-by-line assistance with the form.
One-on-one help is also available by calling KHEAA’s FAFSA Help Line at 888-452-7322.
To find the KHEAA outreach counselor assigned to your county, visit kheaa.com.
You can also listen to Coffee with KHEAA podcasts for more financial aid tips, available on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform.
KHEAA partners interested in participating in the FAFSA February campaign to increase completion rates can visit kygoestocollege.com for tips and a social media toolkit.
KHEAA is the state agency that administers the merit-based Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) program, as well as need-based grants and other programs to help students pay their higher education expenses. Kentucky Lottery funds pay for many of those programs. For more information about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit kheaa.com; write KHEAA at P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602; or call 800-928-8926.
In addition, KHEAA administers the KY Saves 529 program, which allows families to save for college. For more information, visit www.kysaves.com/home.html.
KHEAA’s sister agency, the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, is the Kentucky not-for-profit agency committed to offering students/borrowers the lowest possible cost assistance in achieving their higher education dreams by offering the Advantage Education Loan program. For more information, visit advantageeducationloan.com/.