Government Grant

THIS IS MEANT TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN WITHOUT THE DISTRACTION OF ELECTRONICS. SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID OR FAFSA… LEFT LAST YEAR’S COLLEGE APPLICANTS CHOOSING WHERE TO GO TO COLLEGE. WITHOUT KNOWING IF OR HOW MUCH FEDERAL AID THEY’D BE GIVEN. WHILE SOME STUDENTS STAYED CLOSE TO HOME TO BENEFIT FROM LOWER IN-STATE TUITION COSTS… OTHERS SAY THEY PUT OFF GOING TO COLLEGE ALTOGETHER. THAT’S WHY THE VERMONT STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION IS WORKING TO ENSURE VERMONTERS HAVE BETTER RESOURCES TO GET THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. NBC5S ANNA GUBER SPOKE WITH THE PRESIDENT OF VSAC. AND ANNA WHAT DOES THAT WORK LOOK LIKE? ADRIAN, THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDED VSAC A GRANT TO HOST DOZENS OF WORKSHOPS, WALKING THOUSANDS OF COLLEGE APPLICANTS THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS A MAJOR FACTOR FOR MANY STUDENTS… WHEN THEY DECIDE WHERE TO GO TO COLLEGE. 10;15;33;00 BUT AFTER CHANGES TO THE FAFSA PROGRAM… MILLIONS OF APPLICANTS FACED DELAYS PROCESSING THEIR FORMS LAST YEAR. AND SOME HAD TO CHOOSE THEIR COLLEGE WITHOUT KNOWING HOW MUCH FEDERAL AID THEY WOULD RECEIVE. IF ANY. 10;13;00;17:11 THAT’S WHY THE VERMONT STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION IS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN AGAIN. AND VERMONTERS GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED THROUG THE ENTIRE APPLICATION PROCESS. 09;42;04;16 SINCE JUNE, VSAC HAS HELPED 5 THOUSAND VERMONTERS SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS. AND EVEN THOUGH THE WORKSHOPS ARE SLATED TO FINISH UP THIS MONTH… VSAC ASSISTANCE DOESN’T END THERE. 09;42;24;18 THE LAST WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 19 FROM 9 AM TO 10:30 ON ZOOM. YOU CAN REGISTER TO ATTEND ON