PNW to host College Goal Sunday

Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at both Purdue University Northwest campuses in Hammond and Westville to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 23. The PNW program takes place in Room 200 of the Student Union and Library, 2233 173rd St., Hammond. The Westville Campus program is scheduled in Room 265 of the Technology Building, 1401 S. U.S. 421. The free program assists students in filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA form is required for students to be considered for federal and state grants, scholarships and student loans at most colleges, universities and vocational/technical schools nationwide. The FAFSA must be filed by April 15 to be eligible for Indiana financial aid. Students 23 or younger should attend College Goal Sunday with their parent(s) or guardian(s), and should bring their family’s completed 2018 IRS 1040 tax returns, W-2 statement(s) and other 2018 income and benefits-related information. Students who worked during 2018 also should bring their income information. Students 24 years of age or older may attend alone and bring their own completed 2018 IRS 1040 tax return, W-2 statement (s), and any other 2018 income and benefits-related information. Students and parents are encouraged to apply for their U.S. Department of Education FSA

IDs at https://fsaid.ed.gov prior to the event. More i n f o r ma t i o n is at http://www.collegegoal sunday.org/. PNW’s Office of Financial Aid can be reached at finaid@pnw.edu, at 219-989-2301 or at 219785-5460. More information is at www.pnw.edu /finaid.