FINANCIAL AID AWARENESS WEEK GOING ON NOW!

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FINANCIAL AID AWARENESS WEEK GOING ON NOW!

The WVU Financial Aid Office is sponsoring the annual Financial Aid
Awareness Week this week, February 9-13, to remind students and families
about the submission of the 2009-10 Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) and the important deadline date of March 1, 2009, for
on-time filing.

Financial aid staff are readily available at the “Financial Aid
Booth” in the Mountainlair Food Court area during the week and as
always, are available in the office, located on the 2nd floor of the
Mountainlair.

In addition to information on filing the FAFSA, students may also
obtain materials on financial literacy and money management. The WVU
Financial Aid Office has recently linked to “CashCourse” from
http://www.wvu.edu/Redirect/?id=1012 and are pleased to provide
students with this very helpful information.

The 2009-10 FAFSA is available online at
http://www.wvu.edu/Redirect/?id=1013. Remember that you can file the
FAFSA using estimated income figures if you have not yet filed your 2008
income tax information. Estimated figures can be corrected later if
necessary. Filing the FAFSA annually is necessary in order to be
considered for student/parent loans and student employment as well as
grants and some scholarships.

Families who are experiencing circumstances that result in reduced
income in 2009 are encouraged to contact the Financial Aid Office after
initially submitting the FAFSA with 2008 income information. In some
instances, there can be a re-evaluation of eligibility.


FINANCIAL AID INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND
WVU's Financial Aid Office will be offering an informational webinar
for current WVU students and their families. This will be held this
Sunday, February 15 at 5:00 p.m. Further details, registration/logon
information will be posted on the WVU Financial Aid website at
http://www.wvu.edu/Redirect/?id=1012 this week. Be sure to check back
to register for this informative session!


IRS FORM 1098-T NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
The WVU Tax Services department would like you to know that tax forms
used by students or their parents to obtain tax credits under the
federal Hope and Lifetime Learning Credit programs are available
electronically. There are advantages of receiving your form
electronically, such as faster receipt as compared to it being mailed,
being available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the ability to
reprint the form if it becomes misplaced, and no need to be concerned
whether your mailing address is correct. The website also has FAQs to
help you with questions, informative links to Internal Revenue Service
publications and forms, and a summary of the Hope and Lifetime Learning
Credit programs. The website is at
http://www.wvu.edu/Redirect/?id=1014.