Are you plagued with never-ending questions about financial aid? Find the answers you need in our semester newsletters at the bottom of the page or in the informative audio podcasts to the right.

Coming Soon!

• If you need assistance completing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), please do not miss the College Goal Sunday event on January 31, 2010, at NJIT. At this event, NJIT and other NJ administrators will help students complete their FAFSA.
  
  Please register TODAY at www.njcollegegoalsunday.org  and click on GET STARTED NOW!
  
• Visit us on March 29 at NJIT Experience Day and find out how you can become eligible for money for your college education.
• Get ready for another successful Financial Aid Awareness Week--a week of informative workshops that will change the way you handle your education. (Date to be announced.)

Change in NJCLASS Loan Repayment Option

Effective immediately, the NJCLASS loan repayment Option 3, "In-school deferment of principal and interest payments," will not be available on new loans until further notice. This change is for both the NJCLASS Fixed Rate Loan and the NJCLASS for Graduate and Professional Students programs; however, while repayment Option 3 is no longer available, you can still apply for a NJCLASS loan by selecting Option 1 (monthly repayment of principal and interest) or Option 2 repayment (quarterly interest payment while in school). For detailed information, visit http://hesaa.org/index.php?page=NJCLASSapply.

Student Bulletins

Check out the following student bulletins on FastWeb—the Internet's leading scholarship search service that helps you make important life decisions, such as choosing a college, paying for college, finding jobs and internships, and more.

• Secure Your Finances - Prevent identity theft and manage your finances.
• Get Financially Savvy: Create a Budget - Become “financially savvy” and create a budget to ensure that you have more money coming in than going out.

Will Today's Economy Affect Tomorrow's Loans?

As the '09-'10 FAFSA filing date (January 1, 2009) approaches, you may be wondering whether student loans are even going to be available for the upcoming fall semester. Read more...

Tax Credits: What's New for 2008 

Read about 2008 tax credits that can help you save your hard-earned dollars:

• Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits
• The Hope Scholarship Tax Credit
• The Lifetime Learning Tax Credit
• Understanding the Tuition and Fees Tax Deduction

The 13 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions (Kiplinger)

IRS Forms and Publications

By Justin Draeger
NASFAA Assistant Director for Communications

SFAS Newsletter

Curious about financial aid and how it works? Wondering how you're going to pay for your education? Or maybe you'd simply like to know what happens after you file your FAFSA. To find the answers to all your financial aid questions, check out our financial aid newsletter:

Returning Students

• Spring 2009 (pdf)
• Spring 2008 (pdf)
• Spring 2007 (pdf)
• Spring 2006 (pdf)
• Spring 2005 (pdf)

New Students

• Fall 2009 (pdf)

• Fall 2008 (pdf)

• Fall 2007 (pdf)

• Fall 2006 (pdf)