College of Southern Maryland - Financial Assistance


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*Special Announcements for Students*

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation are looking for applicants to apply for the Two- Year Colleges Program:

WHEN TO APPLY:

MARCH 1 - MAY 31.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please contact the Financial Assistance Office at any Campus for information on the NOMINATION process

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

Current students, as well as high school seniors, planning to attend a two-year degree granting institution in the fall are eligible to apply for one of 350 one-time $1,000 scholarship award.

School officials are asked to carefully consider the eligibility requirements and criteria listed below.

Interested students should check with their campus contact (listed on our website) for application and deadline information.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must be:
·U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
·Carrying a minimum of a 2.5 GPA at time of nomination;
·Planning to enroll in at least two courses during the fall term at a two-year, degree granting institution;
·Actively engaged in volunteer service or employed at least part-time.

APPLICANTS MAY NOT BE:
·Children or grandchildren of employees, officers or owners of Coca−Cola bottling companies, The Coca−Cola Company or any bottler or Company divisions or subsidiaries;

THE COCA-COLA TWO-YEAR COLLEGES SCHOLARSHIP
·Awards 350 one-time $1,000 scholarships to students attending
two-year, degree granting institutions within the U.S.
·Available to students planning to acquire an Associates degree
from their institution
·Rewards leadership and excellence as demonstrated through
academics, community service and/or employment
·Students should contact their institutions for deadline information.

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Financial assistance, bookstore voucher and changes in your credit hours...

Students receiving financial assistance for any semester and having credit on their student account, may use these funds to purchase books. To do so you go to the Bursar's Office and request a bookstore voucher. You then take that to the bookstore. To determine if you have credit on you account, contact the Bursar's Office.

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Changes in your credit hours after you receive a bookstore voucher could affect the amount of financial assistance you receive. Any change in your financial assistance could lead to the college dropping all of your classes. For more information contact: FAD at the numbers below: La Plata   301 934 7531, Leonardtown 240 725 5300, Prince Frederick   443 550 6000

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Dropped classes: Your financial assistance awards are posted on the “express services” beginning June. If you do not have a financial assistance determination by August 1 you must pay your bill in-full, join the FACTS payment plan or your classes will be dropped.

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Maryland State Scholarship Program

Workforce Shortage Student Assistance Grant Program is available for students registering for 6 credits or more per semester. You must be in a degree program in a critical shortage area, such as nursing, physical therapy.    The deadline is June 1, 2007. For details on this program please go to: www.mhec.state.md.us

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Students attending CSM and having questions concerning VA benefit information should contact the Registrar's Office at 301 934-7552 or 301 934-7656. If you need their fax number it is: 301 934-7698.

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SCHOLARSHIPS$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

FAD encourages students to seek out many avenues of financial assistance. We recommend you review this site for additional sources: http://www.csmd.edu/financial/chart.html
EXAMPLE: Datatel scholarship, deadline is January 31. Applications are available on line, awards are $1,000-$2,500.

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Answers to your questions about the 20% down payment to CSM for fall 2007 and applying for Financial Assistance for the 2007-08 year

If CSM has received your FAFSA information for the 2007-08 year you will be protected from making a 20% down payment when you register. To determine if the FAFSA information is here: You go to “do it online/express services” and log in. Then look in “financial assistance folder” under “my documents”. If you see ‘07-08 FAFSA Import to Coll’ then you don't need to worry about the down payment. As always, should you have questions, please contact FAD at 301 934 7531.

HOWEVER, once August 1 arrives, you are responsible for paying you account. Any charges not covered by financial assistance must be paid. To avoid confusion check your account often for the charges, what is paid by financial assistance and what is owed.

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Please remember to update your demographic information (name, phone number, address) so important FAD information may be sent to you when necessary. This may be done by going to the following site: https://express.csmd.edu/demochgform_print.pdf

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Applying for financial assistance for the academic year can be accomplished by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You may complete this on line at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov . Or by submitting a hard copy which is available at the FAD office on any campus. Details on all programs offered by CSM may be reviewed by going to: http://www.csmd.edu/financial/types.html . Priority is given to those who apply by March 1st. Students filing after that date are awarded based on the availability of funds.

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Maryland residents should also be aware that they may apply for state programs by using the FAFSA form. For details on those programs go to: http://www.mhec.state.md.us/financialAid/index.asp

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Financial Assistance

Title IV Federal School Code: 002064