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IEPHRATA NATIONAL BANK TRUST SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE GUIDANCE OFFICE (3/2/11)

Ephrata National Banks scholarships:

Attention Seniors:  The following five (5) ENB scholarships require the student's signature upon pick up and completion of the applications.

****Gertrude and Clarence Mellinger Scholarship:  $1250/year – must rank in the top 10% of class; attend 4-year College or 3-year nursing school; must have resided in the Ephrata School District 3 years.

****J. Harry Hibshman Scholarship:  $2500/year –can be used to attend any college or school, 1-4 years; must have resided in the Ephrata School District 1 year.

****Wolf Foundation Scholarship:  $500/year – up to four years; must be a resident of Ephrata Boro or Ephrata Township.

****Brossman Scholarship:  $3000/year – up to four years – 2.5 GPA.

Thomas S. Stauffer Memorial Scholarship:  Two (amount to be determined), one year scholarships available; must be a resident of Ephrata Borough, Ephrata Township, Akron Borough or Clay Township.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS / INFORMATION

Application Pickup

• Begins Feb 15th 2012, advertised in Counselor Bulletin # 11
• Only one copy of each application per student
  

Application Submission Deadline:  

• March 30th, 2012 4:00pm – Applications MUST be returned to the Ephrata High School Guidance Department secretary
• Each application MUST include a copy of the student’s Student Aid Report containing the Expected Family Contribution.  See the back of this sheet for more details.

Graduation Project:

• Your graduation project MUST be finished by 3/30/12 or your application will be disqualified

Financial Related Questions: 

• If you have a financial related question on the application, please contact Mrs. Sue Reber at the Ephrata National Bank (733-6576)

Hibshman / Stauffer Interviews:

• Tentative interview dates are:April 25, 26,27

*Applications will NOT be accepted after March 30th, 2012  4:00pm*

Financial Need Component for Ephrata National Bank Trust Scholarships

All students and their parents are now required to complete a 2012-2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application.  This form is found at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ and is used to determine the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) which will be a critical component of the student’s “NEEDS” score for each of these scholarships. 

The Student Aid Report (SAR) and Why It’s Important

Your Student Aid Report (SAR) summarizes all the information you provided on your FAFSA. Your SAR will usually contain your Expected Family Contribution (EFC), the number used in determining your eligibility for federal student aid. Your EFC will appear in the upper right-hand portion of a paper SAR or an electronic SAR. You might not get an EFC if FAFSA needs more information from you to process your data.

After you apply for federal student aid you’ll receive your SAR (the processed FAFSASM results):

• You will receive your SAR by e-mail within 3–5 days after your FAFSA has been processed, if you provided an e-mail address when you applied. This e-mail will contain a secure link so you can access your SAR online. If you have a "junk" folder or "spam" folder in your e-mail files, check it. The e-mail might be delivered there instead of to your inbox. You are encouraged to add their e-mail address, FederalStudentAidFAFSA@cpsemail.ed.gov, to your e-mail address book to help avoid delivery problems.
• You will receive a paper SAR by mail within 7–10 days after your FAFSA has been processed, if you do not provide an e-mail address when you apply. Whether you apply online or by paper, FAFSA will automatically send your data electronically to the schools you listed on your FAFSA.
  http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/2010-2011/english/sar.htm

• YOU MUST SUBMIT THE STUDENT AID REPORT (SAR) WITH YOUR APPLICATION (containing your Expected Family Contribution).
  
  
• YOU SHOULD FILE YOUR FAFSA ASAP IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE STUDENT AID REPORT BACK BEFORE THE DEADLINE. 
  
  
• WHILE ALL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO THE GUIDANCE OFFICE BY March 30th 2012. THE STUDENT AID REPORT AND FEDERAL TAX DOCUMENT MAY BE SUBMITTED AFTER YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN TURNED IN.  IT MUST HOWEVER, BE RECEIVED BY THE GUIDANCE OFFICE BEFORE APRIL 13TH 2012.

If you have any questions, please see your counselor ASAP.
Mr. Habowski 721-1503      Mrs. Hartman 721-1511        Mrs. Minder 721-1515

If you're looking for information about college financial aid, student loans, scholarships, federal student grants or federal student aid of any kind then check out some of the below links.  

FAFSA4Caster- Begin exploring your financial aid options - specifically designed for high school juniors and their families.  You can receive an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid, as well as instantly calculate an estimated EFC (expected Family Contribution).

MeritAid.com - this web site is dedicated to helping parents and students discover merit aid scholarships opportunities nationwide.

Hands on assistance and direction to completing the FAFSA (Website PHEAA)  Info brochure (pdf) -

Need some bucks?  Be sure to be checking the Counselor Bulletins which are available every two weeks!!!

Information Resources on the Web

Understanding the Student Aid Report

If your students completed and mailed a paper FAFSA, they should receive their student Aid Report (SAR) in about four weeks. If they filed their FAFSA online and signed it electronically with their PIN, they should get an email with a secure link to view their SAR online in about 7to 14 days.

The SAR lists all the information reported on their FAFSA. If no additional information is needed, the SAR will contain their Expected Family Contribution (EFC).

Each school listed on the FAFSA (up to six) will also receive a copy of their SAR. The school's Financial Aid Office will use the information contained in the SAR to determine your students total aid package.

As soon as your students receive their SAR, they should review their SAR carefully to make sure it's correct and complete. If they need to make corrections to their SAR, they can write the correct information on the SAR and mail it to the address provided. If you have a PIN, corrections can be made online at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Your students can also contact the Financial Aid Office at the college they plan to attend to see if the college can make the corrections electronically.

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