FIRST-GENERATION SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT
FAFSA
What is FAFSA?
FAFSA stands for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is a form that current and prospective college students can fill out to apply for financial aid from the federal government. To complete and submit a FAFSA, visit the聽. The FAFSA is completely free to apply. Once a student completes the FAFSA, they are presented with the FAFSA Submission Summary, which displays all financial aid eligibility.
Types of Federal Aid
The federal government offers a few different types of financial aid. The Student Aid Report (Response a student gets when they file the FAFSA) will let a student聽know which aid they are eligible for. Below are the most common forms of aid:
- Pell Grant: These grants are provided to students whose families are unable to contribute significantly to a student鈥檚 education. These grants do聽not聽need to be repaid.
- Direct Loan: As long as a student is enrolled in at least part-time studies, they do not need to pay principal payments on this loan. These loans do need to be repaid, and they also have interest rates.
- Subsidized Direct Loan: The federal government pays the interest rate on this loan, as聽long as the student is attending school.
- Unsubsidized Direct Loan: The federal government is not involved in the repayment of the interest rate on this loan. The student is fully responsible for repaying all interest that accumulates while they are attending school.
- Federal Work-Study: This program allow students to work on campus part time. You can earn money to help pay your daily expenses. These funds do not get paid toward your tuition bill. You receive a paycheck.
How to Complete the FAFSA
There are one of three ways in which you can complete your FAFSA. You can either submit it online, by mail, or by phone. When you complete your FAFSA, you will be asked for 探花视频鈥檚 federal code. 探花视频鈥檚 code is 002732.
When to Submit Your FAFSA
Directly from the Student Financial Services page:聽鈥溙交ㄊ悠� recommends that you file your application by November 15聽of your senior year of high school.鈥�聽For other answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please see聽探花视频鈥檚 Financial Aid FAFSA听辫补驳别.
Office of Student Employment
Financial Aid
Jobs on Campus
One way students can finance their college education is to secure on-campus employment. Many students find on-campus jobs easier to maintain because they do not have to leave campus to participate in them, and because on-campus employers are often more sensitive to the needs of students. These jobs often allow students to work on their schoolwork once their job聽tasks are completed.
There are two types of undergraduate student employment on campus. The first one is a work-study position. Work-study jobs are available only to聽students who are determined by Student Financial Services to be Federal Work-Study eligible. In such cases, the students are awarded a specific dollar amount as part of their financial aid package, and they may work on campus in eligible work-study jobs, until they reach biweekly compensation equal to the amount awarded. Funds for this type of job come directly from the federal government. To find out if you are work-study eligible, check your financial aid package via your my.hofstra.edu portal, or reach out to your financial aid counselor.
The second type of campus job is one聽that is paid directly out of 探花视频鈥檚 departmental budgets. For this job, the work schedule is dependent on the department hiring the student employee聽and their budgetary concerns. To see what jobs are currently available, check out the Student Jobs link on the my.hofstra.edu portal鈥檚 landing page on the left-hand side.
Student Leadership Opportunities
Welcome Week Leaders/Coordinators
Each summer, a group of 探花视频 students lead first-year students聽through their first big week at 探花视频. Welcome Week coordinators work through the summer to plan the events for Welcome Week, and聽leaders have the opportunity to mentor and guide first-year students in their initial days on campus, connecting them to appropriate resources and easing their transition to college. For more information,聽email us.
Orientation Leaders
An Orientation Leader聽(OL聽for short) is a student leader聽who is employed by the University over the summer to welcome and provide orientation for聽incoming and transfer students to 探花视频. Employment begins immediately after the end of the spring semester聽and runs through to the first day of classes in the fall. An OL receives housing over the summer聽and a stipend.聽Learn More about being an OL.
Resident Assistant
A Resident Assistant聽(RA聽for short) is a leader聽within the residence hall community that works to support the mission of the Department of Residence Life. Resident Assistants聽work to put on social and educational programming to create a sense of community for those who live on campus. They also complete administrative work for the office, conduct health and safety checks in student rooms and common spaces, and enforce residence hall and University policy.
RA employment begins with training in mid-August and goes until late May. Students in this position receive reimbursement for their housing costs, as well as a small stipend paid out over the course of the semester. Those RAs in good standing are also able to apply for a handful of summer RA employment positions.
The RA application for positions starting in the fall semester typically becomes available online on the January 1st before that upcoming semester. The application window closes in early February, with offers extended just before spring break. Applications are generally not accepted out of this time frame, and any positions that open up later in the year are filled from an alternate pool that is created as part of the spring process.
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