After multiple delays with Federal Student Aid, the Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance anticipates students can make changes if needed to their applications next week. LOSFA Spokesperson Ebony Holmes said students can register now for virtual help with their application on their website.
“Because next week is FAFSA week of action we are actually going to be doing a virtual FAFSA marathon from 8 am until 8 pm. We will be doing those virtual office hours,” said Holmes.
Holmes said applicants should be on the lookout for emails from FAFSA if they need to make changes or submit additional information on their application. Despite all the delays she said there are still benefits to filling out the application.
“We know that there’s more aid and they anticipate more students being eligible for federal Pell Grant funding and so we’re really pushing the message to students, get it done,” said Holmes.
Holmes said they know it’s delaying the timeframe for students to know how much financial assistance they will receive at institutions and many postsecondary institutions have pushed their deadlines as a result.
Until colleges can send award letters Holmes encourages students who are eligible for TOPS to visit their student hub tracker and…
“Federal Student Aid also has a federal student aid estimator that will give them a rough estimate of how much they may be eligible for and so as they wait for those official letters those are tools they and kind of use,” said Holmes.
LOSFA will have expanded virtual hours April 15-19 from 8 am until 8 pm and you can register now for an appointment if you need assistance. And if you can’t next week, normal hours are 9 AM – to 3 PM.
Visit mylosfa.la.gov
