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Crosby Scholars Financial Aid Newsletter | JANUARY 2024
In This Issue:
  • Upcoming Events
  • FAFSA Day
  • Scholarships
  • FAFSA Update
  • Virtual Financial Aid Advising
Upcoming Events
Webinar | How to Complete the FAFSA
Wednesday, January 24th | 6 - 7pm

Join us virtually for a step-by-step demonstration of how to complete the 2024-25 FAFSA!

Seniors: Please register to attend in your Crosby Scholars Student Portal.

Parents/Guardians + Advisors: You can register to attend using this link.
Please note that you will not be completing your FAFSA during this webinar. If you need assistance with completing your FAFSA, please attend one of our FAFSA Labs on January 25th. If you would prefer one-on-one assistance with the FAFSA, you can schedule a Virtual Financial Aid Advising Session with Ashly Wilson.
FAFSA Labs
Thursday, January 25th |In-Person @ Goodwill Industries Building

10 - 11 AM | 11 AM - 12 PM | 1 - 2PM | 2 - 3PM


Need help getting started on the FAFSA? We can help! Attend a FAFSA Lab where the Crosby Scholars Financial Aid Team will be available to assist you in completing and submitting the 2024-25 FAFSA!


Seniors + Parents/Guardians: Registration is required! Please register in the Crosby Scholars Student Portal.
PLEASE NOTE: These sessions are designed to provide families with FAFSA assistance in a small group setting to provide guidance and answer questions as you work on your FAFSA.

If you would prefer to have one-on-one assistance with the FAFSA, you can schedule a Virtual Financial Aid Advising Session with Ashly Wilson, Assistant Director of Financial Aid + Advising, using this link.
CFNC FAFSA DAY
Saturday, January 27th | 9 am - 12 pm
College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) FAFSA Day is a free event where local college campuses will provide one-on-one or small group support for completing your FAFSA. Any student or parent who needs FAFSA assistance is welcome!

See below for participating locations! Locations convenient to Crosby Scholars include:
  • Winston-Salem State University
  • Forsyth Tech Community College
  • Guilford Tech Community College

You can drop-in to a FAFSA Day site near you, but prior registration is strongly encouraged and preferred. Click here to register.

Webinar | Winston-Salem Foundation Scholarships

Wednesday, February 7th | 6 pm - 7 pm
Join us virtually to learn about the 100+ scholarship opportunities offered by The Winston-Salem Foundation and how to navigate their One-Stop Application!

Seniors: Please register to attend in your Crosby Scholars Student Portal.

Parents/Guardians + Advisors: You can register to attend using this link.
Crosby Scholarships

Even though many of our scholarships closed on January 10th, we still have many opportunities you can apply for! The next scholarship deadline is on April 15, 2024. Because our scholarships aren't available to everyone, you are only competing with other Crosby Scholars in your graduation class!

The Scholarship Handbook includes:
 
  •  the full list of scholarship opportunities available to you
  • links to each scholarship application
  • application instructions
  • information about required documents
  • information about the review process
  • important dates
  • frequently asked questions
2024-25 FAFSA Update
SOFT LAUNCH PERIOD STILL IN EFFECT

Federal Student Aid released the following statement regarding the status of the 2024-25 FAFSA Soft Launch Period: "Leading up to and during the soft launch, we uncovered some minor issues affecting users at various points in the application process, which is to be expected with the launch of a major new website. We are addressing these issues concurrently and will continue to monitor for additional issues users may encounter while we conduct the soft launch."

Although we do not know how long the soft launch period will last, the FAFSA form is available during the soft launch period, and does appear to be functioning with fewer interruptions reported. Families are encouraged to create Federal Student Aid (FSA) IDs if they have not yet, and to begin working on the 24-25 FAFSA form.

If technical issues persist, please call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243. If families continue to experience error messages or difficulty with pages loaded, Federal Student Aid encourages those to remain patient and try again over the next several days as known issues are actively being resolved.
Have Questions?
Crosby Scholars is here for you! Schedule a virtual Financial Aid Advising session with Ashly Wilson, Assistant Director of Financial Aid + Advising
Services We Offer
  • Individual Financial Aid Advising
  • FAFSA Application Demonstration
  • Crosby Scholarship funding
  • Last Dollar Grant funding
  • National, Regional & Local Scholarship Database
  • Smart Money Moves Newsletter
  • FAFSA, CSS PROFILE, and RDS Assistance Labs
  • Live Webinars:
  • Early Financial Aid Awareness
  • Federal Student Loan Borrowing
  • Scholarship Search Resources
  • Winston-Salem Foundation Scholarships
  • NC 529 Savings Plan
  • Financial Aid Offer Interpretation
  • Thurgood Marshall College Fund
To ensure that every public school student in Forsyth County has the opportunity to attend college.