Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Super Saturday

SUPER SATURDAY 21013

Central Virginia Community College will be hosting Super Saturday on February 2, 2013 from 10AM-12PM

This event is open to all individuals planning to attend a 4-year or 2-year college. High school students are encouraged to bring their parents.

You will be able to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online while financial aid counselors are available to help

You will also have ht opportunity to meet one-on-one with a financial aid counselor to ask questions and get advice

Please bring the following items to complete FAFSA online:
-U.S. Department of Education assigned Personal Identification Number (PIN) for you and your parent; register for the PINs at www.pin.ed.gov
-Social Security Number for you and your parent/spouse
-2012 Federal Income Tax Return for you and parent/spouse (W2s if you have not yet filed)
-2012 Social Security 1099 form if Social Security Benefits were received
-Any other non-taxable income received by student and/or parent for 2012
-Alien registration card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)


Please RSVP the Financial Aid Office at (434) 832-7814 with the number of people attending

PLUS A Book Scholarship will be awarded at the event. You must attend to win!


Monday, January 14, 2013

Paid Summer Research Opportunity at Virginia Tech

"Hands-on Minds-on": Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Societal Violence In summer 2013, Virginia Tech will offer a unique interdisciplinary NSF-funded REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program specifically designed for students from Virginia community colleges and 4-year institutions around the country. Last year 6 of the 10 participants were from Virginia Community Colleges.

The program brings scholars together from the colleges of Engineering, Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Science to study the topic of societal violence. Students will be paid a $5,000 stipend, and provided travel, free housing and meals on our campus for 10 weeks from May 28 to August 2.

The application deadline is January 25, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. For additional information about this program or to download an application,please visit:
http://www.uri.clahs.vt.edu/NSFREU/index.html