IMMEDIATE JUNE 10, 2004

ALL TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE FOR FALL AT ABAC

TIFTON—Financial aid in all shapes and sizes is still available for students who have yet to apply for the fall semester at Abraham Baldwin College.

Jenelle Handcox, Director of Financial Aid, said, “Anything that students are eligible for is currently still available for fall.” Among those awards still available are the Pell Grant, HOPE Scholarship and various loans.

Handcox said, “There is one big change in regard to financial aid this year. In the past, meal plans were part of the financial aid package, but with the opening of ABAC Place apartments, students are no longer required to have a meal plan. Therefore, financial aid is not requiring students to choose a meal plan as part of their application process.”

Students interested in financial aid can go about filling out the application in two ways. First, students can come into the office of Financial Aid and pick up an application or they can go onto ABAC’s website and fill one out via the Internet.

The processing of financial aid requests varies depending on the method by which a student applies. Students who apply via the Internet generally know in two weeks, while those who use the paper application take about four weeks. There is another two weeks involved for applications to be processed in the financial aid office.

“We are still processing applications for fall on a day-to-day basis,” said Handcox. She said approximately 70 percent of ABAC students receive some type of

financial aid, which includes grants, loans, scholarships, work-study, and more.

For more information on applying for financial aid for fall semester 2004, visit the office of Financial Aid located on the second floor of the J. Lamar Branch Student Center, call the office at (229) 386-3235, or visit the website at www.abac.edu. Fall term classes begin on Aug. 23.