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Financial Aid Programs offers a variety of financial aid resources to help students pay for their education.

Grants Gift aid (free money) that is based on demonstrated financial need, such as the Federal Pell Grant or the MC Board of Trustees Grant. Scholarships Gift aid that is based on demonstrated academic merit or potential, such as the MC Board of Trustees

Academic Specialty Scholarship, Montgomery Scholars Office of Student Financial Aid Street 51 Mannakee Rockville, MD 20850 Program Scholarship, or MC Foundation Scholarships. Loans Need- and non-need-based assistance from the

federal government that must be repaid after the student leaves college, such as the Federal Direct Loan Programs. Student Employment A job on or off campus that provides a biweekly pay- check to help meet education-related expenses, such as the Federal Work-Study Program or the MC Student Assistant Program. Student Aid Financial montgomerycollege.edu/ paying-for-college/financial-aid Montgomery College is an academic equal promoting institution committed to opportunity among and fostering diversity and staff. its students, faculty, the Office of Communications by Produced 1/17 Student Financial Assistance Programs at Montgomery College

How Do I Apply for Financial Aid? Follow these easy steps: Step 1 Create an FSA ID, a username and password used to electronically sign the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at studentaid.gov/fsaid. Students and parents of dependent students are required to have an FSA ID. Step 2 Complete the FAFSA online at fafsa.gov and use the What Does a Priority Deadline Mean? How Does Financial Aid What About Scholarships? IRS data retrieval tool to complete the income section. • Apply before the priority deadline and you may Pay Your Tuition Bill? Montgomery College has more than 400 individual schol- This is the easiest and fastest way to apply for aid. receive the best possible financial aid package. • When you register for classes, your awarded financial arships available to students in many different majors. MC’s Federal Title IV school code is 006911. Some financial aid funds, such as the Federal aid holds your registration. Recipients are selected by scholarship committees Step 3 Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant • After school begins, we check your attendance and and most awards are made before school begins in After you are admitted to the College and your FAFSA and the MC Board of Trustees Grant are limited. enrollment, and adjust aid amounts to reflect your the fall. With a valid Montgomery College ID#, you can results are received, complete and return additional Available funds are awarded to the earliest credit hour level (full time or part time). apply for all of them by filling out one online application. forms requested by the Office of Student Financial Aid. completed applications. • We credit financial aid to your student account for all Visit montgomerycollege.academicworks.com/users/ • You will be notified regarding your financial aid eligible courses in your program of study. Charges for sign_in. Important Dates to Remember eligibility before your bill for tuition and fees must tuition, fees, and books (if you used a book credit) are be paid. deducted from the financial aid. Contact Us October 1 • Once your financial aid has been awarded, you • If there is financial aid remaining on your account Office of Student Financial Aid The first day to file the Free Application for Federal may qualify for a book credit at the MC Bookstore. after charges are paid, it is refunded to you in a Student Aid (FAFSA) for the following academic year. Germantown Campus check or through e-refund to use to meet education- 20200 Observation Drive, SA 110 March 1 related expenses. Germantown, 20876 Maryland State Office of Student Financial Assistance priority deadline for fall. How Do I Get a Federal Rockville Campus 51 Mannakee Street, SV 124 March 1 Direct Student Loan? Rockville, Maryland 20850 Priority deadline for fall aid at Montgomery College. The first step is to accept your loan online. If you are PRIORITY DEADLINE Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus borrowing for the first time at Montgomery College, you July 31 7600 Takoma Avenue, ST 126 must complete entrance counseling online and submit Fall priority deadline for submitting an MC Foundation Takoma Park, Maryland 20912 Scholarship application. MARCH any other information that may be required. It is also recommended that you attend a financial literacy session Email: [email protected] November 1 at a Montgomery College campus. The student loan Phone: 240-567-5100 Priority deadline for spring aid at Montgomery College, 1 coordinator calculates your eligibility and electronically Visit our website for detailed information on programs if you did not apply in the fall. transmits information to the loan processing center. Your and application procedures. December 31 loan is approved by the federal processor and loan funds Spring priority deadline for submitting an MC Founda- are sent electronically to the College, no earlier than 30 montgomerycollege.edu/paying-for-college/ tion Scholarship application. days after the beginning of the semester. financial-aid