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Welcome to the Financial Aid Services web site. We hope you find it helpful.
1) Use the same name and id number on all computer systems. Using different names or numbers can delay or even cancel your aid.
2) Graduate Tuition Reimbursement Awards announced for Spring *2008* - - information
3) NY State Aid Advisement Alert - information
4)***New Financial Aid Programs--ACG AND SMART*** - more information
5)Printing problems on this site? Change your print preference from portrait to landscape.
6) You have to apply every year to be considered for financial aid. Applications now available for Academic Year 2008-2009 (Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009). Be sure to complete the application for the correct year.
7) Information about Education Tax Credits is avalable at http://www.studentaid.org/
TaxBenefitsPSIntro.htmland from the Bursar's Office at 718-997-4534.
8) Don't have an email address? It's important to put a good email address on your aid applications. As you consider your options, consider using your *FREE* QC student email account. Read all email account policies carefully.
9) Consider Direct Deposit to get your checks faster.
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Too Good to be True
Be careful of offers that look too good to be true.
They
probably are, and are designed to help you part easily with your hard
earned money.
- Don't pay anyone to complete and file your aid
application for you. Fill out as much as
you can, and if you are having problems, ask us for help. If you get to a web site that requires
payment for filing your aid application, you have reached the wrong website --- try again. The correct FAFSA web site is http://www.fafsa.ed.gov .
- Don't pay to find scholarships. There are many free tools that will be just
as successful. See our Finding Other Sources... page at http://www.qc.edu/FAO/scholar.php .
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Use the same cautions you use regularly
on the web when you do a web-based scholarship search. Safeguard your privacy while still giving enough information
for the scholarship search to be useful. If you don't feel comfortable entering
personal information requested by a website, don't do it. See tips at http://onguardonline.gov/index.html for how to handle your personal information on line.
- ATMs
are convenient, but sometimes they're too easy, for many reasons.
Watch
ATM service fees (both at the ATM you're using and at your own bank -
both may charge!), and be especially aware of additional service fees
often charged for stamps when stamps are offered at an ATM.
- Cell phone plans usually have
unbelievably high charges if you go over what the plan covers. Be
sure you understand what's in your plan and what isn't --- or what can
be covered but only with
an automatic extra charge. Coverage areas are an issue too, and
roaming areas may surprise you and charges add up quickly.
Some advice from the FCC is at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cellcoverage.html .
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