Peer-to-Peer Financial Literacy & Education Program

We have a button for all of your money needs! Learn how to budget, save, apply for scholarships, or simply get on top of your Financial Game!

One-on-One Sessions

We offer one-on-one sessions with Peer Educators to help you navigate this part of your journey. Peer Educators are students just like you who have been trained in all things money so they can either answer your questions, or help you find the answer. Click on the blue text above for access to their calendar, where you can plug yourself in whatever, open time slot works for you and get personalized care.

 

Scholarship Search Support

The best kind of money to pay for college is the kind you don’t have to pay back. We help students find the scholarships and grants that fit their particular circumstances. Some of the things we look at are interests, hometown, chosen major, heritage, special talents/abilities, etc.

There are so many scholarships out there waiting for applicants. We help you make sure there is no money left on the table!

FAFSA Filing

The FAFSA is where financial aid begins!  In order to file, you need your tax income from two years prior (e.g. the FAFSA for the 2023-24 year uses info from 2021 taxes). You also need to create/know your  FSA ID. This username and password are the way the federal government identifies you and keeps your information safe. You and a parent must both create one.

You can create or log into your FSA ID now! Go to studentaid.gov Log the info somewhere you can find it easily!

Workshops

We do monthly interactive workshops deliver engaging activities focused on a wide variety of money-related topics so that participants leave feeling more confident, capable, and financially savvy than when they arrived.

 

Online Financial Literacy Tools

The University of Maine System has partnered with the Finance Authority of Maine to bring all students free access to an extensive library of videos, interactive tools, articles, and even courses designed to answer all of your money-related questions. Get familiar with it here!  Mantor Library – Mantor Library (maine.edu)

Financial Aid Counselors

Sometimes, what a student needs relates to changes or adjustments in their financial aid package or special circumstances that can only be handled by a financial aid counselor. Here at UMF, the Peer Educators work closely with the Financial Aid Office, so when we bring you over to get your needs met, we are handing you to a friend who will do their very best to meet your needs. Meet us! By clicking the blue Financial Aid Counselors above.

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