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College isn’t free, but the application to apply for federal financial aid is. It’s called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, and Joy Keys wants to make sure she filed her daughter’s FAFSA form correctly. Some students are looking for a phone number lookup.

“I completed the application online, but it was complicated and I really want to make sure through any error of my own my daughter doesn’t miss an opportunity,” she said.

So Keys, whose daughter is a high school senior, and other families interested in financial aid for college attended College Goal Sunday, an outreach effort that provides families the opportunity to correctly and timely file for financial aid.

This is the fourth year UCF held this national event, which is funded by the Lumina Foundation, a private, independent foundation designed to expand access to education after high school.

“This year, more than ever, we want to reach out to the community and do our part,” said Karemah Campbell, a financial aid coordinator at UCF who helped to organize the event.

“We want to help students and families by providing a relaxing, fun atmosphere and a friendly staff to assist them in this often confusing process. Our goal is to help them receive as much federal money as they need to attend college.”

Lisa Villanueva attended the event with her daughter, Vanessa, who is a senior at University High School. Vanessa is the first of Villanueva’s children to attend college, so filing the FAFSA is a new experience for them.

“It’s my first time so I wanted to get all the information I can,” Villanueva said.

Campbell said College Goal Sunday targets first generation students, as well as low income families and under represented minorities.

UCF and eight other sites across Florida participated in the event this weekend. Florida’s events are coordinated by Enlace, a network promoting college readiness, access and success for underprivileged groups through community efforts.

Campbell said UCF’s College Goal Sunday was mostly funded by the Lumina Foundation, but a few non-profit organizations donated mini grants to assist this outreach effort.

Presentations were given at the top of the hour and explained the types of financial aid available to students and how to properly file the FAFSA form.

One of the three presentations was given in Spanish, because as Campbell said, a big part of Florida’s demographic is the Spanish population.

Families and students had the opportunity to fill out the FAFSA online between presentations with the help of Financial Aid experts.

Atira Smith, a sophomore at UCF, volunteered her time to help with the process.

“The FAFSA is very confusing,” she said. “I just wanted to help people out with it because school is expensive.”

Students like Diana Cabal decided to file the FAFSA at the event so Financial Aid experts could help with any problems that may arise during the online filing process.

“I needed help figuring out what aid I was eligible for,” Cabal, who is attending an out-of-state university in the fall, said. “And, just in case I have any questions I can ask anyone here.”

Smith specifically helped students and families fill out the survey portion of the FAFSA form after they completed the application process. The survey, she said, entered students in a drawing for a $400 scholarship.

Two students received a $400 scholarship at the event.

Campbell said the funding for the scholarship came from a $1200 mini grant given to UCF’s College Goal Sunday.

“You make it work on a very small budget,” she said.

Something the families and students who attended the event are trying to do with the help of financial aid.

“I know that students are always looking for free money,” Campbell said. “Never give up on the scholarship search.”

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