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Figuring out financial aid and paying for college can be confusing and stressful.

An upcoming workshop at Indiana Black Expo aims to help parents learn how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and pay for college. 

The March 21 sessions will cover financial aid applications, finding scholarship opportunities and planning how to pay for college. 

If you go

The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21 at the Indiana Black Expo headquarters, 601 N. Shortridge Road, Building 3. 

The event is free but you should register ahead of time using this link.

Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is funded through grants and donations from individuals, foundations and organizations. 

Claire Rafford covers higher education for Mirror Indy in partnership with Open Campus. Contact Claire by email claire.rafford@mirrorindy.org, at 317-759-0249 or on most social media @clairerafford.

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You can get FAFSA help at this March 21 event

by Claire Rafford, Mirror Indy
March 11, 2026

<h1>You can get FAFSA help at this March 21 event</h1> <p class="byline">by Claire Rafford, Mirror Indy <br />March 11, 2026</p> <p>Figuring out financial aid and paying for college can be confusing and stressful.</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18NTm3tzWy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">An upcoming workshop at Indiana Black Expo</a> aims to help parents learn how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and pay for college. </p> <p>The March 21 sessions will cover financial aid applications, finding scholarship opportunities and planning how to pay for college.&nbsp;</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-if-you-go">If you go</h2> <p>The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21 at the Indiana Black Expo headquarters, <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/JEeHR7H7mDxMuF4k7" id="https://maps.app.goo.gl/JEeHR7H7mDxMuF4k7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">601 N. Shortridge Road</a>, Building 3. </p> <p>The event is free but you should register ahead of time <a href="https://www.indianablackexpo.com/programs/fafsa-college-coins/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQeaq5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFkTWtYY3RMNktCV3E0QnA3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHk-_GsSDVa2g1wdrmYbulFuPyI0FQdgcOAjjmMbdYpqCkz7d8xuQS1YVnSu9_aem_TxuNXlrLVobZaK3bpVrfYA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">using this link.</a></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy, a nonprofit newsroom, is </em><a href="https://mirrorindy.org/donors/"><em>funded through grants and donations</em></a><em> from individuals, foundations and organizations.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Claire Rafford covers higher education for Mirror Indy in partnership with Open Campus. Contact Claire by email </em><a href="mailto:claire.rafford@mirrorindy.org"><em>claire.rafford@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em>, at 317-759-0249 or on most social media </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clairerafford/"><em>@clairerafford</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-black-expo-college-planning-fafsa-scholarships-indianapolis/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=75197&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-black-expo-college-planning-fafsa-scholarships-indianapolis/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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