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Each summer, Hoosiers flock to the Indiana State Fair to pet livestock and eat fried delicacies.

But this year, you can also learn about how to pay for college on your way to the Ferris wheel. 

Carmel-based education nonprofit INvestEd will be in the fair’s Mercantile Building to provide information to help attendees learn how to pay for higher education. You can learn about scholarships and grants and get help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 

If you go

The INvestEd team will be in booth 209 of the Mercantile Building at the Indiana State Fair, 1202 E. 38th St. 

Building hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The state fair runs through Aug. 17 and is closed on Mondays. 

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Claire Rafford covers higher education for Mirror Indy in partnership with Open Campus. Contact Claire by email claire.rafford@mirrorindy.org, on most social media @clairerafford or on Signal 317-759-0429. 

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Learn how to pay for college at the Indiana State Fair

by Claire Rafford, Mirror Indy
August 4, 2025

<h1>Learn how to pay for college at the Indiana State Fair</h1> <p class="byline">by Claire Rafford, Mirror Indy <br />August 4, 2025</p> <p>Each summer, Hoosiers flock to the Indiana State Fair to <a href="https://www.indianastatefair.com/events/animals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pet livestock</a> and eat <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/dining/2025/08/02/we-tried-12-wild-indiana-state-fair-dishes-and-ranked-them-from-worst-to-best/85439689007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">fried delicacies</a>.</p> <p>But this year, you can also learn about how to pay for college on your way to the Ferris wheel.&nbsp;</p> <p>Carmel-based education nonprofit <a href="https://www.investedindiana.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">INvestEd</a> will be in the fair’s Mercantile Building to provide information to help attendees learn how to pay for higher education. You can learn about scholarships and grants and get help completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.&nbsp;</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-if-you-go">If you go</h2> <p>The INvestEd team will be in <a href="https://cdn.saffire.com/files.ashx?t=fg&amp;rid=IndianaStateFair&amp;f=mercantile_vendor_map_(2025).pdf&amp;cb=a28420da" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">booth 209</a> of the Mercantile Building at the Indiana State Fair, 1202 E. 38th St.&nbsp;</p> <p>Building hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The state fair runs through Aug. 17 and is closed on Mondays.&nbsp;</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-state-fair-fafsa-college-payment-invested/&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=58459&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-state-fair-fafsa-college-payment-invested/&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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