Fewer than half of local high school seniors have submitted FAFSA form for financial aid

Fewer than half of Bartholomew County high school seniors have submitted financial aid applications just days before the deadline to qualify for state financial aid.

As of April 5, only 43 percent of high school seniors in Bartholomew County have submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, according to Learn More Indiana, a partnership of state and local organizations led by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.

The deadline to file the FAFSA to be considered for the Frank O’Bannon Grant and the 21st Century Scholarship is midnight on Monday.

For more on this story, see Friday’s Republic.