Career & Tools

Two financial literacy workshops are scheduled this month for graduate students to learn basic information about taxes and loans. Sign up today!

By Noreen Balos, Funding Peer
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 - 8:40am


Two financial literacy workshops are scheduled this month for graduate students to learn basic information about taxes and loans. Sign up soon for one or both events and improve your financial knowledge.

Financial Literacy: Tax Credits, Deductions, & Resources

Doing your taxes? Want to learn more about resources, credits, and deductions for graduate students? Then sign up now for next week's workshop "Financial Literacy: Tax Credits, Deductions, & Resources" on Thursday, March 9, from 10-11 a.m. in SRB 2154.

IMPORTANT: This is NOT a tax preparation workshop. For detailed tax questions, you should contact a tax expert.

This workshop covers graduate student tax basics:

  • Tax resources
  • Education credits and student loan deductions
  • Fellowship taxes
  • Extensions

Financial Literacy: Loans & Repayment Plans

Have loans? Accumulating debt? Want to pay them off? If your loans came from the federal government, there are a number of ways to reduce your monthly payments or forgive part, or even most, of your loan. Sign up now for "Financial Literacy: Loans & Repayment Plans" on Tuesday, March 14, from noon-1 p.m. in SRB 2154.