The 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open. This FAFSA will consider you for financial aid opportunities for fall 2023, spring 2024 and summer 2024. Complete the application by the Wednesday, Feb. 1 priority deadline. Apply at the following URL.

For more information, contact Student Financial Management Center at sfmc@vcu.edu or visit https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa.

VCU Continuing and Professional Education, in partnership with the School of World Studies, will hold live online Cultural Competency and Language Classes for VCU and VCU Health employees and community members for 1 academic credit. Intro to Conversational Spanish I and II and Language and Culture: Francophone World begin the week of Jan. 23 and run through early May. Contact HR for tuition benefit or education assistance eligibility.

For more information, contact VCU Continuing and Professional Education at ocpe@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1322 or visit https://ocpe.vcu.edu/languages.

Join VCU's Commonwealth Singers, the mixed-voice auditioned ensemble. All choral ensembles welcome singers from any major, including non-music majors and students on the MCV campus. Register at the following URL.

For more information, contact Chris Hansen, Ph.D., at hansenc3@vcu.edu or visit https://arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/music/ensembles/vocal-ensemble/vocal-ensemble-audition-info/.

VCU’s Rehabilitation Research and Training Center is conducting a study to evaluate the impact of a five-month parent training course. Eligible participants should be 18 years of age or older, be in, retired, on reserves or connected to the military and have a child between the ages of five and 11 who has autism and who exhibits challenging behavior.

For more information, contact Lauren E. Avellone at leavellone@vcu.edu or (804) 827-0756.

Adults who smoke menthol cigarettes and identify as Black/African American are invited to participate in a study that involves electronic cigarette use for six weeks to reduce their smoking. Participants must be willing to visit the study site, receive phone calls and respond to texts and surveys. Compensation is provided. Principal investigators are Andrew Barnes, Ph.D., Health Behavior and Policy, and Caroline Cobb, Ph.D., Psychology.

For more information, contact Caroline Cobb at cobbco@vcu.edu or (804) 828-1867 or visit http://bit.ly/rvaflavors.

The VCU Wellbeing Lab invites you to participate in a research study on two stress-reduction programs for undergraduate students. VCU investigators seek to understand how two online stress reduction programs affect students’ mood and stress-related behavior. Compensation is available. Register at the following URL before Wednesday, Feb. 1.

For more information, contact Polina Beloborodova at vcu.stress.reduction@gmail.com or (804) 215-6196 or visit https://beloborodp.wixsite.com/stressreduction.