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Reporting Federal Work-Study Earnings to COD System for 2025 calendar year
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals now have instructions for the reporting of student-level earnings for…
Updates to FAFSA Specifications Guides
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals will want to make note of recent updates to the…
Tip of the Week – June 24, 2026
Tip of the Week Achieving the dream; the greatness of financial aid A time to…
New functionality added to foreign ownership, contracts and gifts reporting portal; institutions can now update older reports
By Marlene Seeklander Institutions required to report on foreign ownership, contracts, and gifts, now have a…
Federal student loan borrowers to get rate reduction for enrollment in autopay
June 19, 2026 By Catherine Mueller Federal student loan borrowers could save some money on their…
Department of Education offers guidance on which programs to add to federal report
By Marlene Seeklander In what is likely an attempt to have all bases covered, schools have…
Enhancements to FSA Partner Connect to improve user experience
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals entering the “digital front door” for Federal Student Aid (aka…
Scholarship opportunities for students pursuing video game and computer science-related majors
By Marlene Seeklander Students interested in pursuing a major in video games or computer science-related majors…
Tip of the Week – June 17, 2026
Tip of the Week Updated interest rate information available on Mapping Your Future website July…
FSA Training Center to update award-year specific training courses
By Marlene Seeklander The clock is ticking for financial aid professionals to complete award-year specific training…
2027-28 Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide now available
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals now have access to financial aid eligibility calculations for the…
Federal Student Aid closures due to Juneteenth federal holiday
By Marlene Seeklander The Department of Education is among the federal offices closed for the Juneteenth…
2026-27 Award Year additional COD System implementation coming soon
By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals will soon see additional Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) functionality…
Schools directed to ignore flag associated with loan limits on student FAFSA records
By Marlene Seeklander It’s not often that a financial aid professional can ignore an FPS C…
Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – June 11, 2026
Higher Ed News Vol. 18 – Issue 12 Best Practices for preventing FAFSA fraud and…
