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2025-26 FSA Handbook Application and Verification Guide now available

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By Marlene Seeklander Another tool is now available as you begin processing for the 2025-26 award year. The Department of Education announced that the Application and Verification Guide of the 2025-26 Federal Student Aid Handbook is now available. Financial aid administrators and counselors use this guide when helping students with the financial aid process, filing the

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TEACH Grant processing update

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By Marlene Seeklander TEACH Grant recipients now have a streamlined process to manage their participation in the program. In a December 16 update to an earlier Electronic Announcement (LOANS-24-05), the Department of Education announced that the TEACH Grant Program has moved to StudentAid.gov and the processing of TEACH Grant forms has resumed. With this new process,

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A few tips for creating an FSA ID

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By Catherine Mueller Creating a StudentAid.gov account isn’t difficult but sometimes a few tips will make the process easier. Setting up an account at StudentAid.gov, is also known as creating an FSA ID, which is the username and password for the account. Students and generally at least one parent will need to create one in order to

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Christmas and New Year’s holiday hours for Federal Student Aid and Mapping Your Future

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By Marlene Seeklander Hopefully, your holiday list doesn’t include working on Christmas or New Year’s day, but if you do, be aware that some Federal Student Aid offices are taking a break or will have modified hours. Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced that their federal offices and Federal Student Aid processors and contact centers will be

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South Dakota public universities may have a new Civics graduation requirement

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By Marlene Seeklander Students who plan to attend a South Dakota public university may soon need to meet a new civics proficiency requirement to graduate. At the December South Dakota Board of Regents meeting, an initiative was announced to ensure that students are prepared to actively participate in civic life once they graduate. This new initiative,

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FAFSA Call Center extended hours available

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By Marlene Seeklander Students and families needing FAFSA assistance now have more opportunities available to contact the FAFSA Call Center. The FAFSA Call Center is offering expanded hours, including evenings and weekends, which started November 22 and extend through March 2, 2025. In addition, English and Spanish speaking agents are available, as well as interpretation services in

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Things to know when calculating assets for the 2025-26 FAFSA

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By Catherine Mueller While several steps have been taken to simplify the FAFSA, students and parents often still have questions about calculating the value of assets. To help students and parents understand and be prepared to answer the asset questions, here are some things to know: To determine the value of an investment, the student or

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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – December 12, 2024

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Higher Ed News Vol. 16 – Issue 26 Five steps to correct personal identity information on the FAFSA Even though we all know our own name and other personal information very well, we can’t help but sometimes enter a typo or other mistake on a form. 6 things to know about assets before completing the

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