Author name: Marlene Seeklander

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POET offers “Never Satisfied Scholarships”

By Marlene Seeklander POET is offering scholarships to help students take that big step to pursuing their aspirations. POET, a South Dakota based company that has expanded across the Midwest, is awarding up to $75,000 in scholarships to students who are never satisfied with “good enough” and share POET’s mission to create a brighter future. The

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FSA offers “Mid-year Transfer Students” learning track

By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid administrators often face a complex process for determining eligibility for mid-year transfer students. Mid-year transfer students – those who transfer from one school to another during the award year – understandably want to transfer their financial aid to their new school. However, the process of determining eligibility and packaging Title IV

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Scholarship opportunities to help students pay for college

By Marlene Seeklander Scholarships are a wise investment in a student’s educational career – both for the organization granting the scholarship and the student applying for funds. For students, not only does a scholarship award look great on a resume, it can also reduce the amount of money a student has to borrow to pay for

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Contributing to a student’s FAFSA when the invite isn’t received

By Catherine Mueller Sure, sometimes high school students don’t want to invite their parents to something, but in the case of the FAFSA, most students need to invite their parents. Students completing the 2026-27 FAFSA (if they are determined to be dependent students) are asked to invite their parent or parents to contribute to the FAFSA. Students only need to

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Holiday hours for Federal Student Aid and Mapping Your Future

By Marlene Seeklander Hopefully, your holiday “to do” list doesn’t include working on Christmas or New Year’s day, but if you need to, 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

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Why your college may ask for a tax transcript and how to get one

By Catherine Mueller Just when you think you have completed all the financial aid applications, your college financial aid office notifies you they need an IRS tax transcript. The request is part of the verification process – something that any postsecondary institution offering federal financial aid must do. College and university financial aid offices are

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Things to know when calculating assets for the 2026-27 FAFSA

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 18, 2025

Higher Ed News Vol. 17 – Issue 25 Students completing the FAFSA to be notified about colleges with lower earnings Students completing the FAFSA now have additional information when deciding which college they may want to attend. Federal Student Aid Training Conference to be held March 4-6, 2026 After several years of hosting a virtual

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