Author name: Marlene Seeklander

By Marlene Seeklander Administrators at four-year public and private colleges with a commitment to community service may be interested in applying for the Work Colleges Program. The Department of Education recently published an Electronic Announcement outlining the application process for colleges interested participating in the Work Colleges Program for the 2025-26 award year. The Work Colleges

By Marlene Seeklander If you are working on February 17, don’t forget that federal offices will be closed to observe Washington’s Birthday. The Department of Education recently announced the processing schedule and customer service hours for the various Federal Student Aid centers. The FAFSA Processing System (FPS) will accept data on February 17 but will not

By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals now have updated NSLDS tools available for their use. The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) has announced the availability of the updated NSLDS Transfer Student Monitoring & Financial Aid History User Guide and Record Layouts. A PDF version of the document is also included in the announcement. The January

By Marlene Seeklander Knowing the tentative amounts of funding is a key component in the 2025-26 award year planning process for financial aid professionals. In a recent Electronic Announcement, the Department of Education announced that the Tentative funding levels and worksheets for Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) programs for the 2025-26