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Tentative 2025–26 Funding Levels available for Campus-Based Programs

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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

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Updated 2025-26 Federal School Code List now available

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By Marlene Seeklander A key component of the FAFSA – the Federal School Code List – has been updated by the Department of Education. The Department announced the availability of the updated 2025–26 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools.  Students sometimes enter these codes on the FAFSA in order for the postsecondary schools to

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Early Awareness E-News – February 2025

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Early Awareness E-News February 2025Vol. 17 – Issue 2 What does dependent mean for the FAFSA? Not claimed as a dependent on your parent’s taxes?  Questions to ask yourself before applying for scholarships Students should apply for as many scholarships as possible. Four tips to avoid missing important scholarship deadlines If you don’t meet the

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What happens after you submit the FAFSA?

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By Marlene Seeklander Students often have lots of questions about “what happens next” with the financial aid process. The general answer to all the questions is students who have submitted a FAFSA have now taken their first step to determine eligibility for financial aid. There are many specific things that happen now that a FAFSA has

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Four components of a good college financial plan

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By Catherine Mueller It is understandable – that overwhelmed feeling you get when thinking about how to pay for college. While much of that feeling is due to the amount of money involved, you can mitigate it somewhat with a college financial plan. The college financial plan consists of understanding the cost of attending college and

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Pell Grant award amounts unchanged for the 2025-26 academic year

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By Catherine Mueller Students eligible to receive the maximum Federal Pell Grant for 2025-26 will receive the same amount as was awarded in the current academic year. The maximum Pell Grant award for 2025–26 (July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026) will be $7,395. Pell Grant award amounts can vary based on a student’s eligibility and

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The key to knowing which tax year to use on the FAFSA

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By Marlene Seeklander Anyone can get confused about which tax year to use for the FAFSA. The key to knowing which year to use is to subtract two from the beginning of the academic year. It’s often referred to as “prior-prior” year tax information. For example, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the

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NSLDS Financial Aid History Report (FAT001) now available

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By Marlene Seeklander Financial aid professionals often want to get to know their students to provide the most appropriate assistance. One way to do that is to know a student’s financial aid history and a new report is now available to make that part of the job easier. In a recent Electronic Announcement, the National Student

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The real reason admission and scholarship essays are so hard to write

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By Catherine Mueller It’s not that you don’t want to write the essay. You do! If you are like so many other people, the real reason you find essay writing difficult is you want it to be perfect. While there’s nothing wrong with wanting to write the perfect essay, it becomes an issue when it’s holding

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