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2025 Data Provider Schedules for Perkins Loan Reporting to NSLDS available

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By Marlene Seeklander Ensuring reporting compliance is essential for schools with a Perkins Loan portfolio. The Department of Education announced that the NSLDS 2025 Data Provider Schedules for Perkins Loan Reporting are now available on the NSLDS Professional Access website for Perkins schools and their third-party servicers. Perkins schools will want to view the updated schedules to […]

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Priority deadlines for South Dakota colleges

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By Marlene Seeklander Colleges often have priority deadlines for the FAFSA to help determine who to consider for certain financial aid programs. Please note: Some institutions may adjust their priority deadlines for 2025-26 due to the delay in the release of the FAFSA. If you have a question about priority deadlines or a suggestion for this

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Microlearning courses on the FAFSA Partner Portal available

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By Marlene Seeklander Both new and experienced financial aid professionals will benefit from two new courses offered by the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Training Center. The two new microlearning courses on the FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP) include: FPP Overview and Applicant View – This includes a general overview of the FAFSA Partner Portal to help

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2025-2026 FAFSA presentation recording available from Mapping Your Future

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By Marlene Seeklander Students and parents wanting to know about the FAFSA will want to watch the latest video from Mapping Your Future. The 2025-26 FAFSA and Financial Aid presentation is now available on the Mapping Your Future YouTube channel. In the presentation, Cathy Mueller, Executive Director of Mapping Your Future, presents a high-level overview of

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Five steps to correct personal identity information on the FAFSA

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By Catherine Mueller 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. When students or parents are completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the first part of the form contains personal identifiers. Students and

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6 things to know about assets before completing the FAFSA

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By Catherine Mueller With the recent changes and improvements to the FAFSA, most students and parents are able to complete it quickly and easily. However, there is one part of the FAFSA which can be somewhat challenging for many students and parents to complete and that is the asset section. To help students and parents understand

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You can still schedule your financial aid event

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By Marlene Seeklander It’s not too late to schedule an event specifically for your students and parents. With the 2025-26 FAFSA available, now is the time to host an event if you haven’t already. You can choose whether to invite your families to school to view the presentation, or the presentation can be online for everyone

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Three reasons a FAFSA filer won’t need to report assets

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By Catherine Mueller The FAFSA form collects asset information from students and parents to determine a family’s ability to pay for college. However, not everyone is required to provide asset information. If a student or parents meet the following criteria, then they will be exempt from providing asset information: A student or parent who is required

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Early Awareness E-News – December 2024

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Early Awareness E-News December 2024Vol. 16 – Issue 12 Opportunity for counselors and others to contribute to national education dialogue School counselors are among the education professionals invited to apply for the U.S. Department of Education’s 2025-26 School Ambassador Fellowship program. 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to all students The 2025-26 FAFSA is now officially available,

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