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AGAIN. WHEN COLLEGE STUDENTS NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT SUBMITTING THEIR APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL AID. BUT FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, FAFSA’S RELEASE DATE HAS BEEN DELAYED. THIS MORNING, WE ...

The information on the FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for federal financial aid, like work-study and federal student loans, as well as aid from the state and the college itself. These include ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — If your family relies on financial aid for college, some new changes could affect how much help students receive. Even students denied assistance in the past could be eligible ...

Yvonne M. Romero, Ed.D., is the vice president for enrollment and dean of admissions and financial aid at Rice University in ...

A long-awaited update to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, was released on December 30. But some families are having trouble accessing the online form, which has ...

Students who are US citizens or permanent residents may apply for financial aid through the process described below. International students are not eligible for need-based aid but are eligible for ...

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Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (or FAFSA) is an essential first step for every student exploring financial aid. You’ll complete a new FAFSA every year. The FAFSA opens on ...

State programs to support students and workforce development are most effective when they are locally coordinated.

The federal government had supposedly made it much easier to apply for college financial aid. Except there was a glitch and students could not access the new online tool they needed. Applications were ...

If you kick yourself for leaving a $1-off coupon at home when you go to the grocery store, imagine how you might feel about leaving more than $5,000 on the table for a young adult in your family with ...