College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

With this year’s new FAFSA and its inept rollout by the U.S. We reviewed the status of the FAFSA rollout in the last post. It remains unclear when actual FAFSA data will be provided by the ED to colleges so that they can determine who to admit and send offer letters with full financial aid information.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

We’ve also provided emergency housing, financial support for off-campus temporary housing and scholarships for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) students,” says Morishita. Recruitment materials, campus tours, and FAFSA open houses are bilingual as are several members of the student affairs staff.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 21, 2023

Scholarship America’s community-based Dollars for Scholars are offering much-needed support to their local students who opt to attend community colleges, vocational-technical schools and similar institutions to pursue certifications. Last year, 39% of Dollars for Scholars offered scholarships explicitly for two-year and vo-tech schools.

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College Planners of America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Study explores college funding sources, including family income and savings, scholarships, grants, and loans. Families reported spending an average of $25,313 for college in 2021–22, a 4% decrease from 2020–21, marking the second year of lower average college spending by families. This percentage was unchanged from 2020-21.

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College Planners of America

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Need-based aid focuses on a family’s income as reported on the FAFSA. Applicants await the results of the FAFSA process to find out how much need-based aid is available to them from public agencies, colleges, and other sources. There are still some scholarships awarded solely on merit. Merit Aid and “Merit Aid”.

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College Planners of America

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The amount of a student’s FWS award depends on when he or she submitted the FAFSA, the level of the family’s financial need, and the school’s availability of FWS funding. Applying for the FWS Program FWS is limited to students with a financial need as determined through the FAFSA process. However, 2023 is an exception.

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College Planners of America

JANUARY 5, 2023

Merit-based academic scholarships have ranged from $13,000 to $30,000 and need-based grants have ranged from $1,000 to $40,000. In 2020-2021, 95% of our full-time beginning undergraduates received grant/scholarship aid.”. This prevents users from receiving merit scholarship information.

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EAB

APRIL 5, 2023

This is probably why institutions that have remained test-optional since 2020 continue to see applications and enrollments increase among these student populations. Use this white paper to start identifying, engaging, and enrolling more underrepresented students.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

College Greenlight became part of EAB in 2020, and we continue to help students connect with colleges and universities to help them find their best college fit and the financial support that they need. And so the other thing I think it's important for people to know about CBOs is what experts they are in their home community.

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Scholarship America

APRIL 3, 2023

While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) typically opens for applications on October 1, the application for the 2024-25 school year has been delayed until sometime in December—a delay that could have ripple effects on students, families and scholarship programs. Why is the FAFSA late?

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