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Volume Alert: Dive into the Latest on Student Aid and Pell Grant Eligibility

College Aid Services

Two volumes from the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook regarding student eligibility for awards, parent borrowers, and Pell Grants are now publicly available. To access all nine volumes of the handbook or submit any questions that you may have, visit FSA’s Knowledge Center as well as their Customer Support webpages.

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FSA Releases Guidance for Student Eligibility, Pell Grant Calculations

College Aid Services

Two volumes from the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook regarding student eligibility for awards, parent borrowers, and Pell Grants are now publicly available. To access all nine volumes of the handbook or submit any questions that you may have, visit FSA’s Knowledge Center as well as their Customer Support webpages.

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Association of Community College Trustees Launches Pilot Program to Improve Skills-Based Hiring, Lumina Foundation Assists with $350,000

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has launched a partnership pilot program to increase effectiveness of skills-based hiring with the help of a $350,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation.

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Updates to the 2024-2025 FAFSA Will Help Maximize Your Financial Aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

How the FAFSA is Making Financial Aid More Accessible to Families Nationwide In the last year and a half, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – or FAFSA – has undergone major changes to make the application easier to complete for students nationwide. Who should file the FAFSA?

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Higher Ed Officials Express Uncertainty Amid Further FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The overhaul – which comes with form simplifications, different student aid measures and calculations, and expanded Pell Grant eligibility – is expected to be beneficial and to increase federal financial aid eligibility, according to a 2023 report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO).

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President Biden Releases FY25 Budget Request to Congress

COE

However, among several requests for flat or even decreased funding in the education arena, we are pleased to see that the President’s budget includes an increase of $20 million for the Federal TRIO Programs in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), which would fund TRIO during Program Year 2025-2026. Department of Education here.)

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Will Your School Start Recruiting Incarcerated Students?

EAB

EAB experts Caylie Privitere and Matthew McAloon examine the benefits to students and institutions from the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated persons who want to pursue a college education. Our guest today discuss the restoration of Pell Grant funding for incarcerated students. Transcript [music] 0:00:11.6 Do we know?