School & Student Services by Community Brands

JULY 29, 2025

With the passage of the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) in 2025, scholarship recipients must fall under 300% of their area’s median income—a threshold that encompasses 85–90% of families nationwide—positioning private schools to tap into unprecedented funding through school-choice scholarships  (Federation for Children).

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In particular, you’ll be able to compare grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study – all with the cost of attendance. You Can Maximize Scholarship Opportunities Many colleges and universities offer merit-based scholarships to Regular Decision applicants, particularly those who apply by the school’s priority deadlines.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 24, 2025

If you have any changes youre trying to share, make sure you have documentation to show the difficulty your family is facing. Its always helpful to provide any relevant documents, such as your familys tax returns or letters explaining changes in your financial situation.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Be prepared to provide supporting documentation, such as a letter explaining your situation and any relevant financial documents. Look for Additional Scholarships or Grants There are often many scholarships available that dont require a full-time student status or are not widely advertised.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JULY 14, 2025

It includes federal aid, state aid, scholarships, grants, work-study programs, and sometimes even school-specific forms that have their own timelines. Planning ahead also gives you more time to research colleges, compare costs, apply for scholarships, and gather documents, without the stress of a ticking clock.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This includes not only grants, scholarships, and loans but also any work-study opportunities or other forms of support. Its important to check that your familys income and assets have been reported correctly and confirm youre not eligible for other scholarships or loan programs.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

JULY 1, 2025

With more school‑choice options available—from open enrollment public charter schools to vouchers, tax‑credit scholarships, and Education Savings Accounts—families are navigating what feels like a new frontier of educational possibility. Families Want Their Privacy Protected Providing personal and financial documentation is deeply intimate.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JULY 7, 2025

Gather Your Financial Documents FAFSA and other financial aid forms will require information from your most recent tax return, as well as details about income, assets, and benefits. Start a Scholarship Search There are scholarships out there for all kinds of students: academic, athletic, artistic, community-minded, and more.

Financial aid

The College Pod

JUNE 1, 2024

Before you start the FAFSA, gather the necessary documents, including: - Social Security numbers (for parents and students) - Alien Registration numbers (if applicable) - Federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other financial records - Bank statements and records of investments - Records of untaxed income 2. How to Fill Out the FAFSA 1.

FAFSA

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 7, 2025

Colleges have different deadlines, scholarships come with various eligibility criteria, and grants can require some paperwork that takes time to gather. Scholarships: Free money, usually awarded for academic achievement, sports, or other talents. This will make filling out your FAFSA or scholarship applications a lot easier.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Transparent and Accessible Financial Aid Process: Clear Communication: Provide families with clear and concise information about the financial aid process, including deadlines, required documentation, and eligibility criteria. Simplified Application: Streamline the financial aid application process to minimize the burden on families.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JUNE 23, 2025

The new system will pull tax documents, but it still useful to have your previous returns on hand to ensure the correct numbers have been pulled. Explore Scholarship Opportunities Summertime is a great time to explore possible scholarship opportunities. I suggest students spend a little time each week searching for scholarships.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JUNE 30, 2025

With fewer school-year distractions and a little extra flexibility, this season is the perfect time to get ahead of deadlines, organize documents, and start key conversations about college costs. Gather key financial documents like tax returns and income statements, and make sure you and your parents each have an FSA ID for FAFSA access.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Between processing applications, tracking down missing documents, and ensuring awards align with school policies, the workload can be exhausting. Reduce Administrative Work & Eliminate Missing Documents Managing financial aid applications can be tedious, especially when dealing with incomplete submissions and missing paperwork.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 15, 2025

For example: This workshop will walk families through the steps of applying for financial aid, explain how awards are determined, and answer live questions about timelines and documentation. How does financial aid intersect with scholarships or sibling discounts? Once your goal is set, decide on format.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 17, 2025

For private and independent K–12 schools, where student records, family financial data, and tax documents converge on digital platforms, IT Directors are increasingly the guardians of both compliance and confidence. Manual document uploads, email attachments, and scattered storage solutions increase vulnerability at every turn.

Accessibility

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

School choice initiatives like education savings accounts (ESAs), tax-credit scholarships, and voucher programs are rapidly reshaping the K12 education landscape. At the federal level, the proposed Education Choice for Children Act (ECCA 2025) could add another $10 billion annually in private K12 scholarships nationwide.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 19, 2025

Understanding the documents youll need and how the process works will make the application much smoother when the time comes. These can strengthen both scholarship applications and college admissions. Begin Exploring Scholarships Early Its a common myth that scholarships are only for seniors.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MARCH 31, 2025

Research Scholarships Early Scholarships are a great option when it comes to easing the cost of college. Many scholarships have deadlines before senior year even starts, so the earlier you start, the better. You dont want to be scrambling for a scholarship essay while everyone else is wrapping up their final assignments.

Financial aid

The College Pod

JUNE 28, 2024

This document is an important part of the financial aid process. Look beyond the total amount and consider the types of aid offered, such as grants, scholarships, and loans. Conclusion The FAFSA Submission Summary is a key document in the financial aid process, providing an overview of the information you submitted.

FAFSA

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 5, 2025

It likely includes a mix of grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study. Dont forget to review your scholarships or extra savings you plan to use to pay. Submit Final Documents Most schools will ask for final high school transcripts and possibly immunization records or placement test scores.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

In contrast, if she said her teacher discouraged her from joining a STEM project the boys were doing, Id talk with her teacherbecause that fits a well-documented pattern of girls, especially girls of color, being tracked out of STEM fields. Theres no intervention needed. Its not a legal necessity. Its a political strategy.

Compliance

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 14, 2025

Scholarships : Often awarded based on merit (like academic performance, sports, or talent) and do not need to be repaid. As a junior, there are steps you can take now to set yourself up for financial aid success: Research Scholarships : Many scholarships are available to students in their junior year or earlier.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 11, 2025

Schools can outline: Eligibility criteria for need-based aid, merit scholarships, or other tuition assistance programs. Investing in a financial aid solution like SSS , built on NAIS methodology, with an intuitive platform providing direct IRS integration, simplifies the process by: Automating income verification and document processing.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

The report documents that approximately 780 NIH grants were terminated or faced cancellation by March 2025 under new administrative priorities. Universities have reduced graduate student admissions in funded PhD programs, while federal traineeships and scholarships were paused or downsized.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2025

The NJCAA head coaches’ opinions about athletic equity initially focused on facilities, scholarships, and travel provided for teams. The head coaches assessed facility equity (M = 2.8), scholarship equity (M = 2.8) and travel equity (M = 3.2) at prominent levels, indicating equity is present.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

. · Salient, consistent standards: Universities should provide departments with a presentation template where each standard in the promotion and tenure document is projected onto the screen as it is discussed. Narrow, self-serving yardsticks for assessing impact of scholarship, teaching, and service. Traditional standards (e.g.,

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

Ellen Chaffee “The value of diverse perspectives for teams and for-profit boards is well-documented, and we recognize that governing boards need new and varied voices to overcome the myriad challenges facing higher education right now,” said Lesley McBain, the association’s director of research.

Higher education

College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

Financial aid here is comprehensive, offering scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities. Financial aid often includes merit-based scholarships for high-achieving students. It provides a variety of financial aid options, including the Pegasus Scholarship program for incoming first-year students.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Despite these barriers, undocumented students are finding opportunities to pursue a college education through individual resourcefulness, ambition, targeted scholarships, and more welcoming institutional policies. Students without work authorization could pursue unpaid internships that are funded through scholarships.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Rhodes College The three-year grant will provide funding for the research and documentation of Memphians stories who are often absent from the narratives about the city. Dr. Natalie Person, dean for curricular development at Rhodes college, notes that Memphis is one of the most understudied regions in the United States.

Equity

College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 12, 2024

Additionally, some colleges use the CSS Profile to determine a student’s eligibility for merit-based scholarships. CSS Profile Tips and Tricks: Gather your financial documents in advance: Before you begin filling out the CSS Profile, gather all of your financial records, including tax returns, W-2 forms, and bank statements.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Cheah proceeded to make Asian American studies part of his career, primarily focusing his scholarship on race and religion. He has written an important book that highlights the persistency of anti-Asian racism rendered invisible in church’s documents and in much of the politics of U.S. I was fascinated by that."

Teaching

Scholarship America

MAY 15, 2023

While most scholarship awards are not taxed, there are a number or circumstances in which they can be, and many students and parents may not know the details. Here are some of the most pressing questions we’ve heard regarding scholarships and taxation right now. Is my private scholarship subject to taxing?

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Dr. Yoshiko Harden While Scott’s investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is well-documented, her contributions to community colleges have not received as much attention. Northeast College’s College Access Scholarship and Renton Technical College’s McCarthy Bridge Grant program are two examples.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2024

“Since the second decade of the nineteenth century, black-owned book publishing has existed in the United States, the books released by these publishing enterprises have vindicated blacks, documented black culture and history, and addressed the special concerns of black people in ways which white book publishers have not.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

At The University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, much of Treviño Peña’s scholarship involves listening to and studying people. Human interaction is at the center of Dr. Melva Treviño Peña’s work.

Inclusion