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Pell Grant: Four Changes that will Expand Access!

Reading Time: 4 Minutes – If you’ve been keeping up with the FAFSA Simplification Act, then you might be realizing that this act is implementing A LOT of changes! Since we already covered three fascinating subjects of the Simplification Act these last few months, we want to explore a little more on how the Pell Grant will be expanding access even further (🎉hooray!).

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INCOMING: FIVE Changes to the FAFSA Form!

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Have you been wondering how the FAFSA Simplification Act has changed the look of the FAFSA form for the 2024-25 award year? A few months ago, we wrote about what the Simplification Act is, now we want to dig deeper into the form itself.

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SAI Versus EFC: Understanding the New Student Aid Index

Spoiler Alert! That EFC is going away! The FAFSA Simplification act is replacing EFC with what is now known as “SAI” or Student Aid Index. Today we’ll be breaking down the difference between that old EFC, and the new SAI explaining what it even is, how it’s different, and why it matters.

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FAFSA Simplification Act: Paving Student Success

Reading Time: 2 Minutes – At FAS, we understand that change can be confusing and navigating through complex regulations can feel like a never-ending maze. That’s why we’re here to simplify things for you! Today, we want to shed some light on the FAFSA Simplification Act—a game-changer in the world of financial aid. We know firsthand how daunting new changes to the financial aid process can be, but fear not! Our expert team is well-versed in decoding the intricate details, and here to help!

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Welcome Amy, Chris, and Ryanne!

Let’s extend a friendly greeting to our newest FAS team members – Amy Davy, Chris Nadeau, and Ryanne Darwich! They’re already making great contributions to our FAS offices, and we’re delighted to have them as part of our family.

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Pell Crossover Students

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When scheduling Pell Disbursements, some students, known as crossover students, may have their payment periods span two separate award years (2022-2023 and 2023-2024). Because of this, we’re often asked – which award year does the student start disbursing Pell in?

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How to guide: The Whova App!

Are you ready to attend our May the Fourth Be With You Spring Seminar? Stay up to date on session changes, last calls, raffles, photo booths and more with our new phone app! We will be using an online platform called Whova for our event. You can download the Whova app to access the event!

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MFA – What Is It, and Why Do You Need It?

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What is MFA? MFA stands for Multi-Factor Authentication; this is a layered approach to securing applications and data by requiring users to verify their identity with a combination of two or more credentials.

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Newest Addition to the FAS Family!

FAS is excited to announce a new addition to our Genesis and Student Eligibility Review teams: Kelly Kinnett!!!! We’ve known Kelly for many years now and are thrilled to have her expertise on our teams!

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