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Pell Grant Increase Will Help Low-Income Students, But More is Needed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

29, the new federal spending plan is set to increase the Pell Grant in 2023, allowing low-income students a chance to access up to $7,395 each year. Coupled with the $400 increase in the 2022 fiscal year, this is the largest two-year increase ever in the history of the grant. With President Biden’s signature on Dec. Federal Reserve. “On

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Department of Education: Inflation Adjustments Coming to 24-25 FAFSA

College Aid Services

Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020 to overhaul the application process for federal aid and expand students’ access to grant funding with a new analysis formula.

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Government Data Reveals 1 in 5 Undergrads Are Food Insecure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, new data from the 2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study has provided the first nationally representative picture: more than one in five undergraduates experience food insecurity. Indeed, 21% of students whose full financial need was considered to be met by grants were food insecure.

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Student Loan Deadlines for 2022-2023: COVID-19 Relief, FAFSA and Others

Student Loan Hero

When do you need to file your FAFSA for this year? 1: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) opens. June 30: FAFSA deadline. 30, 2020, but later extended several times until Dec. When is the FAFSA deadline? School year FAFSA opens FAFSA deadline. Key dates to be aware of: Dec. June 30, 2022.

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Unequal Distribution

NACAC's Admitted

Financial aid discussions have centered on simplifying FAFSA and increasing federal Pell Grants – all important – but federal student aid policies are only one funding source for families trying to determine how to pay for college. However, the reality is these institutional grants are not fairly distributed.

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Impact of the New FAFSA on the Net Price of College

College Planners of America

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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The 2024-25 FAFSA Roadmap

College Planners of America

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. Education Department (ED), these changes will help students by enabling a better and simpler FAFSA experience. According to the U.S.

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