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Undocumented Immigrants will be Eligible for Free Tuition under New Minnesota Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"We want to make sure that when we're expanding opportunities for everybody, we're doing it for all Minnesotans, regardless of background, regardless of their documentation status," said Senate Higher Education Chair Omar Fateh.

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FSA Revamps Identity Verification Process, Expands Accepted Document List

College Aid Services

The Department of Education announced on December 6th that it would implement additional changes to the identity verification process for FAFSA applicants and contributors without a Social Security Number (SSN) to streamline the process for impacted users.

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Navigating the CSS Profile: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents

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FAFSA Deadline: The FAFSA deadline (Federal) is June 30 th 2025. However, it is recommended to submit the FAFSA by the college’s deadline to ensure that your child is considered for the maximum amount of financial aid. It is important to check with each college’s financial aid office to determine their specific deadline.

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2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (August 2024 Update)

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Federal Student Aid has released the first four volumes of the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical information for the 2025-26 award year and are only available as PDF documents at this time.

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Now Available: 2024-25 FAFSA Verification-IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix

College Aid Services

Institutions now have access to the 2024-25 FAFSA Verification-IRS Return Transcript Matrix to compare data between a selected family’s tax data and the information submitted through the FAFSA application. The matrix is currently available as an excel document and is divided into five specific sections.

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Potential Processing Delays for Financial Aid Due to Calculation Error

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is not feasible or realistic to send out incorrect FAFSA data and ask thousands of schools to make real-time calculations and adjustments to the federal formula on the school side,” Draeger continued. Department of Education. “It The guide will be updated regularly through April 2024.

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Institutions Gain Access to New FAFSA Partner Portal Training and Technical Support

College Aid Services

Administrators now have access to several new resources that focus on making corrections in the FAFSA Partner Portal (FPP) now that it will replace FAA Access to CPS Online.

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