The University of Hawaii at Mānoa Hawaiʻinuākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge is launching its first online auction to raise funds for its depleted student emergency fund. Bidding for the silent auction, Ka ea o nā iʻa he wai, opened on Wednesday November 24 and will run until December 1. Hand dyed Kapa earrings with pala’ā […]
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) takes note of the article in Sowetan of November 17, 2021 which prompted further media inquiries to NSFAS. Note that the title is factually misleading. While we appreciate the editorial guidelines and standards that govern newsrooms, we do so with the expectation that journalists will meet the highest […]
Statement on the proposed NSFAS eligibility criteria and conditions for financial assistance The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) takes note of the article in Sowetan of November 17, 2021 which prompted further media inquiries to NSFAS. Note that the title is factually misleading. While we appreciate the editorial guidelines and standards that govern newsrooms, […]
Financial aid professionals will be available to help college students in Columbus and North Vernon on Sunday, November 7 as part of the College Goal Sunday event statewide. Students can get help completing the Free Federal Student Aid Application (FAFSA) at 2 p.m. events at Ivy Tech Columbus and Jennings County High School in North […]
One can only wonder about the timing of the announcement by Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande that applications for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will open next week since the process usually starts much earlier. . Skeptics might find it interesting that nominations open on Tuesday, November 2 – just a day after […]
The Pennsylvania student financial aid agency said on Wednesday it would close its offices at State College and Pittsburgh late next month. This will leave the Pennsylvania Higher Education Aid Agency solely headquartered in Harrisburg. At one point, it was operating in five locations across the state. The move to exit leases for those offices […]
Correction of student financial aid involves several angles Regarding the recent front-page news article “Decline in demands for student aid signals crisis in education”, it should be noted that the disengagement of students from low-income schools into higher education is not only now becoming a major problem in the midst of the pandemic, or one […]
Howard College – a community college serving a diverse student body in the West Texas areas of Big Spring, Texas with campuses in San Angelo, Lamesa, and Southwest College for the Deaf – needed a way to streamline, d ” automate and centrally manage its student financial aid verification process. The goal of the institution’s […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom to decide by October 10 to make financial aid more accessible to low-income students by signing Assembly Bill (AB) 1456, which reforms California’s financial aid program Student Aid Commission (CSAC). If passed, the bill will increase eligibility for low-income students by making financial need – instead of grade point average and age […]
Last year I had a mad rush of contact with the Financial Aid Office and tried to fund my education. On several occasions I was promised a grant or some kind of scholarship for my academic achievements and instead I was put to the test trying to get my money. One case that touched many […]