Understanding your financial aid options is one of the smartest moves you can make. By exploring the different types of aid—like grants, scholarships, work-study, and loans—you’ll discover ways to ...

Families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid each year since this is the best (and only) way to qualify for certain types of financial assistance for college. That said, recent ...

To the early birds go the money, which is often the case when it comes to college financial aid. Since the Free Application ...

A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect in 2026 that will shape how students and families pay for college.

Explore the limitations of Federal Direct Loans, including fewer subsidized options for grads, bankruptcy challenges, and ...

Recent updates to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid could make it easier for prospective college students and ...

Financial aid offers are finally in the hands of many students, but because of delays with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid many students are deciding where they are going to enroll before ...

The Student Aid Report was replaced by the FAFSA Submission Summary for the 2024-25 award year Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Sarah Sharkey is a contributor to Buy Side and expert on ...

Scholarships are financial aid awards that do not need to be repaid. Willamette University offers merit and competitive scholarships, and students may also seek out private scholarships from ...

Our goal is to make DePauw as affordable as possible for as many families as possible. That’s why we’ve introduced The DePauw Promise – to meet the full calculated financial need of every incoming ...