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Blog Archive: Applying for Financial Aid
Do you want money for college or career training for fall 2024? VSAC is your student aid source. For high school seniors and returning college students, time is running out to apply for any of the 150 VSAC-administered scholarships. If you don’t review the VSAC 2024-25 Scholarships booklet and miss…
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If you’re an education professional, student, or parent you’ve we know you’ve been waiting on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) rollout. The FAFSA application is the first step in getting financial aid for college and career training programs. The FAFSA is usually available in…
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The new year gives you a chance to reflect on what you love about life, and what you want to change in the future. Education has always been a powerful tool for enhancing life choices and goals. If you see college education as a gateway to a new life, consider the 802Opportunity grant. The…
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Over the 50 years of speaking with students who've completed high school and achieved their first early-adulthood goals, one common denominator has led to their success. Whether college admission, career training, or starting a job, adults close to them have shared their guidance, encouragement, and…
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The U.S. Department of Education has promised that the 2024/2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid Forms (FAFSA) – the new, revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid – will be available in late December. The FAFSA is a requirement for almost all college financial aid programs, from…
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VSAC Counselor Tia Stillman and Orwell student Olivia Scher bonded over their goals and drive to help people – as well as being people of color in a small Vermont town. As a kid, Olivia Scher was one of very few people of color in tiny Orwell, Vermont. One other person was her elementary school…
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Eleanor Placey of the Newbury High School Alumni Association and VSAC VP Tom Little, with the historic Newbury School and church in the background. Newbury High School alumni enable local Oxbow students to fund their future with the Newbury Alumni Memorial Scholarship. Eleanor Placey, a longtime…
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“I think FAFSAs are fun,” says Chris Barry, VSAC’s Resource Center Supervisor, flashing a bright smile and sitting up a little straighter in his seat. “But,” he concedes, “not everybody does.” For parents of college-bound high school seniors, who are just now starting the bewildering process of…
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VSAC's Scholarship Booklet features about 150 VSAC-administered scholarships and more than 40 additional scholarships for students in college or training. If you had a 1 in 100 chance of winning $5,000, you’d probably buy that lottery ticket, right? Many of the college scholarship programs…
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Federal student loan payments have resumed. Don’t panic! VSAC offers tips to help you stay on track. The U.S. Department of Education’s COVID-19 relief program for federal student loans has ended. Student loan interest resumed on September 1, and payments on federal student loans are due starting…
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