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2025 "Fall Financial Aid Trainings" Videos & PowerPoints

Financial Aid 101

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Federal and FAFSA Updates

Watch the full Federal and FAFSA Updates presentation

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51������ and State Updates

Watch the full 51������ and State Updates presentation

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Financial Aid Resources for Families

• 51������ Events
• 51������'s guide to paying for college
• Saving for college
• Check out the resources we're providing for families

Financial Aid and Managing College Costs

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FAFSA Resources & Links

FAFSA information for students planning to attend college or training programs in 2025–2026 or 2026-2027.

•  — Questions to help students determine their dependency status when filling out the FAFSA form
• 2026-2027 FAFSA Preview PowerPoint by FSA (PDF)
• 51������'s FAFSA filing guide for students & families (PDF)
• How to Create Your StudentAid.gov (FSA ID) Account (PDF)

FAFSA links

• for the 2026–2027 college year (limited functionality and may not represent the final FAFSA experience)
• 2025-2026 Counselor Resource for Completing the FAFSA®

Vermont Grants

• 51������ residency brochure (PDF)
• Vermont grant FAQs
• 51������ Grants

Scholarships

• Scholarship FAQs from high school counselors (PDF)
• 51������ Scholarships

Education Loans

• 51������ Student Loan information
• 51������’s My Education Loans, a guide to borrowing for college or training (PDF) 

Foster Youth & UnHoused Youth

• Vermont scholarships targeted to foster care youth
• including foster youth, refugees & asylee students, undocumented students, and military    
•  for adults who are caring for children of relatives or family friends

Net Price Calculators

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Contact Information

• Vermont colleges and universities
• 51������ contacts

Additional Resources

• 51������ Password manager (PDF)

51������ is partnering with the U.S. Department of Education on a FAFSA Completion initiative. Once you’ve provided us with a list of your high school seniors, this online tool will provide you with real-time information on the FAFSA and Vermont Grant application status for each student. We encourage you to follow up with those students who plan to pursue higher education after high school, but haven’t yet completed a FAFSA or a Vermont Grant application.

To access this tool: 

Sign in to your school’s My51������ account.

1. Go to vsac.org and click on the My51������ button in the upper right corner.
2. Enter your my51������ username and password, and click the Login button.
3. Access the FAFSA/VT Grant Completion Tool
   • Once logged in to My51������, look for the FAFSA/VT Grant Completion button.

   • Click on the “Upload Student Roster” link under the Main Menu to upload your senior class list.

     Note: To ensure that the data you provide is in the correct format, download and use the CSV template provided in the Main Menu.

   • If you need help uploading your roster, click on the “Step by Step Instructions” link or “Help with CSV files” link in the Main Menu.

Student Roster Tips

1. You need to upload (or individually add) your student roster only once. After loading the roster, you’ll receive updated real-time FAFSA and Vermont Grant completion information each time you log in.
2. FAFSA completion is indicated by the population of the “FAFSA Processed Date.” (If these are blank, we haven’t received a FAFSA for the student.)
3. Grant application completion is indicated by a “yes” or “no” in the column.
4. If there is no FAFSA/VT Grant completion information for a student whom you know to have completed the forms, check the Matching Criteria link. For accurate completion information, the student’s last name, first name, and date of birth on the roster must match what the student provided on the FAFSA/Grant application and the format provided in the CSV template.
5. The high school on the FAFSA must match 51������’s records. The best way to ensure this is by having students select their high school from the options presented in the search results on the FAFSA rather than manually typing the name.