Training & Events
Nowhere else can you get the depth and breadth of the professional development opportunities that NASFAA offers. Every year, we provide a wide variety of programs for experienced, intermediate, and new financial aid administrators. Below is a list of events hosted directly by NASFAA, as well as events presented by state and local financial aid professional associations. Since not all items are managed by NASFAA, be sure to use the links included for more information.
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2026 |
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September |
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FAAC® RPs |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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8-30 | NASFAA Certification Strategy Sessions | Online | ||
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9 | NASFAA Webinar: Satisfactory Academic Progress Spotlight | Online |  |
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14 | NASFAA U Verification 2026-27 Online Course Begins | Online | |
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15 | NASFAA U Packaging and Aid Notification Online Course Begins | Online | |
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16 | Rachel Rotunda presents virtually for The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority (CHESLA) | Online | ||
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17 | Constitution Day and Citizenship Day | |||
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17 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Significant R2T4 Changes | Online | ||
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22 | CFAA Exam Preparation Online Workshop - Fall 2026 Begins | Online | ||
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22 | NASFAA New Aid Officer Training Series: Overview of Financial Aid Programs & How to Find Answers to Regulatory Questions | Online | ||
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24 | NASFAA New Aid Officer Training Series: Application Process & Student Eligibility | Online | ||
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24 | Sarah Austin presents virtually for Rutgers-New Brunswick Education and Employment Research Center's State Noncredit Data Project | Online | ||
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25 | New York (NYSFAAA) Annual FAFSA and TAP Application Training | Online | ||
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29 | NASFAA New Aid Officer Training Series: Cost of Attendance & Need Analysis | Online | ||
October |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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1 | NASFAA New Aid Officer Training Series: Direct Loans & Verification | Online | ||
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1 | Michigan (MSFAA) Training Workshop | Mt Pleasant, MI | |
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2 | NASFAA New Aid Officer Training Series: Professional Judgment & Open Q&A | Online | ||
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5 | Blue Icon Advisors New Financial Aid Directors Group Coaching Begins | Online | |
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5 | Virginia (VASFAA) Fall Workshop | Lynchburg, VA | |
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7-9 | Karen McCarthy presents at the Texas (TASFAA) Fall Conference | South Padre Island, TX | |
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11-14 | Dr. Angela Johnson, Melanie Storey, and Tammy Harrison present at the RMASFAA Annual Conference | Fargo, ND | |
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12-14 | SASFAA Annual Management Institute | Lexington, KY | |
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14 | NASFAA Webinar: 2027-28 FAFSA Update | Online | |
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15 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Hot Topic | Online | ||
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18-21 | Dr. Angela Johnson and Melanie Storey present at the MASFAA Annual Conference | Cedar Rapids, IA | |
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19 | NASFAA U Higher Education Loans Online Course Begins | Online | |
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20 | NASFAA U Return of Title IV Funds Online Course Begins | Online | |
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21 | Financial Aid Day | |||
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21-23 | Washington (WFAA) Annual Conference | Grand Mound, WA | |
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22 | Jill Desjean presents New Hampshire (NHASFAA) Annual Conference | Concord, NH | |
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24 | NASFAA Member Appreciation Day | |||
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26-28 | Dana Kelly presents virtually for the Pennsylvania (PASFAA) 2026 Annual Conference | State College, PA | |
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27 | Blue Icon Advisors, NASFAA Consulting Webinar: AI for Financial Aid Professionals: Exploring Real-World Applications | Online | |
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27-29 | Karen McCarthy presents at the New York (NYSFAAA) Annual Conference | Albany, NY | |
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28-30 | Kentucky (KASFAA) Fall Conference | Bowling Green, KY | |
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29-30 | Jill Desjean presents at the Arkansas (AASFAA) Fall Conference | Hot Springs, AR | |
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November |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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2 | Virginia (VASFAA) Leadership Summit | Charlottesville, VA | |
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4-6 | Jill Desjean presents at the Nevada (NAFAA)/Idaho (IASFAA) Joint Conference | Las Vegas , NV | |
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4-6 | Dr. Sharon Oliver, Melanie Storey and David Page presents at SWASFAA & New Mexico (NMASFAA) Super Conference | Albuquerque, NM | |
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4-6 | Nalia Medina presents virtually for the New Jersey (NJASFAA) Fall Conference | Atlantic City, NJ | |
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8-11 | South Carolina (SCASFAA) Annual Conference | Myrtle Beach, SC | |
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9-11 | Delaware-DC-Maryland Tri-State (DEDCMDASFAA) Fall Conference | Dover, DE | |
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9-11 | Karen McCarthy presents at the Missouri (MASFAP) Annual Conference | Lake Ozark, MO | |
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18 | NASFAA Webinar: Verification 2027-28 (Extended Edition) | Online | |
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18-20 | Massachusetts (MASFAA) Annual Conference | Hyannis, MA | |
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19 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Compliance Never Stops | Online | ||
December |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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6-8 | David Downing and David Page present at the California (CASFAA) Annual Conference |
Universal City, CA | |
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6-8 | Connecticut (CAPFAA) Winter Conference | Southbury, CT | |
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9 | NASFAA Webinar: Handle with Care: Understanding Data Types, Disclosure and Consent Under GEN-25-08 | Online | |
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16 | NASFAA Webinar: Policy Update Webinar | Online | |
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17 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Your P&P as a Training Tool | Online | ||
2027 |
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January |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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11 | NASFAA U Application Processing Online Course Begins | Online | |
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12 | NASFAA U Fundamentals of Student Financial Aid Online Course Begins | Online | |
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20 | NASFAA Webinar: Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: From Data to Determinations | Online | |
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21 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Federal Program Reviews - Are You Ready? | Online | ||
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28 | Dr. Angela Johnson presents virtually for the Washington State Student Services Commission (WSSSC) Financial Aid Council (FAC) | Online | ||
February - Financial Aid Awareness Month |
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1 | Blue Icon Advisors Policies & Procedures Group Coaching Begins | Online | |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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2 | CFAA Exam Preparation Online Workshop - Winter 2027 Begins | Online | ||
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3 | NASFAA Webinar: U.S. Citizenship and Eligible Noncitizen Status Overview | Online | |
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7-10 | Dr. Angela Johnson and Melanie Storey present at the SASFAA Annual Conference | Jacksonville, FL | |
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16 | NASFAA U Verification 2027-28 Online Course Begins | Online | |
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17 | NASFAA U Pell Grant Online Course Begins | Online | |
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17 | NASFAA Webinar: Professional Development Panel: Maintaining Morale when Change Fatigue is Real | Online | |
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18 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Hot Topic TBD | Online | ||
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21-24 | NASFAA 2027 Leadership & Legislative Conference & Expo | Washington, DC | |
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March |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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3 | NASFAA Webinar: Summer Aid Issues | Online | |
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11-12 | Karen McCarthy presents at the Utah (UASFAA) Spring Conference | Layton, UT | |
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16 | Blue Icon Advisors, NASFAA Consulting Webinar: Hot Topic | Online | |
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18 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Best Practices for Training Student Workers | Online | ||
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21-24 | Tennessee (TASFAA) Annual Conference | Nashville, TN | |
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22 | NASFAA U Student Eligibility Online Course Begins | Online | |
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22-24 | Montana (MASFAA) Annual Conference | Fairmont Springs, MT | |
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23 | NASFAA U Return of Title IV Funds Online Course Begins | Online | |
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31 | NASFAA Webinar: Pell Grant Eligibility for Workforce Programs | Online | |
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31-April 2 | Kansas (KASFAA) Annual Conference | Lawrence, KS | |
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April |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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5 | Blue Icon Advisors Aspiring Financial Aid Directors Group Coaching Begins | Online | |
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6-9 | Lissa Powell presents at the Alabama (AASFAA) Annual Conference | Birmingham, AL | |
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7-9 | Wisconsin (WASFAA) Annual Conference | Pewaukee, WI | |
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7-9 | Kentucky (KASFAA) Spring Conference | Lexington, KY | |
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13-15 | Melanie Storey presents at the College Savings Foundation (CSF) Annual Conference | Indian Wells, CA | |
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14 | NASFAA Webinar: Graduate and Professional Community Update | Online | |
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14-16 | Karen McCarthy presents at the Iowa (IASFAA) Spring Conference | Cedar Falls, IA | |
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15 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Direct Loan Repayments | Online | ||
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20-23 | Ohio (OASFAA) Annual Conference | Huron, OH | |
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21-23 | Mississippi (MASFAA) Annual Conference | Biloxi, MS | |
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25-28 | VASFAA (Virginia) Annual Conference | Spotsylvania, VA | |
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26 | NASFAA U Consumer Information Online Course Begins | Online | |
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28 | NASFAA Webinar: R2T4 Spotlight: Bringing R2T4 Challenges Out of the Shadows and Into Focus | Online | |
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May |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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4 | CFAA Exam Preparation Online Workshop - Spring 2027 Begins | Online | ||
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5 | NASFAA Webinar: Institutional Accountability Under OB3: Implications for Gainful Employment | Online | |
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5-7 | Jill Desjean presents at the Minnesota (MAFAA) Annual Conference | Brainerd, MN | |
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11-14 | Dr. Angela Johnson and Melanie Storey present at the EASFAA Annual Conference | Cape Cod, MA | |
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19 | NASFAA Webinar: Annual Business Meeting and Policy Update | Online | |
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20 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Hot Topic TBD | Online | ||
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24-26 | Arizona (AASFAA) Spring Conference | Tempe, AZ | |
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June |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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2-4 | Georgia (GASFAA) Annual Conference | Augusta, GA | |
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9 | NASFAA Webinar: Annual NASFAA Game Show | Online | |
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17 | Blue Icon Advisors Let's Talk: Institutional Accountability | Online | ||
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20-23 | NASFAA 2027 National Conference | San Diego, CA | |
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July |
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1-21 | Certified Financial Aid Administrator® Knowledge Exam window open | Online | ||
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6 | NASFAA U Fundamentals of Student Financial Aid Online Course Begins | Online | |
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2028 |
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April |
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2-5 | North Carolina (NCASFAA) Annual Conference | Wrightsville Beach, NC | |
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9-12 | Tennessee (TASFAA) Annual Conference | Nashville, TN | |
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June |
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25-28 | NASFAA 2028 National Conference | Columbus, OH | |
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2029 |
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April |
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22-25 | Tennessee (TASFAA) Annual Conference | Nashville, TN | |
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June |
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25-28 | NASFAA 2029 National Conference | Pittsburgh, PA | |
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NOTE: If you have any edits to an event listing above, please reach out to [email protected].