The information below provides answers to some of the more frequently asked questions we receive from organizations and individuals interested in NASFAA Membership. A Membership kit includes detailed information about NASFAA's publications and services and is available upon request from membership@nasfaa.org or call 202-785-0453, ext. 1.

Have a question? Ask a membership representative via e-mail (membership@nasfaa.org) or call us at 202-785-0453, ext. 1.

Institutional Membership: Institutional membership in the association is open to institutions of postsecondary education having an interest in promoting the effective administration of student financial aid, which meet the following criteria: a) Institutions must normally maintain a regular faculty and curriculum and normally have a regularly enrolled body of students in attendance at the place where the educational activities are regularly carried on; b) Institutions must normally have a full-time employee on campus with primary responsibility for the administration of student aid; c) Institutions may fit one of the following organizational structures: 1) A single campus institution under the control of a single administration. 2) A single institution with branch campuses. Each campus may join separately or you may combine the institutional FTEs, pay one base fee, and join under one membership. This is only available if all branches are included, and entitles the institution to only one vote. 3) A separate institution that is part of a system. Institutions that are part of a system may join separately, or may combine FTEs, pay individual base fees, and then reduce the total bill by 5 percent. This is only available if all system members are included, and entitles the system to only one vote.

Institutional Membership Form

Affiliate Membership: Affiliate membership in the association is only open to individuals who are employed full-time by a postsecondary institution.

Constituent Membership: Constituent membership in the association is open to educational associations, governing agencies, or other organizations involved in providing educational services, and individuals having an interest in promoting the effective administration of student financial aid. An association, agency or organization holding such membership in the association shall designate an individual to serve as a liaison between such member entity and the association. Constituent members of the association may not vote in association matters nor hold office in the association, but may serve on association committees.

Constituent Membership Form

Student Membership: Student membership is open to individuals enrolled full-time in institutions of postsecondary education who have an interest in promoting the effective administration of student financial aid. Student members may not vote on matters before the association or hold office, but may serve on association committees. Please enclose a statement from your registrar, advisor, or a faculty member attesting to your full--time student status.

Student Membership Form

Entitlement publications include the NASFAA Membership Directory, Journal of Student Financial Aid, Student Aid Transcript, Special Reports and Monograph Series. Entitlements are earned on the basis of one per every 2,500 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) enrollment. Each member receives at least one entitlement. In addition, each Institutional and Consitutent member is allowed a base of five Web IDs plus one additional ID for each NASFAA entitlement. Therefore, no institution will have fewer than six IDs.

In compliance with U.S. postal regulations, we have designated $50 of your annual dues for each entitlement subscription to the Student Aid Transcript. Institutional and Constituent members who wish to order additional entitlements should complete the calculation under section B of the Membership Form and increase their annual dues assessment accordingly. Additional entitlements are not automatically billed (They will be automatically billede as of August 03). Since additional entitlements have the same anniversary as annual membership, we suggest that you purchase them each year at the time of membership renewal. Subscriptions to individual publications, with the exception of the Journal, are not available. Affiliate and student members are not eligible to purchase additional entitlements.

The Institutional Voting Representative or Primary Contact listed will receive the first entitlement and is listed first in the Membership Directory. Check boxes to indicate whether the listed staff are to be listed in the Membership Directory and/or to receive entitlements. Constituent members may have a directory listing for any additional entitlements purchased. Affiliate and Student members may have only one Directory listing (based on their tier). If any individual is to receive more than one set of entitlement publications, indicate the quantity in the space provided.