The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has developed materials for financial aid administrators, high school counselors, and other interested parties to use when conducting financial aid night presentations.

The presentation guide is not a full script. Instead, it assumes that the presenter is familiar with the Title IV programs and application process, and presents key points in a bulleted format to guide the presenter through the presentation. The presentation guide also recommends that presenters provide members of the audience with copies of the 2010-11 FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) Worksheet and the Student Aid Program Summary Chart to use as references during the presentation.

The PowerPoint presentation follows the presentation guide.

These materials include:

• Guide to Planning and Conducting a Financial Aid Night, describing all the steps on how to set up an informative financial aid night
• What You Need to Know about Financial Aid, is a financial aid night presentation that goes with the PowerPoint slide show (below) that provides the basic information students and parents need to know when applying for financial aid. The presentation and slide show follow the format of the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet.
  
• Handouts to help students and parents through the financial aid process [PDFs below].

Financial Aid Night PowerPoint slideshow, "What You Need to Know about Financial Aid" presentation, and the 20010-11 FOTW Worksheet:

• PowerPoint slideshow
• Presentation Guide in PDF
• 2010-11 FOTW Worksheet

The handouts for downloading and printing are (in PDF):

• Student Aid Program Summary(describes eligibility requirements and features of student aid programs)
  
• Financial Aid Application Checklist (running list of necessary actions with space fo/FANightr the student to enter due dates and to check off accomplished items)
  
• Application Form Tracking Worksheet (tracks each school's application and documentation requirements for aid)
  
• Cost of Attendance Comparison Worksheet (lays out and compares attendance costs for each school under consideration; focuses student's expectations to realistic levels)
  
• Award Package Comparison Worksheet (guides the family and counselor in comparing aid packages from different schools)
  
• Financial Aid Consultants and Scholarship Search Services Fact Sheet(helps avoid unnecessary and costly reliance on paid consultants to obtain help and advice that is available at no charge)
  
• Sample Scholarship Inquiry Letter (suggests how a student might inquire about financial aid from a private organization)
• Financial Aid Glossary(a glossary of common financial aid terms and acronyms)

Additional Presentations:

NASFAA has prepared additional presentations that you may use to increase early awareness of college and financial aid. The following presentations are available: What Is This Financial Aid Thing Anyway? NASFAA designed this presentation to introduce financial aid and basic financial aid concepts to middle school families.

• Presentation Guide in PDF
  
• PowerPoint Slideshow
  
• What Is This Financial Aid Thing Anyway Handout
  

Filling the Piggybank: Saving for College

This presentation introduces families to the importance of saving for college, and provides an overview of various savings options.

• Presentation Guide in PDF
  
• PowerPoint Slideshow
  
• College Savings Options Chart
  

We hope these presentations materials are useful to you and your students and parents. Comments or questions about the contents of theses materials should be addressed to Connie McCormick at mccormickc@NASFAA.org. Technical questions about downloading should be addressed to Roland Zizer at zizerr@NASFAA.org

Best wishes for a successful Financial Aid Night!

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 Updated October 23, 2009