A Brief Explanation of NASFAA's Entitlement Benefits

When an institution or organization joins NASFAA, the primary contact* selects a membership dues option or tier. Several dues levels are available to accommodate the wide variety of budgets and staff sizes associated with institutions and other non-institutional organizations.

Each dues level comes with a set number of “entitlement benefits.” An entitlement benefit refers to NASFAA's print publications, Student Aid Transcript magazine and the Journal of Student Financial Aid, as well as a subscription to Today's News. In addition, membership includes a minimum of five NASFAAOnline subscriptions, which come with Today's News. Everyone with NASFAAOnline can access scores of member-only products and services available on the NASFAA Web site, including the very popular Self-Evaluation Guide and Salary & Staffing Tools.

The primary contact* at each institution or organization assigns entitlements and benefits to staff by by accessing the new Membership Management area on the NASFAAA Web site or by contacting Membership Services.

Subscription to Today’s News
Subscribers receive a morning e-mail from NASFAA on student aid related issues. It keeps you informed and updated every weekday using a variety of national and state news outlets, as well as NASFAA-generated content.

Print Publications
Individuals receive printed copies of Student Aid Transcript – NASFAA’s award-winning magazine and the Journal of Student Financial Aid, a scholarly, research publication. NASFAA also publishes both of these publications online as Adobe Acrobat PDF files.

NASFAAOnline*
This benefit gives you access to the member-only products and services available on the NASFAA Web site. NASFAA does not have a member-only area. Instead, we integrate member-only products and services with information that is available to the public, allowing you to search the entire Web site by topic. When you reach a member-only product or service, you will be asked to login. Once logged in, the system will keep you logged in for the duration of your session.

If your institution is a Value or Value Plus member, or you have a separate subscription to the NASFAA Encyclopedia of Student Financial Aid, you will be able to access the Encyclopedia without having to sign in again.

Other Benefits, Products, and Services
For a quick list of additional benefits, check out 30 Reasons Your Institution Should Join or 30 Reasons Your Organization Should Join.

*What is myNASFAA and how does it relate to NASFAAOnline?
myNASFAA is your professional account with NASFAA. It includes your personal contact information, online preferences, professional interests, experience, and more. Members and non-members can create a myNASFAA account, but only members will be able to access NASFAAOnline, the association’s online, member-only tools and services.

Anyone who wants to conduct business with NASFAA on the Web – including registering for a conference or webinar, or purchasing a publication, must create (and update) a myNASFAA account. Your myNASFAA account goes with you when you change jobs.

Remember: a myNASFAA account does NOT automatically give you access to NASFAAOnline. If you are at a member institution or organization, the primary contact* needs to assign you access. If you are not affiliated with a member institution or organization, do what thousands of your colleagues have already done and join now

If you have any questions about benefits, please contact Membership Services or call (202) 785-0453 Ext.1.

*The primary contact can select a secondary contact to assign entitlements and benefits. For details, click here.

Updated April 3, 2009

Please direct all questions and comments about NASFAA Membership to Membership@NASFAA.org.