NASFAA brings continuing education to you via livestreamed webinars and recorded sessions that you can view on-demand. You can invite an unlimited number of people from your organization to participate with just one site license. Learn at your desk, huddle up with others around a computer, or watch with a large group in a conference room. Watch a preview.
Presentations usually range from 60 to 90 minutes, with live Q&A.
Webinars are recorded and made available on-demand shortly after the live event.
FAACs can earn one recertification point (RP) for most webinars.
Closed Captioning is available within the webinar platform.
Browse our upcoming and available on-demand webinar topics below. Select a topic for more information, or use the "Proceed to Webinar Registration" button to choose one or more events for you and your colleagues.
Interested in a few topics? Active NASFAA members should consider the webinar package. You'll get all of this programming year's Live and On-Demand webinars for a single price, and the package allows everyone at your institution or organization to register for as many as they like.
Value Plus members and webinar package purchasers: Your NASFAA membership must be paid in full for the checkout process to reflect webinars as free. Primary contacts can review and pay membership invoices online.
Upcoming Live Webinars
All available webinars are listed by date; check back often as new webinars may be added.
Quiz Show: Test Your Financial Aid Knowledge April 17, 2024, 2:00 PM ET| 90 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $120.00 for other members; $240.00 for Non-members
The NASFAA Quiz Show has been renewed and is all set for season 4! Get ready, because as a NASFAA member, you might be called on to serve as a contestant for season 4! We guarantee that you are going to love your NASFAA Quiz Show webinar experience. The webinar brings to life some of those very thought-provoking and sometimes mind-blowing AskRegs questions in a manner that is considered "edu-tainment." The goal is to provide a good mix of questions so even our financial aid neophytes can participate in the fun as well. So, join NASFAA's Kochie Vaughan and David Tolman in this engaging webinar as they test your knowledge on a variety of financial aid topics. Have fun learning and see which game show makes its debut for season 4!
Gainful employment is back! Join Norma Robinson, Compliance Generalist, and Sarah Austin, Regulatory Specialist, to cover the return of gainful employment (GE), and the introduction of Financial Value Transparency (FVT) to the financial aid landscape. This webinar will cover the who, what, when, where, why, and how of GE and FVT, including definitions, reporting requirements, metrics and frameworks, as well as when regulations officially go into effect.
NASFAA's Annual Business Meeting will be conducted virtually, immediately preceding the Policy Update Webinar. NASFAA's bylaws dictate that the association must meet annually for the purpose of transacting all business which may be brought before the membership. The meeting will include updates on NASFAA's financial status, FAAC®? program, governance and oversight, and diversity efforts.
The NASFAA Policy Update will include the latest updates on what's happening in Washington related to student aid policy. The Policy Team will provide updates on Higher Education Act reauthorization, student aid funding, regulatory action, administration initiatives, and close with a question-and-answer session.
Hot Topic May 29, 2024, 2:00 PM ET| 90 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $120.00 for other members; $240.00 for Non-members
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Top AskRegs Questions: FAFSA Simplification June 5, 2024, 2:00 PM ET| 90 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $120.00 for other members; $240.00 for Non-members
Join David Futrell, NASFAA Director of Institutional Compliance, for a review of some of the most frequently asked AskRegs questions related to FAFSA Simplification. Depending on the most popular questions leading into the webinar, topics will likely range from constructing the cost of attendance (COA) to packaging, as well as include verification and professional judgment (PJ) consideration of special circumstances and dependency overrides.
On-Demand Webinars
On-Demand events are usually available for a year after recording date, regardless of purchase date. NASFAA reserves the right to remove access to an On-Demand webinar sooner for content considerations. If you registered for the live webinar, you do not need to also register for the On-Demand item; you'll be notified when it is available for viewing.
Once considered a looming crisis within higher education, the enrollment cliff is upon us. Coupled with Title IV changes, schools are looking to develop better marketing strategies and create stronger aid packages that can maintain enrollment during this time. Join us for a lively discussion as we explore the role of financial aid in achieving enrollment goals with limited resources and a shrinking pool of students to choose from.
Prison Education Programs (PEP) and the institutions they are part of need to manage their financials, and there are a variety of ways they do this. The issues of affordability, cost management, and financial forecasting can be challenging. Defining the components of the Cost of Attendance (COA), including tuition, fees, and materials can be challenging. Programs need to balance legal jurisdictions, equity and fairness to students, and program sustainability. This needs to be done in the context of understanding the estimated financial aid anticipated to be available for each student. The panel on this webinar will include program leaders with experience in analyzing these questions.
In its commitment to the graduate and professional community, NASFAA is providing this webinar as a forum for graduate and professional financial aid administrators to discuss current issues of concern for their students and peers. NASFAA will provide an update on topics specific to the graduate and professional aid community, and close with a question-and-answer session.
In an ever-changing landscape of higher education enrollment management and financial aid, leading through change has never been more critical. This webinar will provide attendees with the understanding and tools necessary to navigate the tumultuous seas of change within their institutions.
Join us for a discussion on best practices for using technology to streamline your scholarship matching process, and maximizing your institution's scholarships. This session will also include a demonstration of the latest technology from Scholarship Magic where you will be able to observe the scholarship process in action, gaining unparalleled insights into fund distribution, student matches, and impactful donor engagement.
Deep Dive Into the Student Aid Index (SAI) Recorded February 21, 2024| 90 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $120.00 for other members; $240.00 for Non-members
Significant changes to the Pell Grant eligibility criteria and federal methodology (FM) formula are on the horizon, including a new name for the expected family contribution (EFC), which has become the Student Aid Index (SAI). The revamped formula includes higher income protection allowances (IPA), elimination of the state and other tax allowance against income, elimination of many forms of untaxed income and excludable income, addition of small businesses and family farm assets, elimination of consideration of more than one family member in college, and more. Join NASFAA’s Jackie Cottom to take a deep dive into the new SAI.
Financial aid advising is an essential component of Prison Education Programs (PEPs). Many PEPs rely on the paper FAFSA when serving students who are incarcerated. We expect many new PEPs will enroll their first students in the Fall of 2024. The challenge of introducing PEP work at the same time as FAFSA Simplification implementation crescendos will create a challenge for financial aid staff as well as PEP administrators. During this workshop, we will walk through the 2024-25 FAFSA completion process, highlighting the most complex form and verification questions. We will also talk about the methods for processing those paper FAFSAs. Both financial aid teams and prison program administrators will join the conversation and welcome your questions.
The newly redesigned 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) changes the way students apply for Title IV assistance, and in many cases, institutional and state aid. Join Lissa Powell and Tiffany Gibbs with NASFAA’s Training and Regulatory Assistance team as they walk through the changes and enhancements to the application process.
The NASFAA Policy Update and Final FAFSA Countdown will include the latest updates on what's happening in Washington related to student aid policy and FAFSA Simplification implementation. The Policy Team will provide updates on student aid funding, regulatory action, administration initiatives, latest updates on implementation as we approach the launch of the new FAFSA and close with a question-and-answer session.
This webinar will review the 2024-25 verification data element and documentation requirements resulting from FAFSA Simplification changes to the application process. While NASFAA hopes for a reduction in verification selections, verification will still be required in some cases. The webinar will discuss some of the more complicated issues that will remain even after FAFSA Simplification has been implemented. Join David Futrell, NASFAA Director of Institutional Compliance, as he leads you through the latest verification requirements and challenging issues.
While adapting to change has always been an important skill for financial aid administrators, transformational changes such as FAFSA Simplification and disruptions in the workforce present greater challenges than ever before. To help meet the challenge, Jackie Copeland, Chrissy Gass, Vanessa Martineau, and Art Young join NASFAA’s Susan Shogren to explore change management and interpersonal communication as foundational professional skills. This panel of experienced financial aid administrators and association leaders will share stories and strategies for communicating, managing, and sustaining change effectively.
Top AskRegs Questions: Student Eligibility Recorded November 15, 2023| 90 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $120.00 for other members; $240.00 for Non-members
This Q&A style webinar, will provide a baseline review of student eligibility, then test your knowledge on various student eligibility categories. Join Kochie Vaughan, Regulatory Specialist, to explore some of the most frequently asked questions related to student eligibility received by our NASFAA AskRegs service.
Financial aid advising is an essential component of Prison Education Programs (PEP). Many PEPs rely on the paper FAFSA when serving students who are incarcerated. During this webinar, we will walk through the FAFSA completion process with both financial aid administrators and prison program administrators, highlighting the form's questions that are more complex to address. We will also talk about the methods for processing paper FAFSAs. Both financial aid teams and prison program administrators will join the conversation and welcome your questions.
We've all had good customer service experiences, and those that left a lot to be desired. While financial aid is a student service function with customers at its core, aid administrators also must follow a plethora of rules that can come across as not customer-friendly. Join this webinar to learn how to balance following the rules with providing a positive customer experience.
The biggest changes to the FAFSA in history will be implemented in the 2024-25 application cycle - are we ready? Explore the upcoming changes to the FAFSA, including direct data sharing with the IRS and a streamlined Federal Methodology, and learn more about the latest updates on implementation as we approach the launch of the new FAFSA in December.
In this session, Husch Blackwell will provide fundamental Clery Act Compliance requirements for the Title IV professional. This session includes best practices for the Annual Security Report and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA). Included will be lessons learned from recent U.S. Department of Education program reviews relating to the Clery Act.
Best Practices in Federal Work-Study Recorded July 26, 2023| 90 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $120.00 for other members; $240.00 for Non-members
Join Tiffany Gibbs, NASFAA Director of Online Compliance Products, as she covers some best practices in the administration of the Federal Work-Study(FWS) program. The webinar will cover the general, prepandemic rules and best practices regarding FWS, the new campus-based schema in COD for the reporting of student earnings, as well as the end of the COVID-19 national emergency and what that means going forward for the FWS program.
Join Art Coleman, managing partner and co-founder of EducationCounsel LLC, and representatives from higher education associations, as they discuss the implications of two recent U.S. Supreme Court cases — SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA vs. UNC — which challenged the legitimacy of race-conscious admission policies.
In July 2023, incarcerated students enrolled in eligible Prison Education Programs will gain access to Pell Grant eligibility for the first time since 1994. Join experts on administering financial aid in prison settings for a discussion of what financial aid administrators and prison education practitioners can do to ensure they are prepared to effectively support incarcerated learners. Learn tips to successfully administer Pell Grants for incarcerated students, and gain an understanding of the existing regulations and guidance impacting prison education programs and the tools available to assist the financial aid and prison education communities when serving this student population.
FAFSA simplification is one of the largest changes in Title IV aid administration in the last 30 years. Join NASFAA's Jackie Cottom and Tiffany Gibbs as they discuss the changes to be implemented in the 2023-24 award year, as well as changes slated for the 2024-25 award year. Some of these changes include need analysis and the move from utilizing an expected family contribution (EFC) to a student aid index (SAI), changes to professional judgment, and cost of attendance. Other aspects of FAFSA simplification have already been implemented, such as the elimination of SULA, drug conviction, and Selective Service registration requirements.
NASFAA's Annual Business Meeting will be conducted virtually, immediately preceding the Policy Update Webinar. NASFAA's bylaws dictate that the association must meet annually for the purpose of transacting all business which may be brought before the membership. The meeting will include updates on NASFAA’s financial status, FAAC® program, governance and oversight, and diversity efforts.
The NASFAA Policy Update will include the latest updates on what's happening in Washington related to student aid policy. The Policy Team will provide updates on Higher Education Act reauthorization, student aid funding, regulatory action, and close with a question-and-answer session.
Join NASFAA’s Norma Robinson and a guest panel of financial aid administrators for an in-depth conversation about crafting the cost of attendance (COA). During the webinar we will discuss commonly requested adjustments, such as dependent care, first professional licensure costs, as well as disability-related costs, and different approaches to accommodating them. We will also talk about some less common requests our aid administrators have received and how they handled them. This webinar will be helpful for aid administrators that serve undergraduate and graduate/professional student populations.