Webinars

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.
  • Review the technical information to optimize your online experience.

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.

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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.

Supporting Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
February 19, 2025, 2:00 PM ET | 90 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $135.00 for other members; $265.00 for Non-members

Join NASFAA in collaboration with SchoolHouse Connection for an insightful webinar dedicated to supporting unaccompanied homeless youth on their journey through higher education. Led by experts in financial aid and youth homelessness advocacy, this webinar will delve into the unique challenges faced by unaccompanied homeless youth and explore strategies for providing them with the necessary financial aid resources and support services.


March 12, 2025, 2:00 PM ET | 90 Minutes
Price: Free; (members-only)

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.

Changes in Administrative Capability
March 19, 2025, 2:00 PM ET
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $135.00 for other members; $265.00 for Non-members

To participate in the Title IV aid programs, schools must demonstrate certain standards of administrative capability. Join Tiffany Gibbs, director of online compliance products, and Michelle Thompson, regulatory specialist, as they provide an overview of the measures of administrative capability, including special attention on the new provisions that went into effect July 1, 2024.


April 2, 2025, 2:00 PM ET | 75 Minutes
Price: Free; (members-only)

The webinar will focus on a timely hot topic in the financial aid community. The topic will be announced three months prior to the event.


April 8, 2025, 2:00 PM ET | 90 Minutes
Price: Free; (members-only)

Collaboration between financial aid and business office professionals is essential for providing students with seamless financial support. However, differences in workflows and priorities can often create confusion or challenges.

This webinar addresses common questions that financial aid professionals have for their business office counterparts.

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.

New to Financial Aid? NASFAA members are encouraged to check out the New Aid Officer Training Webinar Series.

Completing the PEP Application and the E-App Process
Recorded January 28, 2025 | 75 Minutes
Price: Free

When Partner Connect and the E-App changed at the beginning of 2024, schools discovered they would need to add some unanticipated details to their application the first time they did a submission after that. And when the process and documentation to apply to be a Prison Education Program (PEP) via the E-App changed in the fall of 2025, it left schools with some questions about how to prepare before they do the actual application.

This webinar will share some real life experiences about the first time a college goes through the E-App after the changes in 2024, focusing on what general information to have prepared, as well as the new PEP attachments and questions.

Verification: 2025-26 (Extended Edition)
Recorded January 22, 2025 | 120 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $135.00 for other members; $265.00 for Non-members

This webinar will review the 2025-26 verification data element and documentation requirements. It will also focus on some of the more complicated verification-related issues that come up year after year. Join David Futrell, NASFAA Director of Institutional Compliance, as he leads you through the latest verification requirements and challenging issues.


Recorded December 18, 2024 | 90 Minutes
Price: Free; (members-only)

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.

How a Bill Becomes A Law (with Regulatory Guidance)
Recorded December 11, 2024 | 90 Minutes
Price: Free for Value Plus and Webinar Package; $135.00 for other members; $265.00 for Non-members

"I'm Just a Bill, and I'm Sitting Here on Capitol Hill": How a Bill Really Becomes a Law Schoolhouse Rock!'s iconic "I'm Just a Bill" video only had it partially right. It didn't cover authorization vs. appropriation legislation, regulatory vs. statutory guidance, mandatory vs. discretionary spending, or negotiated rulemaking. In financial aid, how does a bill really become a law? And how do we implement it once it gets signed? To quote Schoolhouse Rock!, "While a few key congressmen discuss and debate whether they should let me be a law. How I hope and pray that they will, but today I am still just a bill." How do we help bills cross the finish line and, more importantly, what happens once they do?


Recorded November 19, 2024 | 60 Minutes
Price: Free; (members-only)

Join us as we delve into critical considerations around consumer protection requirements related to student funding that extend beyond U.S. Department of Education Title IV Federal Student Aid expectations. This session will guide you through key aspects of ensuring appropriate approaches to Enrollment Agreements, Institutional Payment Plans, Tuition Discounts, Education-for-Work Agreements, and Debt Collection, ensuring you understand the nuances of each. Additionally, review the regulations surrounding Private Lending and Preferred Lending Rules to protect students and institutions alike. Don’t miss this opportunity to equip yourself with the tools and insights necessary to safeguard student financial aid and promote ethical practices in education funding.

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