NASFAA's Aid Offer Comparison Worksheet is a useful tool that students and families can use to decipher different award letters and compare them on a level playing field. The worksheet gives students tips to follow when comparing aid offers — explaining the difference between gift aid and self-help aid, checking for eligibility requirements to maintain grants and scholarships, and calculating out-of-pocket costs for school.
Publication Date: 3/20/2024
Improving Financial Aid Offers
Packaging and Aid Notification: Packaging and Aid Notification - November 2024
Today's News for November 6, 2024
What Are the Rules On the Treatment Of Other Financial Assistance (OFA)? (Award Year: 2024-25)
Senators Call for Financial Aid Transparency From Institutions, Loan Servicers
Report: The Biggest Barriers to Higher Ed Enrollment Are Cost and Lack of Financial Aid
Report: FAFSA Rollout Disproportionately Affected Low-Income Black and Latino Students
"How Many Students Did We Lose?" Aid Offices Fear Enrollment Repercussions After Rocky FAFSA Rollout
Can a Student Receive the Entire Annual Loan Limit In a Single Term? (Award Year: 2024-25)
Can a School Consider a Zero-Credit Internship As Full-Time Enrollment For Title IV Aid?
Poll the Pros: 2024-25 Aid Offers
Poll the Pros: 2024-25 Aid Offers Results
Packaging and Aid Notification: 2024-25
Glossary of Terms for Financial Aid Offers
Aid Offer Comparison Worksheet
College Cost Reduction Act Coverage
ED Announces 2024-25 FAFSA Inflation Adjustments, But How and When Remains Unclear
Part 1 Deep Dive: Foxx’s College Cost Reduction Act Includes Financial Aid Offer Provisions
Hundreds of Colleges and Universities Commit to Student Cost Transparency
Is the McNair Stipend Treated As Other Financial Assistance? (Award Year: 2024-25)
Which Award Year FAFSA and SAI Do We Use in This Summer Trailer Scenario? (Award Year: 2024-25)
Can We Use the Previous Award Year SAI If Our Summer Term Starts After July 1? (Award Year: 2024-25)
Is Institutional Aid Considered Other Financial Assistance? (Award Year: 2024-25)
Is a Combination Scholarship/Stipend Treated as Other Financial Assistance? (Award Year: 2024-25)