FAFSA Simplification Communication Samples
Below you will find a repository of member-submitted FAFSA simplification communication samples.
Note: These documents were created at a single point in time by members, so they may not reflect the most up-to-date knowledge on FAFSA simplification. We recommend you utilize these as a way to brainstorm, format, and inspire your own content.
For up to date FAFSA simplification information, visit our FAFSA Simplification Web Center.
Communication to Internal Financial Aid Teams
- Sample 1
- Institution type: Any
- Content: Presentation outlining how FAFSA simplification will impact financial aid work.
- Sample 2
- Institution type: Any (specific interest for institutions with multiple layers of aid managers)
- Content: A sample agenda for training financial aid team managers.
- Sample 3
- Institution type: Any (specific interest for institutions with multiple layers of aid managers)
- Content: A sample follow-up agenda for training financial aid team managers.
- Sample 4
- Institution type: Any
- Content: Creative training documents for FAFSA simplification (hidden word search, mad lib, and key terms definition matching)
- Sample 5
- Institution type: Any
- Content: Trivia PowerPoint
Communication to Internal Institution Stakeholders
- Sample 1
- Institution type: Submitted by a public four year institution with > 15,000 students
- Content: A sample presentation to institutional stakeholders.
- Sample 2
- Institution type: Submitted by a public four year institution with a student population between 5,000 - 10,000
- Content: A sample presentation to institutional stakeholders.
- Sample 3
- Institution type: Submitted by a public four year institution with > 15,000 students
- Content: A sample presentation to institutional stakeholders.
- Sample 4
- Institution type: Submitted by a public four year institution with > 50,000 students
- Content: A sample handout that can be sent to internal partners.
- Sample 5
- Institution type: Any
- Content: Sample communication plan for
Communication to External Stakeholders
- Sample 1
- Institution type: Submitted by a private institution with a student population between 5,000 - 10,000 students
- Content: A sample email to send to high school guidance counselors.
- Sample 2
- Institution type: Submitted by a private institution with a student population between 5,000 - 10,000 students
- Content: A sample follow-up email to send to high school guidance counselors.
- Sample 3
- Institution type: Any
- Content: Document outlining a sample of webpage text
- Sample 4
- Institution type: Any
- Content: A sample of a marketing campaign for FAFSA simplification with blog post, text message, and email templates.
- Sample 5
- Institution type: Any
- Content: A sample email to send to students
- Sample 6
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Institution type: Any
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Content: A sample of a poster about the delayed FAFSA.
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- Sample 7
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Institution type: Any
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Content: Informational text about the FAFSA changes that could go in an email or on a web page.
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- Sample 8
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Institution type: Any
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Content: Informational text about filling out the FAFSA that could go in an email or on a web page.
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- Sample 9
- Institution type: Any
- Content: Step-by-step guide to creating an FSA ID with and without an SSN.
Institutional Web Pages
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Publication Date: 12/7/2023