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The Trump administration on Friday unveiled its budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2027, once again calling for the elimination of the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) program and drastic cuts to the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program, while also seeking increased funding for the federal Pell Grant program.

NASFAA is pleased to share its draft comments on the 2027-28 FAFSA. In this first round of comments, NASFAA expressed support for many of the proposed changes while also offering recommendations for further improvement and reiterating areas of concern raised in prior years’ comments. NASFAA hopes our members will use these comments to inform their own comments, which are due to ED on April 14, 2026.

Not for Title IV purposes. While a school can have a different definition of full-time enrollment for institutional or academic purposes, it must use the regulatory definition of full-time enrollment in 34 CFR 668.2(b) for all purposes associated with administering the Title IV federal student aid programs, including packaging Title IV aid and NSLDS Enrollment Reporting. View the full answer to this question to learn more.

Join Voices of NASFAA on Friday, April 10 at noon ET, for a live discussion with Mika Lim, director of compliance, audit, and training for student financial services at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. Engagement with professional associations has been central to Mika's career. She serves on EASFAA's Regional Council as Co-Chair of the Training Committee and is a member of MASFAA’s (Massachusetts) Government Relations and Professional Development & Training Committees. She was recently elected to serve as Secretary of EASFAA.

This upcoming business affiliate webinar, on April 13 at 2 p.m. ET, explores the powerful connection between students’ financial challenges and their mental health. The first 30 minutes will feature key findings from the Fall 2024 Student Financial Wellness Survey, underscoring how financial insecurity and mental health concerns intersect. Learn more and reserve your seat today!

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