by Mae Whiting | Mar 12, 2025 | Cash for College, FAFSA, Financial Aid
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chandra Scott | cscott@alabamapossible.org | 205.939.1408 142 Alabama High Schools Win “Best Hustle Award” Educators support early FAFSA submissions to make postsecondary education and training more accessible Birmingham, AL (Mar. 12,...
by Mae Whiting | Feb 28, 2025 | Cash for College
A couple months into the 2025-26 FAFSA cycle, the Class of 2025 has submitted over 17,000 FAFSAs, meaning close to 29% of Alabama’s seniors are on their way to determining their financial aid eligibility. Major improvements were made to the FAFSA form following a...
by Mae Whiting | Mar 20, 2024 | Cash for College, FAFSA
As the Class of 2024 prepares for their next steps after high school, these seniors are applying for financial aid to cover the cost of postsecondary education and training. Unique to this class is a newly revised Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form...
by Chandra Scott | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Wayne Taliaferro and Chandra Scott It’s time to rewrite the “do more with less” narrative that has for too long dominated historically Black and predominantly Black community colleges (HBCCs and PBCCs)—an often overlooked yet resilient segment. Four-year...
by Manisha Mishra | Jun 26, 2023 | College Success, Higher Education Alliance, Postsecondary Pathways
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 26, 2023 CONTACT: Chandra Scott | cscott@alabamapossible.org Alabama Possible and ECMC Foundation to Foster Increased Postsecondary Success Through HBCC/PBCC Network $500,000 grant will support efforts to remove...
by Chandra Scott | Jun 9, 2023 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid, Postsecondary Pathways
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chandra Scott | cscott@alabamapossible.org | 205.939.1408 High School in Phenix City Wins MVP and Most Improved Awards Celebrating high FAFSA completion rates across Alabama BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 7, 2023) – Alabama...
by Chandra Scott | Dec 14, 2022 | Cash for College, FAFSA, Financial Aid
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chandra Scott | cscott@alabamapossible.org | 205.939.1408 138 Alabama High Schools Win “Best Hustle Award” Celebrating FAFSA completion rates across Alabama Alabama (Dec. 14, 2022) – Alabama Possible, a statewide nonprofit that...
by Mae Whiting | Dec 7, 2022 | Cash for College, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Thanks for your interest in Alabama Possible’s Navigating Financial Aid for Immigrant Families webinars. You can find recordings of the webinars posted here. Not a U.S. citizen and wondering if you are eligible for financial aid? Assisting an undocumented...
by Mae Whiting | Oct 24, 2022 | Cash for College, FAFSA, Financial Aid
As students plan to continue their education after high school, they are often faced with the overwhelming task of figuring out how to afford their next steps. Although most high school seniors in Alabama qualify for free federal aid, nearly half of students fail to...
by Sandra Jackson | Oct 11, 2022 | FAFSA, Financial Aid
October 1st is an important date for any student with postsecondary aspirations. It marks the opening of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for federal, state, and institutional aid, including Pell Grants....
