by Vanessa Stevens | Apr 16, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, data, FAFSA, Financial Aid, Higher Education Alliance
As of April 5, 2019, 23,971 Alabama high school seniors have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Most of those students will get a Pell Grant worth up to $6,195 to pay for their education after high school. Yet, there are 29,267 Alabama...
by Vanessa Stevens | Mar 25, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
updated on April 30, 2020 Congratulations on filing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and taking the first step towards getting cash you can use to pay for college. Now that your financial aid forms have been submitted, you and your family may be...
by Vanessa Stevens | Mar 6, 2019 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Three students from Northwest-Shoals Community College last week traveled to Washington, D.C., to share their stories and discuss the importance of college access and affordability with members of Alabama’s Congressional delegation. Layne Boyd and Pedro Lucas, both of...
by Vanessa Stevens | Feb 7, 2019 | Cash for College, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Alabama Possible, a statewide nonprofit that removes barriers to prosperity, today announced that 116 High Schools received the Best Hustle Award for successfully improving their early FAFSA completion by at least 10 percent from October 1 to December 1, 2018. All 116...
by Alabama Possible | Sep 28, 2018 | Cash for College, College Success, FAFSA, Financial Aid
Families of college-bound students Monday can begin filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on fafsa.gov. FAFSA completion gives students and families access to billions of dollars in financial aid for college, including scholarships, college...
by Vanessa Stevens | Oct 31, 2017 | Cash for College, data, FAFSA, Financial Aid
It’s easier than ever for educators and community partners across Alabama to see how many students at local high schools have the resources they need to pay for college by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Alabama Possible’s new...
