Review our tips on creating an account, completing the form, making corrections, listing colleges, filing the form as an undocumented student, filing the form with multiple children, and reporting items such as retirement, home value, home debt, and 529 accounts. …
By Meredith Clement    |
Learn about the Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Award, a tuition credit awarded to Massachusetts students who receive high scores on the MCAS, what students must do to qualify, how students can maintain the award, and where students can find more information. …
By Shaun Connolly    |
In the wake of the federal student loan forgiveness plan, MEFA advises the public of a wave of student loan debt relief scams targeting student loan borrowers. …
By Lisa Rooney    |
Steps include selecting a MEFA Institute lesson, reading the lesson objectives, completing the lesson deliverables, and filling out the Evidence of Learning Form.…
By Ajea Stupart    |
Scholarships include Stephen J. Brady Stop Hunger Scholarship, AvaCare Medical Scholarship, Rubincam Youth Writing Competition, G2 Overachievers Student Grant, Getting Real About Distracted Driving Scholarship, Transgender First Scholarship, and Top Ten List Scholarship.…
By Lauren Danz    |
Some colleges are need-blind, while others only consider financial need when filling the last spots or pulling from the waitlist. But colleges want to admit their best applicants, and if you need financial aid in order to afford a school, you should apply. …
By Meredith Clement    |
Tips include making up the difference in the younger child's account, revisiting your budget, encouraging friends and family to contribute, and being fair with contributions…
By Lisa Rooney    |
Scholarships include the Blaze Your Own Trail Scholarship, Love Your Career Scholarship, Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship, William A. Lewis Scholarship, The Gallery Collection Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship, Simform STEM Scholarship, CNA Scholarship, and BigSun Scholarship.…
By Lauren Danz    |
Facts include 2 savings plans in Massachusetts, $0 in fees for saving in the U.Fund and U.Plan, 72 participating U.Plan schools, $10,000 eligible to use from a U.Fund for K-12 tuition expenses, and more.…
By Meredith Clement    |
College types include public, private, community, technical, liberal arts, service academies, historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges, for-profit colleges, art colleges, single-sex colleges, and religious-affiliated colleges. …
By Lauren Danz    |