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    |
Scholarships include Cards Direct Scholarship, Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship, 280 Group Product Management Scholarship, Cooke College Scholarship Program, Minority/Women in STEM Scholarship, Education Matters Scholarship, and The Andrew Flusche Scholarship Contest. …
By Lauren Danz    |
September is College Savings Month, a great time for MEFA to host a seminar on how to make a plan to save for college and remind families of clever and unconventional ways to find extra funds.…
By Lisa Rooney    |
We answer common questions about applying for financial aid and completing the FAFSA, including who submits the FAFSA, when the FAFSA is due, when you can start completing the FAFSA, what tax year the FAFSA is based on, and how to report 529 accounts on the FAFSA.…
By Meredith Clement    |
Scholarships include Dream Big Scholarship, AES Engineering Scholarship, College JumpStart Scholarship, American Bullion Scholarship, Voice of Democracy Scholarship, and Financial Goals Scholarship. …
By Lauren Danz    |
Tips focus on chosen major, the city, transportation, other students, perspective, activities, class size, study space, and food…
By Meredith Clement    |
On August 24, 2022, President Biden issued a statement announcing that federally held student loans up to $10,000 ($20,000 for Pell Grant recipients) will be forgiven and the pause on federal student loan repayment will extend through December 31, 2022. …
By Lisa Rooney    |
Scholarships include the Hispanic Health Professional Student Scholarship, AfterCollege Nursing Student Scholarship, Coursey Enterprises Scholarship, R&D Systems Scholarship, Niche Nursing Scholarship, Elizabeth Garde National Scholarship, and Mary Cafolla Wallace Nursing Scholarship.…
By Lauren Danz    |
Within MEFA Pathway, students can take a skills assessments and use the results to build a resume and explore potential future careers that their skills would be a good match for.…
By Jennifer Bento-Pinyoun    |