Samantha Hicks is affiliated with the South Carolina Association of Financial Aid Administrators as current member and President-Elect and the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid ...

For decades, colleges have sought to increase economic equity in admissions. From waiving application fees to federal work-study to targeted recruitment, there has been a movement within higher ...

Thousands of college students receive Federal Work-Study aid as part of their financial aid package each year. Unlike other forms of student aid, the responsibility of accessing work-study dollars ...

The US Department of Education has ended Federal Work-Study funding for political activism jobs, redirecting the programme toward career-focused roles. The decision, framed as safeguarding taxpayer ...

The US Department of Education has rescinded Biden-era guidance, prohibiting Federal Work-Study funds for political activities on college campuses. The new rules mandate that these funds be reserved ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) formally began in 1992. It was created as part of an update to the Higher Education Act, taking the place of the earlier Common Financial Aid Form ...

The Department of Education released guidance Tuesday discouraging colleges from using Federal Work-Study funds to pay students to work on voter registration efforts and other activities it deems ...

The US Department of Education has officially rescinded Biden-era guidance that permitted Federal Work-Study (FWS) funds to support certain political activities on college campuses. Under the new ...