Can I Receive both Financial Aid and Veterans Benefits? Yes! You can receive both VA educational benefits and financial aid by filling out the FAFSA. You may be eligible for federal, state and/or institutional loans and scholarships in addition to your VA educational benefits. Veteran students are considered independent students per FAFSA guidelines, and you do not need to … [Read more...] about Military Students File FAFSAs Too
All eligible U.S. domestic students have been awarded Fall 2021 emergency relief grants from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) to help offset financial burdens incurred because of the coronavirus. Eligible international students will have the opportunity to submit a grant application beginning October 1 to request emergency grant funding. Grant recipients … [Read more...] about HEERF III Awards Posted
You may be eligible to have your current financial aid adjusted. As part of Missouri State’s commitment to making higher education more attainable, the Special Circumstance process allows a financial aid office to adjust a student’s FAFSA based on their current financial situation. Only the financial aid office may adjust the FAFSA with documented changes. We recognize that … [Read more...] about Apply For More Financial Aid
Can you believe that the 2021-2022 FAFSA is almost open?! Even though we've just begun the 2020-2021 academic year, it's time to start planning and applying for next year's aid. To begin, The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2021-2022 school year will open on October 1, 2020. We encourage all students to complete a FAFSA and to do it as early as … [Read more...] about Are You Ready for Next Year?
Your Federal financial aid may not be set in stone. The FAFSA you completed for the 2020-2021 school year was based on your 2018 income. Because that FAFSA determines your eligibility for federal financial aid, updating the FAFSA to reflect your family’s current circumstance could qualify you for more advantageous financial aid. While not every circumstance can be accounted … [Read more...] about Appealing Your Financial Aid Offer