The Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) has created an on-line resource for TICUA member financial aid professionals. TICUA welcomes additional comments and feedback on these resources, and suggestions for what other financial aid resources would be helpful to include on this resource page for our membership.
TENNESSEE RESOURCES
Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) Program Resources Page
Tennessee Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (TASFAA)
TASFAA is the statewide organization that brings together higher education institutions and other public and private organizations involved with providing financial aid for students. For more information on TASFAA, click
here.
FEDERAL RESOURCES
Pell Grants
Department of Education Pell Grant
Website
Yellow Ribbon Program
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
HEOA Net Price Calculator Template
In accordance with the Sec. 111 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) at the U.S. Department of Education (Department), released a net price calculator template. With its release, all institutions participating in Title IV Student Financial Aid Programs institutions have two years to either implement use of the template on their websites, or develop a customized version that must include, at a minimum, the same elements as the Department's version.
Federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (ACSFA)
This Committee serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid policy. For more information on this Committee, please visit
this site.

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