Resources for Financial Aid Professionals

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 what other financial aid resources would be helpful to include on this resource page for our membership.

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.

AC & Smart Grants

Final rules released by the Federal Register on the AC and SMART grant programs

National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) grant program

Academic Competitiveness grant program – eligibility options

For additional information on the AC or SMART grant programs, please visit the Department of Education at http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/ac-smart.html

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.

ACSFA Publications:

Turn The Page: Making College Textbooks More Affordable: May 2007 [.PDF - 400kb]

Mortgaging Our Future: How Financial Barriers to College Undercut America's Global Competitiveness : September 2006 [.PDF - 500KB]

The Student Aid Gauntlet: Making Access to College Simple and Certain: January 2005 [.PDF - 600KB]

Briefing Document on The Student Aid Gauntlet Prepared for TASFAA: April 2005 [.PDF - 400KB]

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