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Financial aid professionals play a crucial role in assisting students make their higher education aspirations a reality. On a typical day, a financial aid professional may find themselves in student meetings, processing paperwork, or awarding aid. However, this only scratches the surface of the unique and complex work these professionals do each day. Check out what topped our NASFAA community's list of the many reasons financial aid professionals love their jobs.

During the week of October 23 Federal Student Aid (FSA) will send an email to all Destination Point Administrators (DPAs) who currently manage their institution’s ISIR service. The email will provide instructions on how to access and sign the updated SAIG enrollment agreement on the  SAIG Enrollment website. The email will come from [email protected]. FSA strongly encourages all eligible organizations to submit the signed SAIG enrollment agreement as soon as possible in order to ensure the signature pages are processed prior to the launch of the 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form and the organization’s new FTI-SAIG mailbox is ready to receive 2024-25 ISIRs.

The information required when inviting a contributor (student, independent student's spouse, or dependent student's parent) to complete the FAFSA includes the contributor's: Legal name (from their Social Security Card); Date of birth; Social Security Number (SSN) if they have one; Mailing address if they don't have an SSN; and Email address. View the full answer to this question to learn more.

Don't miss your chance to join us February 4-7 in Washington, D.C., for NASFAA's 2024 Leadership & Legislative Conference & Expo. The conference features four different learning opportunities to further your professional goals: Association Leadership, Compliance Management, the newly offered Financial Aid Management & Leadership, and the Strategic Enrollment Management Pathway. Learn more about the conference, view the tentative agenda, and register today to secure your seat.

Blue Icon Advisors' next Let's Talk session — focusing on communication and activity planning with key stakeholders concerning the delayed 2024-25 FAFSA application process  — is coming up on Thursday, November 16. The maximum capacity for this event is limited, so be sure to reserve your seat today. Check the schedule to see more upcoming Let's Talk topics.

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