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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Friday approved the Department of Education’s (ED) draft paper FAFSA for the 2024-25 aid year. The paper form will presumably be released at the same time as the online version, with the exact date yet to be determined but expected in late December before the statutory deadline.

Blue Icon Advisors, NASFAA Consulting, is looking for financial aid professionals at all levels to join its team of independent consultants. Currently Blue Icon is looking for peer reviewers for the Standards of Excellence (SOE) Review Program, interim leaders who can travel and/or work full-time, interim staffing (aid processing and file review), and systems managers. Take the next step in your career and apply today.

Join us on December 15 at 12 p.m. ET to meet Darcy Johnson, assistant director of financial aid compliance at Washburn University. Darcy has been in financial aid since 2011, and she is our third guest on "Voices of NASFAA." With more than 29,000 members, "Voices of NASFAA" allows us to listen directly to the stories of our members and their work within financial aid. Be a part of the conversation on LinkedIn.

NASFAA is looking for a student to fill a 12-week paid internship with its Policy and Federal Relations staff. The intern will help develop advocacy materials; attend and report on hearings, events, and meetings; analyze and summarize legislation and regulations; and much more. If you know graduate or undergraduate students who may be interested, please encourage them to apply. This internship is supported by the Dallas Martin Endowment for Public Policy and Student Aid. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, for priority consideration.

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