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The 2025-2026 FAFSA will open December 1, 2024.


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Training

The Missouri College and Career Attainment Network (MOCAN), Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP) and Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development (MDHEWD) are working together with partners across the state to make sure you – and your students and families – have the support you need.

MOCAN’s Professional Development Institute (PDI) provides FREE workshops for school counselors, college and career advisers, financial aid personnel and other professionals.

Fall workshops are currently being planned. To join our e-mail list for updates on workshops, click here.

Register for all workshops via MOCAN’s website.

All virtual workshops are recorded and materials shared via MOCAN’s PDI Portal.

Date abd TimeEventLocation
September 6, 2024 10 amIntroduction to Financial Aid with uAspireZoom
September 13, 2024 10 am College Application Storytelling after SFAA v. HarvardZoom
September 24, 2024 8:30 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – KirksvilleTruman State University
September 25, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – Cape GirardeauSoutheast Missouri State University
September 27, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – JoplinMissouri Southern State University
October 3, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – Rolla Missouri S&T
October 3, 2024 10:30 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – TrentonNorth Central Missouri College
October 4, 2024 10 amPassions, Values, and Skills – Creating Opportunities for Student-Centered Career ExplorationZoom
October 8, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – Poplar BluffThree Rivers College
October 10, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – SpringfieldEvangel University
October 11, 2024 8:30 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – St. JosephMissouri Western State University
October 15, 2024 10 amFAFSA Completion, Part I with uAspireZoom
October 17, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – ColumbiaStephens College
October 18, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – West Plains MSU – West Plains
October 22, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – HannibalHannibal-LaGrange University
October 23, 2024 10 amFAFSA Completion, Part II with uAspireZoom
October 24, 2024 9 am MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – Sedalia State Fair Community College
October 29, 2024 8 am MASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – Kansas CityUniversity of Missouri Kansas City
October 30, 2024 8 amMASFAP Financial Aid Workshop – St. LouisWashington University
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Links & Resources

Federal Student Aid

The FAFSA is a form of Federal Student Aid of the U.S. Department of Education. This site links to the FAFSA and provides the best information on how to complete it.

uAspire

National nonprofit organization uAspire has easy to follow checklists and tools for students with questions about the FAFSA and financial aid, including short videos on each step of the FAFSA process.

National College Attainment Network

NCAN has created several toolkits to support professionals advising students.

MASFAP

The Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Personnel (MASFAP) is hosting 14 in-person financial aid workshops with MOCAN this fall and will host FAFSA walk-through events once the FAFSA is open. MASFAP also provides speakers on the FAFSA for school and community events.

Journey to College

Missouri’s Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has a website with planning tips and resources for college-bound students. Journey to College holds FAFSA Frenzy events around the state to help students complete the FAFSA. Counselors can request a speaker for events.

Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis provides free workshops and in-person clinics (by appointment only) to help students and families navigate the financial aid process. This will include FAFSA specific workshops this year.

Get Schooled FAFSA Resources

Comprehensive resources available in Spanish and English. Includes information on setting up your FSA ID, completing the FAFSA, and what to do after filing the form. Includes blog posts and videos.

Kansas City FAFSA Initiative

Looking for assistance in the Kansas City region? Through MOCAN, the Kansas City metro has access to a FAFSA Support Specialist to coordinate and support FAFSA completion efforts in-person and virtually.