SUNY Brockport offers guidance to the Brockport community at large, free of charge, through their Student Aid Resource (STAR) Center. The center was created to offer financial services at a level beyond that of the typical financial aid office. To learn more about the STAR Center visit their page on the SUNY Brockport website.

You can also find information regarding scholarships and grants on the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation website.

The U.S. Department of Education's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a vital part of ensuring that students are eligible to receive federal financial aid. 

In response to complaints of FAFSA being too cumbersome and complicated, the U.S. Department of Education is making major changes for this coming year, including:

• A Later Open Date
• Fewer Questions
• Increase in Number of Colleges to Receive FAFSA Information
• More Home Language Options
• Automated Data From IRS
• New Funding Formulas
• Automatic Pell Grants

SchooLinks lays out the changes coming to FAFSA this year in this article on their website.

There are several sessions offered by Federal Student Aid in this virtual bootcamp, but two in particular are related to the new FAFSA! They are as follows:

1. How to prepare for the 2024-25 FAFSA form - participants will learn about federal financial aid eligibility, how to create an FSA ID key changes, and how to complete the 2024-25 FAFSA form.
2. Prototype preview - participants will be guided through a demonstration of the 2024-2025 FAFSA form.

This virtual training is free: 5th Annual Federal Financial Aid Virtual Bootcamp Tickets, Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite