Minnesota Office of Higher Education

Join Minnesota Office of Higher Education and ECMC The College Place for virtual financial aid events Tuesday evenings in January. The series - Ready Set FAFSA! - will cover how to apply for federal and state financial aid with professionals and live Q & A. The events are free for MN students and families. Interpreters are available in Hmong, Spanish, Somali. Visit https://buff.ly/3BfeZC5 for more information and to register. @MnDeptEd @ecmcgroup #readysetFAFSA #financialaid #scholarships #StudentSuccess #YourNextStep

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The Minnesota Aviation Degree Loan Repayment Program application is available until Dec. 31, 2024. The program works to provide student loan repayment assistance to eligible pilots and aircraft technicians residing in Minnesota. Annual awards are up to $3,000 for aircraft technicians and up to $5,000 for pilots in loan repayment assistance. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gYddv32h

Grant deadline approaching! Jan. 5, 2025 is the last day Minnesota postsecondary institutions can apply now for funding to develop or expand concurrent enrollment courses with partner high schools. Eligible applicants can receive funding to support: • Development of new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concurrent Enrollment Courses • Expansion of Existing Concurrent Enrollment Programs There is a total of $640,877 in grant funding available for selected institutions. Full details at: https://lnkd.in/g4fuNmyJ

To support counselors, mentors, and others who help students and families submit the #FAFSA, Federal Student Aid has published a resource designed to help counselors navigate the form and provide guidance on the more challenging parts of the process. https://ow.ly/vk4n50Uu9ZS #financialaid

Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) recently awarded $50k in grants to St. Cloud State University as part of a statewide initiative to address food insecurities at Minnesota institutions. These grants will build upon the work of the Huskies Food Pantry, which expanded to move into the Miller Center in August. The Huskies Food Pantry had nearly 10,000 total visits during the 2023-24 academic year, distributing over 119,000 pounds of food to almost 2,300 individual students. Read the full SCSU Today story here: https://scsu.mn/3UOL8XG

Ready Set FAFSA! is a webinar series for Minnesota students and their families covering how to apply for federal and state financial aid with professionals and a live Q&A. All sessions will have interpretation in Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. Learn more and find registration information for students at https://lnkd.in/eKjzHDTM

Every student deserves the chance to thrive at college. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that Lake Superior College has received a $200k 2024 Inclusive Higher Education Grant to enhance existing initiatives and increase overall enrollment and access for students with an intellectual and developmental disability. https://lnkd.in/gqxyJzaG

Our fax line is down! If need to submit documents call 651.642.0567, 800.657.3866 or reach out to division you are working with for the best way to submit documents.

At OHE, we’re working to ensure student parents have the support they need to finish their degree and take care of their family. That’s why we awarded $5.3 million in Student Parent Support Initiative Grants to helps organizations across the state advance the academic goals, health, and well-being of student parents. Minnesota Department of Health https://lnkd.in/g5KxKUuW