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Financial Aid

Institutional Financial Aid Directors, or equivalent, often support the data submission process by verifying and contributing information for the (optional) financial aid data file.

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Financial aid data is not required to utilize PDP.
Institutions will submit the following financial aid student information:
  • Identifying information about the student
  • Information that may be found on a student’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • Information about any grants or loans the student has received.
    • More information may be found here: Formatting the Financial Aid File Detail Records.
    Institutions may choose to submit financial aid data files at any time once course and cohort files have been successfully certified.

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