Governor's Proclamation
FAFSA Awareness Week - October 11-15, 2021
ICAN is partnering with Iowa College Aid and FAFSA stakeholders to kick-off the financial aid season with FAFSA Awareness Week all as part of ICAN's FAFSA Ready Iowa Initiative to increase FAFSA completion to 60% for graduating seniors. Together with partners we are helping students and college access professionals get ready with the following events.
Governor's Proclamation
The Governor’s proclamation declared Iowa’s level of postsecondary attainment critical to the state’s workforce and economic development and highlighted the FAFSA as a step helping more students attend and afford college. |
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Events
FAFSA Statewide Virtual FAFSA Completion Event
Wednesday, October 13 | 5:30 pm | Register
ICAN advisors will walk through how to complete the FAFSA form step-by-step and answer questions along the way. From student dependency status to which parent is reported on the FAFSA, they will cover all of the tricky questions about income and assets, explain how to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, and cover next steps once the FAFSA form is submitted. Join this session ready to complete your FAFSA!
FAFSA Report Training
Iowa offers student FAFSA completion reports to every high school in the state. Join this training to learn more about the report, how to utilize it to maximize FAFSA completion with your students, and how to interpret FAFSA completion data for your high school.
- Monday, October 11 @ 1 p.m. | Register here
- Wednesday, October 13 @ 2 p.m. | Register here
- Thursday, October 14 @ 9 a.m. | Register here
FAFSA Certification Training
Course to College Partner Sites are eligible to receive FAFSA Certification Training through ICAN. Iowa College Aid is offering an exclusive training session on Tuesday, October 12 from 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. for eligible partners. All Course to College Partner sites have been notified about the training and provided with the registration link.