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Mapping Your Future’s mission is to enable individuals to achieve life-long success by empowering schools, students, and families with free college, financial aid, career, and financial literacy information and services.
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Mapping Your Future is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, families, and schools navigate the higher education and student loan processes through trusted career, college, and financial aid resources. Mapping Your Future provides accurate and up-to-date information that helps students plan, prepare, and pay for higher education and contributes to national student loan default prevention efforts by providing information and services to students and their families.
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Mapping Your Future Higher Ed News – October 2, 2025
Higher Ed News Vol. 17 – Issue 20 Department of Education issues reminder: Federal grant…
Department of Education issues reminder: Federal grant funds may not be used on lobbying activity
By Marlene Seeklander Higher education officials may already know that federal grant funds cannot be used…
Federal Student Aid October 8 webinar on Charges and Credit Balances has been cancelled
By Marlene Seeklander The temporary government shutdown is impacting webinar opportunities for financial aid professionals. Federal…
Early Awareness E-News – October 2025
Early Awareness E-News October 2025Vol. 17 – Issue 10 Launch of the 2026-27 FAFSA is…
Tip of the Week – October 1, 2025
Tip of the Week Government “shutdown” has limited impact on students, schools, borrowers, and other…
Department of Education releases guidance on the use of federal student aid data
By Marlene Seeklander Schools, state agencies, and contractors all have a role in safeguarding student and…