Resources for Financial Assistance Administrators
Administrative Guidance
Program Guidance
2024-25 Program Guidance
- 2024-25 Official Guidance on Summer 1 (Header) Awarding_04/02/2024
- Better FAFSA/WASFA FAQs
- 2024-25 Official Guidance on Family Size - 11/16/2023
2023-24 Program Guidance
- College Bound Eligibility Checker FAQs
- WCG-Connect Resources and Outreach
- Financial Aid Offer Guidance
2022-23 Program Guidance
- 2023 WCG award amounts - 01/13/2023
- 2022-23 Official Guidance on WCG for Apprenticeship
- 2022-23 Official Guidance on Washington Bridge Grant
- 2022-23 Official Guidance on MFI & Award Charts
2024 Legislative Session
2024 Legislative Session
- 2024.03.12 Legislative Program Guidance
2023 Legislative Session
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2023.04.27 Legislative Program Guidance
2022 Legislative Session
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2022.03.17 Legislative Program Guidance
Residency
Residency
Additional residency information can be found on our Residency page.
- 2022.04.14 SB 5874 Official Residency Guidance
- 2021.07.14 Residency Guidance Email
- 2021.07.14 Residency Guidance Memo
- 2021.06.07 Residency Guidance
COVID-19 Guidance
COVID-19 Guidance
- 2022.09.15 2022-23 Standard State Academic Progress Requirements
- 2022.02.11 2021-22 Covid-19 Guidance Reminder
- 2021.11.03 SAP Guidance Through 2021-22 Academic Year
- 2021.07.30 SAP Guidance Through December 2021
- 2021.07.14 Changes to Verification Processes - State Aid
- 2021.07.14 Undocumented Student Relief Grant
- State Work Study & COVID-19 FAQ
- 2021.06.24 State Aid and Vaccine Incentive Scholarship Guidance
- 2021.05.26 Undocumented Student Relief Grant Guidance
- 2021.03.01 Undocumented Student Relief Grant Guidance
- 2020.12.16 Guidance Through June 2021 - COVID-19
- 2020.10.23 SWS Interpretive Statement
- 2020.10.23 2020-21 SWS Guidance & FAQs
- 2020.08.24 Guidance Through December 2020 - COVID-19
- 2020.07.15 Summer SAP Guidance - COVID-19
- 2020.04.22 Spring SAP Guidance - COVID-19
- 2020.04.14 Cares Act Funding and State Aid Email
- 2020.04.02 Additional SAP Guidance Email
- 2020.03.31 SAP Email
- 2020.03.27 Email
Program Manuals, MFI & Award Charts
Program Manuals, MFI & Award Charts
- Passport to Careers Program Manual (2023-24) (2022-23)
- Washington College Grant & College Bound Scholarship Program (2023-24) (2022-23)
- MFI Chart for WCG, Bridge Grant, and College Bound Awarding (2024-25) (2023-24) (2022-23)
- Maximum WCG, Bridge Grant, and College Bound Awarding (2024-25) (2023-24) (2022-23)
- CSV sample file for CSAW Interim Reports (full upload) (2023-24) (2022-23)
- CSV sample file for CSAW Interim Reports (incremental uploads) (2023-24)
- WA Grant for Apprenticeship Manual (2023-24)
- Educator Workforce Program (2022-23)
- National Guard Postsecondary Education Grant (2022-23) (2021-22)
- State Work Study Program Manual (2023-24)
- WAVE/Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (Fall 2022)
Financial Aid Training
Financial Aid Workshops
Financial Aid Workshops
- 2023 Legislative Overview and Program Updates (YouTube) (PDF)
- 2022 Residency & WASFA for Public Institutions (YouTube) (PDF)
- 2022 Residency & WASFA for Private Institutions (YouTube) (PDF)
- 2022 WASFA Corrections (YouTube) (PDF)
Webinars
Webinars
- Interim Report Walkthrough and Q&A – April 2024 (YouTube) (PDF)
- The College Bound Eligibility Checker - November 2023 (YouTube) (PDF)
- 2023 Passport to Careers Spring Financial Aid Workshop Recording (YouTube)
- State Work Study – Program Updates and Portal Walk-through (YouTube) (PDF)
- All About the WASFA - June 2023 (YouTube) (PDF)
- Washington College Grant - Connect (WCG-C) - June 2023 (YouTube) (PDF)
- Interim Reporting (YouTube) (PDF)
- Uploading Files to CSAW (YouTube) (PDF)
- Reconciliation Tools in the Portal (YouTube) (PDF)
- Secure Messaging/Data Transmission (YouTube) (PDF)
- Managing Portal Users and Access (YouTube) (PDF)