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A Gateway to Higher Education

Posted on May 19, 2022

Four years ago, UW–Madison announced a free-tuition initiative so straightforward that it required just two things for students to qualify: live in Wisconsin and come from a household in the state’s lower half for income. …

Posted in News, Tuition PromiseTagged BTP, Graduation, Promise Program

Student Employment Survey | We Need Your Feedback!

Posted on April 19, 2022

As a student attending UW-Madison, we are interested in your feedback regarding your Student Employment perceptions and/or experiences. You do not need to be a current student employee to complete the survey. Responses to this …

Posted in News, Student Employment

Helen Faith elected to chair National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Posted on February 2, 2022

Helen Faith, UW–Madison’s director of student financial aid, has been elected to serve as the 2023-24 national chair of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). NASFAA is the only national, nonprofit association …

Posted in NewsTagged Advocacy, Director, NASFAA

UW–Madison partners with businesses in Federal Work-Study initiative

Posted on October 18, 2021

In the past year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has partnered with 27 small businesses in the Madison area as part of an expanded Federal Work-Study initiative. The businesses are able to hire UW–Madison Work-Study students …

Posted in News, Student Employment

In its fourth year, Bucky’s Tuition Promise continues to draw top state students to UW–Madison

Posted on October 18, 2021

Samantha Bullard grew up thinking UW–Madison was beyond her reach. Money was tight in her family; she’d need to pay for college herself. After high school, she stayed in her hometown of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, enrolling …

Posted in News, Tuition Promise

FAFSA, The Frenzy, and Special Circumstances

Posted on September 24, 2021

FAFSA & the Frenzy October 1st is a big day at the Office of Student Financial Aid each year – it’s the day next year’s FREE Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) becomes available to …

Posted in FAFSA, News

UW–Madison begins distributing $28.6M in emergency pandemic aid to students

Posted on August 26, 2021

The University of Wisconsin­–Madison will distribute more than $28.6 million in federal emergency aid this academic year to students facing the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, $7.7 million of the total was …

Posted in News

Tuition Credits for Students Assisting with Vaccinations

Posted on June 30, 2021

Back in January, UW System President Tommy Thompson announced that a $500 tuition credit would be extended to students working at COVID-19 vaccination sites for the Spring 2021 semester. The UW System had previously provided …

Posted in News

Partnering with Non-Profit App Purposity – How Can It Serve You?

Posted on June 15, 2021

We know that it can be hard and sometimes even embarrassing when you need help with something like groceries, hygiene products, a winter jacket, a set of bedsheets or something else to help you live …

Posted in News

Partnering with Non-Profit App Purposity – A New Way to Serve Students in Need

Posted on June 1, 2021

If you knew a UW student who had a simple need – say they were struggling to have enough healthy food to eat or needed to get their computer fixed – chances are you’d help …

Posted in News
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