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A New Challenge for College-Aid Seekers

SmartMoney

January 26, 2012

College financial aid season has just kicked off, and experts say students seeking state grants had better act fast. At least six states now have "until funds depleted" policies on grants, meaning late filers risk getting nothing. Other states are shrinking the application window. Oklahoma, for example, moved its grant application deadline to March 1 this year, two weeks earlier than last year. Oregon's Feb. 1 deadline is the earliest of any state for the second year in a row. "It's essentially a technique for reducing the number of students who qualify because not everyone will [apply] on time," says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and FastWeb.com.

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