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Financial Aid Events

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Making a College List? Use These Tools to Factor in Affordability

Making a College List? Use These Tools to Factor in Affordability

By Brendan Williams
Sep. 21, 2023

uAspire Advisors Welcome Back Students

uAspire Advisors Welcome Back Students

By Julease Graham
Sep. 6, 2023

Ways to Pay for College

Ways to Pay for College

By Megan Lehr
Jul. 11, 2023

Opportunities & Challenges of Universal FAFSA

Opportunities & Challenges of Universal FAFSA

By Mireya Sandoval
Apr. 27, 2023

uAspire’s Guide to Finding and Applying to Scholarships

uAspire’s Guide to Finding and Applying to Scholarships

By Megan Lehr, Marcel Walls
Nov. 1, 2022

Financially Safer Schools

Financially Safer Schools

By Jonathan Lewis
Oct. 19, 2022

uAspire Student Policy Fellows Spotlight

Student Advocacy

uAspire Student Policy Fellows Spotlight

By uAspire
Jun. 16, 2022

uAspire Student Alums Spotlight

uAspire Student Alums Spotlight

By uAspire
Jun. 16, 2022

Student Debt Impact

Student Debt Impact

Thursday, March 10, 2022

MassBay & uAspire Partner to Increase FAFSA Completion

MassBay & uAspire Partner to Increase FAFSA Completion

By MassBay
Nov. 10, 2021

MassBay and uAspire Partner to Increase FAFSA Completion

MassBay and uAspire Partner to Increase FAFSA Completion

By Liz Cooper
Nov. 10, 2021

Bill Draws Bright Lines on Student Transcript Access

Bill Draws Bright Lines on Student Transcript Access

By State House News Services
Oct. 19, 2021

Bill Draws Bright Lines on Student Transcript Access

Bill Draws Bright Lines on Student Transcript Access

By Chris Lisinski
Oct. 19, 2021

Financial aid packages still burden students with debt, report finds

Financial aid packages still burden students with debt, report finds

By Laura Krantz
Oct. 7, 2021

uAspire Webinar Series: Financial Aid 101

uAspire Webinar Series: Financial Aid 101

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

uAspire Advisors Welcome Back Students

uAspire Advisors Welcome Back Students

By Shane Watson
Sep. 22, 2021

Celebrating uAspire's Last Dollar Scholarship Recipients

Celebrating uAspire's Last Dollar Scholarship Recipients

By Olivia Waldron
Jul. 27, 2021

Webinar: Financial Aid Offer Review

Webinar: Financial Aid Offer Review

Wednesday, March 03, 2021
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST

Student Debt Impact 2021

Student Debt Impact 2021

Thursday, February 25, 2021
12:30 PM

Solutions Students Need to Cover the Real Cost of College

Student Advocacy

Solutions Students Need to Cover the Real Cost of College

By uAspire Student Advocacy Fellows
Dec. 11, 2020

Op-Ed: Students Should Not be Studying on Empty Stomachs

Student Advocacy

Op-Ed: Students Should Not be Studying on Empty Stomachs

By Ryen Diaz
Dec. 8, 2020

Announcing Jaclyn Piñero as new CEO

Announcing Jaclyn Piñero as new CEO

By uAspire Board of Directors
Dec. 1, 2020

uAspire Joins RaiseUp Massachusetts’ Invest in Our Recovery Campaign

uAspire Joins RaiseUp Massachusetts’ Invest in Our Recovery Campaign

By Anika Van Eaton
Oct. 28, 2020

NCAN Alumni Spotlight: Elsa Martinez-Pimentel, uAspire Alum

NCAN Alumni Spotlight: Elsa Martinez-Pimentel, uAspire Alum

By Carm Saimbre
Aug. 11, 2020

uAspire Last Dollar Scholarship Awarded to Greater Boston Students

uAspire Last Dollar Scholarship Awarded to Greater Boston Students

By Erika DelRosario
Aug. 7, 2020

State Must Fulfill its Promise to Underserved Students

State Must Fulfill its Promise to Underserved Students

By Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership
Aug. 7, 2020

New Effort Aims to Lift City’s Valedictorians

New Effort Aims to Lift City’s Valedictorians

By Meghan E. Irons
Aug. 4, 2020

uAspire Pandemic Impact Report

uAspire Pandemic Impact Report

By uAspire
Jul. 23, 2020

Postponed: uAspire New York 2020 First Ones

Postponed: uAspire New York 2020 First Ones

Tuesday, May 05, 2020

Postponed: uAspire Bay Area 2020 First Ones

Postponed: uAspire Bay Area 2020 First Ones

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Postponed: uAspire Massachusetts 2020 First Ones

Postponed: uAspire Massachusetts 2020 First Ones

Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Spotlight: Betty Francisco, Compass Working Capital

Spotlight: Betty Francisco, Compass Working Capital

By uAspire
Feb. 21, 2020

Spotlight: Emanuel Cabrera, EY

Spotlight: Emanuel Cabrera, EY

By uAspire
Feb. 21, 2020

Spotlight: Greg Shell, Bain Capital

Spotlight: Greg Shell, Bain Capital

By uAspire
Feb. 13, 2020

Community Foundation Increases Student Financial Aid Support Through New Partnership

Community Foundation Increases Student Financial Aid Support Through New Partnership

By John Vasconcellos
Jan. 28, 2020

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Wednesday, January 08, 2020
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Wednesday, December 18, 2019
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Thursday, December 05, 2019
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Wednesday, November 06, 2019
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Lawmakers and uAspire Gather at MA State House to Address College Affordability

Lawmakers and uAspire Gather at MA State House to Address College Affordability

By Jason B. Johnson
Oct. 4, 2019

uAspire Last Dollar Scholarships Awarded to 16 Greater Boston Students

uAspire Last Dollar Scholarships Awarded to 16 Greater Boston Students

By Jason Johnson
Jul. 29, 2019

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Wednesday, March 13, 2019
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Tuesday, February 19, 2019
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

uAspire Investment Leadership Breakfast

uAspire Investment Leadership Breakfast

Wednesday, February 06, 2019

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

You Got Into College. Congratulations! Here's the Bill

You Got Into College. Congratulations! Here's the Bill

By Deirdre Fernandes
Apr. 19, 2018

uAspire 2018 First One Awards

uAspire 2018 First One Awards

Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Mass. Students Borrowing More to Attend Public Universities

Mass. Students Borrowing More to Attend Public Universities

By Deirdre Fernandes
Mar. 1, 2018

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Wednesday, February 28, 2018
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Thursday, February 22, 2018
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Student Support Day

Student Support Day

Tuesday, December 19, 2017
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

Update on uAspire Partnership with MA Attorney General

Update on uAspire Partnership with MA Attorney General

By
Nov. 2, 2017

uAspire Hosts 4th Annual College Affordability Lab

uAspire Hosts 4th Annual College Affordability Lab

By
Sep. 14, 2017

uAspire College Affordability Lab

uAspire College Affordability Lab

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

Friday, June 02, 2017

uAspire's Exec Director Offers a Quick Lesson on Impact of Higher Ed Costs

uAspire's Exec Director Offers a Quick Lesson on Impact of Higher Ed Costs

By Joe Halpern
May. 19, 2017

uAspire 2017 First One Awards

uAspire 2017 First One Awards

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Student Loan Debt

Student Loan Debt

By WGBH News
Mar. 15, 2017

uAspire Partners with MA Attorney General

uAspire Partners with MA Attorney General

By
Mar. 15, 2017

College Affordability Day 2017

College Affordability Day 2017

By
Jan. 10, 2017

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

uAspire/GBREB Foundation Scholarship Leadership Breakfast

Friday, June 03, 2016

The College Debt Crisis is Even Worse Than You Think

The College Debt Crisis is Even Worse Than You Think

By Neil Swidey
May. 18, 2016

Why Upperclassmen Lose Financial Aid

Why Upperclassmen Lose Financial Aid

By Rochelle Sharpe
Apr. 6, 2016

uAspire 2016 First One Awards

uAspire 2016 First One Awards

Thursday, March 31, 2016

State Street Bank to Create 1,000 Jobs for Inner-city Youth

State Street Bank to Create 1,000 Jobs for Inner-city Youth

By Sacha Pfeiffer
Jun. 16, 2015