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Grinnell College Receives Hearst Foundations Grant to Enhance Transfer Student Recruitment and Support

Apr 11, 2025
Grinnell College has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations to expand its efforts in recruiting and supporting transfer students from both two- and four-year institutions.

Will a Security Freeze Impact My Financial Aid?

Sep 20, 2017

The Equifax security breach has most experts recommending you place a security freeze on your credit file at each of the major credit reporting agencies.

For the majority of students…

FAFSA IRS Data Retrieval Tool Unavailable

Mar 16, 2017
The U.S. Department of Education announcement provides information on what to do while the tool is unavailable.

Beware: New Scam Aimed at Student Borrowers

Dec 19, 2016
Claiming to be the Department of Education, a third-party debt relief company has created a new scam.

Prospective Student Document Submission

Nov 17, 2016
​The College Board's institutional document service, IDOC, may take up to five days to process your submission.

Satisfactory Academic Progress and Financial Aid

Jan 22, 2016
New policy in effect beginning with the 2016 spring semester

2015-2016 Financial Aid Deadline is April 15

Apr 01, 2015
Current students: All materials required to apply for need-based financial aid for the 2015-2016 academic year are due April 15, 2015. Contact the Office of Student Financial Aid if you have questions.

College Board IDOC Processing Delays

Mar 06, 2015

Due to the high volume of document uploads, the College Board's IDOC service is experiencing delays in it's processing. This will cause some delay in Grinnell receiving your information,…

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