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Campus Financial Aid Administrator Resources

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The Office of Higher Education administers several state student financial aid programs as well as other higher education related programs. Those programs include grants, scholarships, loans, loan repayment programs, and work opportunities for postsecondary education students, borrowers, and others. For each program, you will find program criteria, statutes and agency rules governing the program, and guidance used to administer the program within the State Financial Aid Manual.
For current information on state financial aid program spending and trends, visit Financial Aid Data.

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State Financial Aid Program ContactsPrograms Managed and Resource Pages
Meghan Flores
State Financial Aid Manager
Email: Meghan.flores@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 355-0610		 
Adam Johnson
Email: Adam.d.johnson@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 355-0617		Fostering Independence Grant Resources
Paramedic Scholarship
Summer Academic Enrichment Program Resources (Interim)
Shannon Olson
Email: Shannon.l.olson@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 355-0611		Intellectual & Developmental Disability Grant Resources
Get Ready Student Success Scholarship
Minnesota Dream Act Resources
Minnesota State Grant Resources
Shawn Reynolds
Email: Shawn.reynolds@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 355-0615		Minnesota Dream Act Resources
Minnesota State Grant Resources
Jennifer Skluzacek
Email: Jennifer.skluzacek@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 355-0614		Tuition Reciprocity Resources
Midwest Student Exchange Program
Work Study Resources (Interim)
Nicole Strowbridge
Email: Nicole.Strowbridge@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 355-0608		Minnesota Indian Scholarship Resources
Postsecondary Child Care Grant Resources (Interim)
Tara Winchester
Email: Tara.winchester@state.mn.us
Phone: (651) 355-0616		North Star Promise Resources
Diamee Xiong
Email: Diamee.Xiong.Yang@state.mn.us 
Phone: (651) 355-0603		Aspiring Teachers of Color Scholarship Pilot Resources
Student Teacher Grants Resources
Public Safety Office’s Survivor Grant Resources (Interim)
State Financial Aid Manual

The Office of Higher Education regularly updates manual chapters for each of these programs. Some chapters may be updated more often than others. Schools are required to read all e-mail and written correspondence from the Office to keep informed of any changes in policy or guidance. Changes announced during the interim have the full force and effect of the Financial Aid Manual. All participating colleges and other partners are responsible for designating a contact and notifying the Office about changes to the campus contact information; including name, e-mail address, and phone number.

Each chapter of the State Financial Aid Manual listed below is the most current version. Financial aid administrators and others responsible for executing some or all of the program administration are expected to adhere to this guidance as well as any interim guidance.


 

Additional Documents
Training Tool for Financial Aid Administrators

Developed and supported by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), CORE In-Service Curriculum offers online courses for NASFAA members to help new and current aid administrators keep pace with ever-changing regulations, laws, private donor restrictions, and technology.

The U.S. Department of Education also offers an online financial aid training module called FSA Coach.

Related Pages
FAFSA Tracker Tool
This tool aids high school counselors and college access programs in providing targeted outreach to students filing the FAFSA, which in turn supports the state’s FAFSA filing goal.
Statewide FAFSA Filing Goal
To combat recent declines in FAFSA filing among Minnesota’s high school seniors, the 2020 Minnesota Legislature enacted legislation directing the Office of Higher Education (OHE) to set an annual goal for FAFSA filing among high school seniors.