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SwiftStudent
American financial aid website From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SwiftStudent is a free financial aid service which was created in 2020.[1] The website is repository of template letters and applications for financial aid.[2][3] The site includes information about the financial aid process, and student eligibility for various forms of financial aid.[4]
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History
Seldin began developing the idea for SwiftStudent in 2019,[5] based on her observation that many students were unaware of the forms of financial aid available to them.[6] The site was developed in partnership with FormSwift.[7]
The Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation partnered with various colleges, educational organizations and advocacy groups to develop its features, including ACT, Institute for Women's Policy Research, and New America.[8] SwiftStudent was launched in April 2020.[9]
In 2021, SwiftStudent was a named finalist in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Awards for "Education" and "Pandemic Response".[10][11]
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