Explain
What each program is, who runs it and what it asks of you, in words you do not need to look up.
About Student Benefit Network
Clear information about the help students can apply for
We write plain-language guides and articles about the aid and everyday benefits a college student can look into: grants and loans, food and housing help, health coverage, tax credits, work, internet and family support. Each page says what the program is for, what it asks you for, and which office makes the decision.
We do not award, lend, decide or apply for any grant, loan or benefit; the program or office named on each page does that. We are not a school, a lender or a government agency, and we never ask you to pay to file a form that is free.
Nobody pays to appear on this site, and no article is sponsored. We do not sell or rent the details people give us. Texts go out only to people who ask for them, straight from us.
What we do
Four things the network does for
every student who reads it
Point to the office
Every page names the office that decides, so your question goes to the right desk.
Remind
Optional texts before aid and benefit dates, from us, up to 4 a month.
Keep it free
No fees, no account and nothing to buy, now or later.
Who decides
The offices behind the programs we explain
(Each page names the one that decides)
Financial aid officeYour aid offer, appeals and work-study
Bursar or student accountsYour bill, payment plans and refunds
State SNAP agencyFood assistance applications
State Medicaid agencyHealth coverage through Medicaid
Internal Revenue ServiceEducation credits and tax forms
Talk to a person
Questions about something
you read here?
Call (719) 701-8266 or write to info@studentbn.com, Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm EST. We can explain what a page means and point you to the office that decides.
A free information site. It explains the aid and everyday benefits a college student can look into, what each one asks for, and which office decides. Every guide and article is open to read without signing up.
No. Student Benefit Network is independent. It is not part of the U.S. Department of Education, any state agency or any school. For federal student aid, the official source is studentaid.gov.
No. Reading the site is free, and so are the optional text updates. Filing the FAFSA is free too, and so is applying for public benefits, so a service that charges you to do either is selling something you can do yourself.
No one here can. Award amounts and decisions come from the program or office that runs each benefit, after you apply. The articles explain how those decisions are made so you know what to ask.