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Every note on Capstelo is educational. Capstelo does not run a college, a lending desk, or a campus aid office. These pages do not accept applications, pair anyone with a school, or hand out awards. We do not offer loans. Start with the finishing-line notes if you are close to the end of a program, or with the broader notes if you want a way to read an offer or keep dates in one place.

Grants aimed at finishing a program

How a completion grant is usually described, who runs it, and which dates to circle.

Hidden costs in a final term or capstone project

Charges that often arrive after the published cost figure is set.

Returning after a stop-out: aid questions to ask

Questions for the aid office when enrollment starts again after a pause.

Picking gift-aid lines out of a packed offer

A method for separating grant lines from billed charges and from campus earnings.

A grant calendar you can keep on one sheet

A way to collect accept-by dates, remaining-document dates, and payment windows.

Capstone Notes

A short overview of the finishing-line topic this site was built around, with links into the longer notes.

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