What is MASFAA?
MASFAA is a non-profit corporation of professionals from post-secondary institutions and other related agencies and organizations interested in promoting the effective administration of student financial aid in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

• Organized at Purdue University.
• Founded in 1962 with 91 members representing 15 states. Membership dues in 1962 were $2.00.
• Forty years later MASFAA has over 1300 members representing nine states. Membership dues are $50.00. Retired members dues are $10.
• MASFAA has changed outwardly over the years, but the basic mission remains the same.

Mission Statement
Our mission is to promote and provide quality training and professional development opportunities, to advocate and support financial aid programs, and to facilitate effective communication and coordination among interrelated professional associations, thereby serving the needs and interests of students and post-secondary institutions.

What are the benefits of MASFAA membership?

• Exchange of ideas/networking with your colleagues
• A strong, well-respected voice with the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
• Membership rates to our annual conference held in various Midwest cities
• Web access and inclusion in the MASFAA directory at www.masfaaweb.org
• Professional and personal growth
• Involvement and training opportunities
• MASFAA Newsletter which is posted quarterly on the web
• Ability to post job vacancies on the MASFAA listserve

About MASFAA membership?

• Regular Membership:
  Limited to persons actively engaged in the administration of student aid in post-secondary institutions located in any of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
• Associate Membership:
  Open to persons representing public and private agencies and organizations concerned with or engaged in the support and/or administration of student financial aid. Associate Membership shall also be open to persons actively engaged in the administration of student financial aid in post-secondary institutions in states outside the Midwest region. Associate Members will have all the rights and privileges of Regular Members, except they cannot hold elected office.
• Retired Membership:
  Retired membership shall be open to persons who have retired from a regular or associate membership in MASFAA.  Each retired member shall be entitled to vote, to be a committee member or chairperson unless otherwise specified, and shall be encouraged to attend annual meetings, work conferences, and all other meetings of the Corporation.

General Membership Information

• Membership in MASFAA is an individual membership, not an institutional membership. Accordingly, membership may not be transferred to any individual other than the person listed on the membership application.
• Dues paid to MASFAA are not tax deductible as a charitable contribution for federal tax purposes. "However, this expense may be deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense."