Publications

Pay: Tips to Afford Higher Education

Use this guide to navigate the financial aid process- everything from how to prepare, when to apply and what types of aid exist, to reducing college costs and understanding financial aid award letters. Updated 2020.

Plan: Tools to Help You Pursue Higher Education

Follow this guide to get ready for education and a career after high school.

Choose: Your Guide to Post-Secondary Schools in Maine

Choose: Learn about Maine colleges and universities and the types of programs they offer. Updated 2019

Manage: Making Your Money Work

Manage is Maine's guide for becoming financially savvy.

Managing Your Student Loans

Five steps to managing your student loans.

Lifetime Learning Kit (for Adult Students) — Standard Kit

Designed with adult students in mind, the Lifetime Learning Kit is an expandable folder to hold the tools students need to get ready for higher education, including the publications PAY, MANAGE, and CHOOSE. Order a standard kit using this form. Download standard tools to print and add to existing kits.

Lifetime Learning Kit (for Adult Students) — Custom Kit

Designed with adult students in mind, the Lifetime Learning Kit is an expandable folder to hold the tools students need to get ready for higher education, including the publications PAY, MANAGE, and CHOOSE. Customize your kit by downloading and printing additional tools.

Connect with FAME

This rack card helps connect Maine families with FAME's programs and services.

How Can I Pay for My Education?

This rack card provides resources to prepare and pay for college.

Net Price Calculator Rack Card

This rack card describes Net Price Calculator and how to use it.

Guide to College Fairs Rack Card

This rack card provides tips for students attending college fairs.

Maine Loan

This brochure provides information about the Maine Loan – Maine’s Alternative Student Loan. Updated 2020.

The Loan for ME private loan rack card

The Loan for ME refinance

FAFSA Postcards

Encourage your students to file the FAFSA. Hand out postcards.

FAFSA Posters

FAFSA Postcards

NextGen Brochure

This brochure provides information about NextGen, Maine’s section 529 plan.

Leaving College

Leaving College provides important information to students who are withdrawing from college to help ensure successful loan repayment.

Educators for Maine - Loan Forgiveness and Repayment Options

A tri-fold brochure providing information for students who may be eligible for loan forgiveness through the Educators for Maine Program and information regarding loan repayment.

Business Programs Brochure

Publication describing programs provided by FAME.

What Do You Like to Do?

This is part one in a series of workbooks created to introduce elementary students (ideally grades three through five) with three key concepts: career exploration, education after high school and money management.

Where Would You Like to Go?

This is part two in a series of workbooks created to introduce elementary students (ideally grades three through five) with three key concepts: career exploration, education after high school and money management.

It's All a Matter of Money!

This is part three in a series of workbooks created to introduce elementary students (ideally grades three through five) with three key concepts: career exploration, education after high school and money management.

Every Child Deserves a Success Story Poster

Series of posters the encourage children and parents to aspire to education after high school.

My Alfond Grant Rack Card

Information to help parents learn more about their child’s Alfond Grant.

Alfond Leaders

The Alfond Leaders student loan debt reduction program provides student loan repayment assistance to people who live and work in Maine in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) designated occupation at a Maine-based employer.

Elementary Coloring Book Series

Featuring FAME’s Cash & Max, this three-part series of coloring books was created to introduce elementary students (ideally grades K-2) with three key concepts: career exploration, education after high school and money management.

Maine Medical Education Foundation Loan Program

This tri-fold brochure gives an overview of the benefits of a MMEF Loan.

Maine Dental Education Loan Repayment

This tri-fold brochure gives an overview of the dental loan repayment program.

Best Practices for a Successful Financial Aid Night

A brochure designed to assist counselors plan a financial aid night at their school.