FAME is here to help you support your students as they file their FAFSAs, pay their tuition bills, and manage student loans after graduation. We also offer tools for schools to help manage their Cohort Default Rate.
EPIC
FAME utilizes EPIC to verify students and request funds for Maine State Grant and Loan Programs. You must be a registered user to access EPIC. If you are not yet registered or have questions about EPIC or other FAME-administered financial aid, please contact Education Programs at 1-800-228-3734, or via email.
Online EPIC Access and EPIC Program Guides
- Agreement for Online Access to Grants and Loan Funds – Institutions must complete the Agreement prior to using EPIC for the first time
- EPIC Authorization for Online Access to Grant and Loan Funds – This form must be completed by the authorized EPIC administrator from the institution to add or remove individual online access to EPIC
- Maine State Grant Program Guide
Financial Education Resources
FAME can help you help your students become more financially savvy. Share FAME’s budgeting resources, student loan repayment tools, and more! Download and share FAME’s publication MANAGE — Making Your Money Work or order copies on our Publications order page.
Digital Financial Wellness Tools
Powered by iGrad® and Enrich®, FAME offers free online financial wellness to support Maine people during high school, college, and beyond. While in high school and through college, students can access the resources at FAME.iGrad.com, with expanded resources for after college available at FAME.Enrich.org.
Get started:
- Visit FAME.iGrad.com (or FAME.Enrich.org if you’ve finished college) to sign up for a free account.
- Complete your financial wellness assessment.
- Browse recommended videos, articles, infographics and more.
- Complete a financial wellness course. Topics include smart borrowing, budgeting, and more.
iGrad
In partnership with FAME, iGrad® helps students and graduates succeed through free online financial literacy tools that help students sharpen their knowledge about borrowing and repaying student loans, affording a home, paying credit card bills, investing, and budgeting. Share FAME.iGrad.com with your students and encourage them to sign up.
Participating Maine Colleges
Central Maine Community College
Eastern Maine Community College
Kennebec Valley Community College
Northern Maine Community College
Southern Maine Community College
Washington County Community College
University of Maine at Augusta
University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine at Fort Kent
University of Maine at Machias