Texts

Optional short texts from Stipelo. Free to join, and you can stop any time.

Stipelo Aid Notes is an optional text-message program operated by Stipelo (The Nelson M Group LLC). If you opt in, we send recurring automated texts to the mobile number you provide: confirmations, educational information about education grants, scholarships and financial aid, reminders about the guides you asked for, and (only if you separately agree) announcements about new guides.

Program facts

Choices: Two separate, optional boxes: informational and promotional. Text START to join also works
Frequency: Message frequency may vary, up to about 8 messages a month
Cost: Message and data rates may apply
Stop / help: Reply STOP to opt out at any time. Reply HELP for help
Condition: Consent is not a condition of purchase or of requesting information
Sharing: No mobile information or SMS opt-in data is shared with third parties for marketing

Read the full SMS Terms and our Privacy Policy. U.S. carriers only.

What the messages look like

Welcome / opt-in confirmation (sent right after you opt in)
Stipelo: Text START to join Stipelo Aid Notes and get plain-language information about education grants, scholarships and financial aid basics. Msg freq may vary (up to 8/mo). Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to opt out. Terms: stipelo.com/sms-terms.html
Informational message
Stipelo: Thanks for your request. Our plain-language guide to reading a financial aid award letter is here: stipelo.com/reading-an-award-letter.html Stipelo is not a school, lender or aid provider and does not award funds. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help.
Promotional message (only if you also opted in to promotional texts)
Stipelo: New on the site: a short guide to the documents worth gathering before aid forms open. Read it at stipelo.com/paperwork-folder.html Msg & data rates may apply. Msg freq varies. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help.
Help reply (sent when you text HELP)
Stipelo: For help email [email protected] or call 888-804-9145. Msg frequency varies. Msg&data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out.

Examples of the kinds of messages you may receive.

Join

Join the texts

1About you

First name

Last name

ZIP code

2What to send

Where are you right now?

Which topic first?

No applications, no eligibility checks, no sales calls. Your details never go to schools, lenders, or any other partner.

3Texts, only if you want them

Mobile number

Used for texts only if you tick a box below. Two separate boxes, both empty to start. You can send this form without ticking either. Prefer to text? Text START to join.

By submitting, you agree to our Terms & Conditions and acknowledge our Privacy Policy. Stipelo is not a school, lender, scholarship provider, or financial aid office.

Request received.

A confirmation will arrive by email shortly. If you ticked a text message box, you’ll also get a welcome text with “Text START to join” instructions. Reply STOP at any time to opt out, or HELP for help. Msg & data rates may apply; message frequency varies.