The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, is the official form to apply for federal financial aid to pay for college. It is also used by many states, individual colleges, and universities in making their financial aid decisions. Specifically, the FAFSA determines who wi...
The official 2024 - 2025 FAFSA application was delayed until December 2023, but is now available and can be used for fall 2024, spring 2025 and summer 2025. FAFSA 2025 2026 Apply Federal Student Loan Application ScheduleIf you are applying for college in fall 2025 - spring 2026 (July 1, ...
For the 2023-2024 academic school year, all corrections or updates must be submitted by September 14, 2024, at 11:59 pm Central Time. Regardless of the deadlines for your college or when they start looking at financial aid, you can still start your application on October 1st of the previou...
For the 2023-24 school year, many of the changes to FAFSA® are due to the FAFSA® Simplification Act passed by Congress.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) became available on October 1 for the 2023–24 academic year. Why should you care? If you or your child is attending college, the FAFSA determines eligibility for federal student aid, including grants and work-study. ...
For the 2025-2026 school year, there is a phased FAFSA rollout with a limited number of students and institutions having access Oct. 1; FAFSA will open for everyone on Dec. 1. The FAFSA application for 2025-2026 is consistent with the 2024-2025 form with minor tweaks. ...
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA for short) allows you to request financial assistance from the government to pay for college. That includes aid such as student loans, grants, work-study and scholarships. Because the FAFSA has undergone several changes this year, there have be...
At the end of 2023, the federal government said it would update theFree Application for Federal Student Aid form, better known as FAFSA, ahead of the 2024-2025 school year. The change came three years after Congress mandated the update in 2020. ...
The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)— which students must file to access most aid for college or graduate school — was launched on December 30th, 2023 (almost three months later than the FAFSA’s typical launch date each year). So why was the FAFSA® ...
2024 – 2025 school year (July 1 2024 – June 30 2025) –FAFSA deadline is June 30, 2025. Apply as early as possible starting in December 2023, when the new streamlined application is available. How to Complete FAFSA Application The FAFSA application is key to receive not just federal...