After FAFSA simplification: Unlike the EFC, the new SAI calculation can drop below zero. The SAI can be as low as negative $1,500. A family with significantly fewer financial resources could ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, has long been due for an update. On December 30, a new version of the form was released – a culmination of changes ...

2. Non-Contributing Parent On the 2024-2025 FAFSA, the non-contributing parent is not required to input their financial information. If both parents submit a FAFSA application and it is not ...

The FAFSA determines eligibility for federal Pell Grants and federal student loans – and in most cases, the financial aid provided by colleges as well, though some require students to submit an ...

The 2024-2025 FAFSA form will apply for college attendance between July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. You can submit for up to 20 schools to receive your information.

The FAFSA has long been criticized as too complicated and, at a maximum of 108 questions, too long. Former Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, who worked for years to update the FAFSA, was known to ...

The Department of Education has begun a soft launch of the 2024–2025 FAFSA and the form is now available at the Federal Student Aid website. Throughout this soft launch, this overhauled application ...

The new FAFSA, which will be used to determine financial aid eligibility for the 2024-25 academic year, is shorter and easier to fill out.

The FAFSA has long been criticized as too complicated and, at a maximum of 108 questions, too long. Former Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, who worked for years to update the FAFSA, was known to ...