The U.S. Department of Education’s free application for federal student aid (FAFSA) allows students to apply for funding and be considered a recipient of federal student aid. Here are the deadlines.

So far, despite laying off half of the department’s workforce, they have avoided cuts to the team that works directly on the form, headed by a newly created FAFSA program executive director. But ...

The FSA ID is required to sign the FAFSA and to check your student aid status ... as well as prior tax and income data. To speed up the process, gather documentation such as tax returns, W-2 ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) must be submitted for each year of enrollment. One form covers both semesters of the school year with payments issued every quarter or semester.

You and your contributors must each sign and submit your portion of the form when you're finished. You can monitor the status of a FAFSA application with your studentaid.gov account (using your ...