FAFSA is officially out, and everyone is cautiously optimistic After a turbulent rollout of last year’s financial aid form, Education Department hopes rigorous piloting this time around will ...

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) officially released the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Nov. 21, 10 days before its Dec. 1 goal and three days after opening ...

As mentioned, the 2025-2026 FAFSA is rolling out in phases, so the Department of Education can troubleshoot along the way. "We're testing a complete FAFSA system.

Students and their families, along with college financial aid administrators, hoped the 2025-26 school year would be a return to normalcy. It doesn't look like that will be the case. The ...

The Department of Education has again delayed the rollout of its updated federal financial aid application, known as FAFSA. The agency said Wednesday it will begin testing the 2025-2026 Free ...

After a complicated and delayed launch last year, the Department of Education released the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application earlier than planned this year.

As of Tuesday morning, 167,000 applications had been successfully submitted. “The 2025-26 FAFSA form is ready for prime time and is available both online and on paper,” Cardona said.

Filling out the FAFSA correctly is important if you’re expecting to receive financial aid to help pay for college. Small errors can impact how much you receive or whether or not you receive ...

Last year the financial aid world was thrown into chaos after a newly overhauled Free Application for Federal Student Aid launched with glaring technical errors and user issues. Now, government ...

Students at a workshop for help with their FAFSA form in Washington on March 16. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) It’s a depressingly familiar Washington story: A well-meaning update of a ...

What is the Fafsa, and how does it work for online colleges? Each year, the office of Federal Student Aid distributes around $114.1 billion in aid to help students pay for college and career training.