Already, however, the FAFSA application process is not running the way it did before last year's big shakeup. Here is what to know. When does the 2025-2026 FAFSA come out?

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 ...

FAFSA is a critical tool for millions of students seeking financial assistance for higher education. It is administered by the Department of Education , which oversees federal grants, loans, and ...

News Brief. Friday, September 27, 2024 — 10:38 am. Technical issues, lack of communication named as problems in FAFSA fallout. This past year’s rollout of a revamped Free Application for Federal ...

Updates to the FAFSA formula will also deliver more financial assistance to students from low- and moderate-income households. But the rollout of the financial aid form has been tumultuous because ...

Some FAFSA changes will be general for all parents, while other updates will only impact parents in certain situations. Here are the key updates parents need to know about the new 2024-25 FAFSA ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) works a little differently for grad school compared to the undergraduate process. Here’s how the FAFSA differs for grad school.

The FAFSA form was overhauled at the end of 2023. At the end of 2023, the federal government said it would update the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, better known as FAFSA, ahead of ...

There's no question, the rollout of the revamped FAFSA – the Free Application for Federal Student Aid that millions of students must fill out to qualify for college loans and grants – was a ...

The upcoming iteration of the form used annually by millions of students and families is for the 2025-26 school year. Although the FAFSA typically opens to students on Oct. 1, a congressionally ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bryan J. Cook, director of higher education policy at the Urban Institute Center on Education Data and Policy, about how complications with FAFSA affect Black students.