The BriefIt's time for graduating high school students to fill out their FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid.Every year, thousands of dollars goes unclaimed because students do not fill ...

It’s a free, quick way to unlock funds to put toward college. But a staggering amount of FAFSA money goes unclaimed.

Senior year of high school my dad plopped a 4-inch thick tax binder on my table when I asked him what his gross income was.

Finally, after many attempts to submit the FAFSA, Cordova Ramirez got her form ... hear from so that they could sit down at the kitchen table with mom and dad and try to make an apples-to-apples ...

The FAFSA opening date can vary from year to year, but the annual deadline for submitting your form remains the same. The table below outlines federal FAFSA deadlines; states and colleges ...

Many states extended their FAFSA filing deadlines ... that he “simply cannot and will not stand by as money sits on the table that could be helping our students continue their education.

"It's really important that they file every year and make sure they don't leave any free money on the table." Students have until June 30, 2026 to submit the 2025-2026 FAFSA. State and ...

But after the fiasco surrounding last year's rollout of a supposedly revamped FAFSA, students and parents alike may (understandably) be worried about how this year will go. In early October ...

If the Department of Education is closed, what does that mean for FAFSA? Actions by the White House have already weakened the Department of Education -- on March 11, agency staffing was slashed ...

leaving billions in federal aid on the table. In 2018, Louisiana became the first state to require seniors to complete the FAFSA or request an opt-out waiver. It had an immediate effect ...

In the time it takes to do a few loads of laundry, watch a couple of episodes of your favorite show or scroll TikTok, you could start tapping into money for education and training that will change ...