The Education Department said it would aim to launch this year’s FAFSA on Oct. 1, the traditional deadline, for the first ...

The 2024-25 school year may be nearly over, but you could still get financial aid to help cover costs. Follow these tips to ...

The new FAFSA form will include a “Parent Wizard,” an interactive worksheet that helps the applicant to determine which parent or parents they should be planning to include on their application: If ...

Here are five common myths filers should know about parent information on the FAFSA. Of undergraduate families who earned $150,000 or more, 63% chose not to file the FAFSA for 2023-2024 because ...

Since the FAFSA asks for information on parents’ income and assets, completing the form works differently when one or both of your parents are deceased. One parent has died: Provide parental ...

Here are five common myths filers should know about parent information on the FAFSA. Myth 1: My Parents’ Income Is Too High Of undergraduate families who earned $150,000 or more, 63% chose not ...

The new "Who's My FAFSA Parent?" tool helps dependent students identify their required contributors. This feature, introduced in the 2024-2025 form, pertains to a dependent student's biological or ...

Many states and colleges require the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, application before the Fall 2025 semester starts. Here are some things students and their parents need to know ...

The 2025-26 FAFSA form, along with the 2024-25 FAFSA form, will be online at StudentAid.gov. If you have not previously applied for financial aid, create a Federal Student Aid ID .

Since Oct. 1, through four rounds of testing, more than 167,000 students have submitted their 2025-2026 financial aid forms, according to the department, which has processed the forms and sent ...