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2025–26 FAFSA® Form Coming Soon | Federal Student Aid

The 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form will be available to the public on or before Dec. 1, 2024.

7 Key Changes Coming to the 2024–25 FAFSA® Experience

That's right—the FAFSA form will launch by Dec. 31, 2023. The federal deadline to submit the 2024–25 FAFSA form will be June 30, 2025. Some ...

FAFSA® Application | Federal Student Aid

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ® ) form, apply for financial aid before the deadline, and renew your FAFSA form each school ...

What is the FAFSA Simplification Act? | Federal Student Aid

The FAFSA Simplification Act will expand the Federal Pell Grant to more students and will link eligibility to family size and the federal poverty level ( ...

New FAFSA: 10 Key Changes to Know For 2024-25 - NerdWallet

The new FAFSA for 2024-25 is now open, with a redesign mandated by the FAFSA Simplification Act. Here are 10 key changes you need to know ...

FAFSA Updates | Federal Student Aid - Financial Aid Toolkit

Find the latest documents and news related to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA ® ) form.

The New FAFSA: 9 Big Changes You Need to Understand

The FAFSA form will be significantly shorter. You'll see fewer questions on the 2024-2025 FAFSA, only about 36 instead of the previous 108.

What to know about changes to this year's FAFSA application

NEW YORK (AP) — A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is now available to all college applicants for the ...

FAFSA Simplification- New FAFSA | Financial Aid & Scholarships

Helpful videos to understand the new FAFSA changes. Watch the videos below for a quick overview of the changes being implemented through the FAFSA ...

The New FAFSA: Which Students Benefit Most? - NASFAA

The FAFSA Simplification Act goes into full effect with the. 2024-25 Award year and across the country Directors of. Financial Aid are working to get ready ...

How To Start a New FAFSA ® Form

Complete the FAFSA® Form, FAFSA® Application Deadlines, Filling Out the FAFSA® Form, FAFSA® Tips for Homeless Youth, 2025–26 FAFSA® Questions, 2024–25 FAFSA® ...

What You Need to Know About the New FAFSA - Pacific University

What You Need to Know About the New FAFSA · 1. The EFC has been Replaced with the SAI · 2. There are Fewer FAFSA Application Questions · 3. More Financial Aid ...

A Better FAFSA Process Means a Better Future for Everyone

The FAFSA® process has changed to implement provisions of the FUTURE Act and the FAFSA Simplification Act. At a high level, the FAFSA ...

2024-2025 FAFSA Changes | Office of Student Financial Aid

The FAFSA Simplification Act represents a significant overhaul of the processes and systems used to award federal student aid starting with the 2024–25 award ...

2024-25 FAFSA Updates - University of Denver

This includes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, the need analysis that determines federal aid eligibility, changes in terminology, and ...

FAFSA® Application Deadlines | Federal Student Aid

For the fall term, submit your application by Sept. 1, 2025, midnight Central time. For the spring term, submit application by March 1, 2026, midnight Central ...

FAFSA Simplification » Financial Aid - University of Mary Washington

A notable terminology update within the new FAFSA is the replacement of the term Expected Family Contribution (EFC) with the Student Aid Index (SAI). This name ...

FAFSA Simplification - Office of Scholarships and Student Aid

In an effort to simplify the financial aid process you will see a new FAFSA for 2024-2025, this is part of what is known as FAFSA Simplification.

How ambitious plans for a new FAFSA ended in a fiasco

Politics, priorities and a set of unforced errors unraveled the Education Department's best-laid plans for a federal aid overhaul.

Upcoming FAFSA Changes - Minnesota Office of Higher Education

The new FAFSA will be available in December 2023. The new FAFSA will: Change the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) measurement to the Student Aid Index ...