In addition to the new form, the federal government will expand eligibility for federal aid in the biggest overhaul in decades. By Ann Carrns A long-awaited, supposedly user-friendly version of the ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, officially opened Thursday for students seeking financial aid for college during the 2025-2026 school year. The form traditionally ...

The new version will go live by Dec. 31. Delivering on long-awaited improvements, the Department of Education will soon release a streamlined version of its widely used college financial aid form, ...

WASHINGTON — Jayna Gilman, a University of Iowa first-year student studying human anatomy and physiology, is just one of millions of students nationwide who are unsure how much they may be expected to ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2026-27 school year is available to fill out now after it was made public last week, according to updates on the FAFSA website. The Oct. 1 ...

So a handful of them across the country have launched their own financial aid forms. While these forms don't replace the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, schools can use ...

After a months-long delay, the federal student aid form — known as the FAFSA — will reopen later this month — with drastic changes to the way the application is completed. After a big delay, the ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application will be delayed this year, which may worry some college applicants, especially if they applied for early decision. FAFSA is how ...

In any given year, planning for higher education and applying for financial aid is a complicated, overwhelming and time-consuming process for families. Parents and families that our organization has ...