This year's FAFSA includes a variety of improvements and fixes, such as a correction to a glitch that required parents who filed joint tax returns to each fill out the form, the Department of ...

The Education Department said the 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to all students and families, ahead of schedule. Students should file the FAFSA as soon as they can, experts say. This week ...

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 ...

This article was originally published in EducationNC. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) officially released the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Nov. 21, 10 days ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, is the form that returning college students or high school seniors must complete to apply for federal financial aid.

See how we rate student loans to write unbiased product reviews. Three easy ways to check your FAFSA status If you need money to help cover the cost of college, you'll use the Free Application for ...

In addition to providing information requested by their chosen school, some filers are asked to provide documentation through a verification process to confirm the accuracy of their FAFSA form.

The FAFSA opens the door to federal and often college and state aid. The federal Education Department publishes a list of state FAFSA deadlines. Some states and institutions offer funding on a ...