Following a rocky rollout of the updated form last year, the department delayed the official opening of the 2025-26 ...

But it's important to remember that it's not the SAI that "gives" you aid - the Department of Education forwards your FAFSA and SAI information to your college, who then can award you financial aid.

On Nov. 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education announced that they had officially launched the 2025-26 FAFSA for everyone, after two months of Beta testing. Financial aid awards from the ...

Some financial aid is distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis, so submit this free form as soon as you can. Rebecca Safier is a personal finance writer and certified student loan counselor ...

On Dec. 11, Congress passed a bill requiring the FAFSA to launch by Oct. 1 every year. Locally, financial aid experts are looking forward to the potential for more access to federal funding ...