Following a rocky rollout of the updated form last year, the department delayed the official opening of the 2025-26 application until Dec. 1, two months later than the standard Oc ...

The FAFSA income protection allowance is an amount ... basic living expenses of a family and currently varies according to household size and the number in college. Students also have an income ...

Financial aid falls under two categories ... based on academic and talent achievements rather than a family's household income. Counselors at the University of South Dakota, for example, look ...

This application is used by many state agencies and schools to determine college aid, which is usually based on household income reported on federal income taxes. The FAFSA is available through ...

Expenses must be for a family member reported in the household number on the FAFSA Elementary or secondary tuition PAID from income during the tax year reported on the FAFSA. Copies of PAID tuition ...

To increase financial aid, you need to lower your household’s EFC. In general that means you need to reduce your income and eligible assets. Note that you should never attempt to hide or shelter ...

Fires, floods and hurricanes have caused incalculable damage to different parts of the country over the past decade, and they appear to be getting worse. The wildfires in California are just the ...

WVU Guarantee, a financial assistance program introduced Jan. 13, will provide funding to cover the costs of tuition and fees ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write on education policy, student basic needs, and financial aid. Financial aid offers are finally in the hands of many students, but ...