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The FAFSA is a free government application that uses financial information from you and your family to determine whether you can get financial aid from the federal government to pay for college.
There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years.
The federal financial aid form looks different in the 2024-25 school year. Here's what college students and parents need to know about the new FAFSA.
A campus credential, more commonly known as a campus card or a campus ID card is an identification document certifying the status of an educational institution's students, faculty, staff or other constituents as members of the institutional community and eligible for access to services and resources. Campus credentials are typically valid for ...
The federal government does not distribute aid directly to the student or the student's family; it goes through the college. Colleges use the student's federal student aid eligibility and combine it with state financial aid (if any) and their own aid to create a financial aid package for the student.
In order to receive federal student financial aid, students must meet the following criteria: have maintained a Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP); [1] [2] be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or an eligible non-citizen; have a valid Social Security number; have a high school diploma or GED;
Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, is one of the most important steps students and their families can take to pay for college. In fact, the U.S ...
Each year Federal Student Aid's staff processes approximately 22 million FAFSAs. Additionally, Federal Student Aid is responsible for enforcing the financial aid rules and regulations required by the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the U.S. Department of Education and managing the outstanding federal student loan portfolio.