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The FAFSA determines eligibility for federal Pell Grants and federal student loans – and in most cases, the financial aid provided by colleges as well, though some require students to submit an ...
The FAFSA Deadline Act in 2024 made the October availability date part of the law. [8] The 2016–2017 academic year was the final time the FAFSA was not made available until January 1. [7] Two-year old US tax information is used to complete the financial sections of the FAFSA beginning with the 2017–2018 academic year.
There are a number of free calculators on the Web to help applicants estimate the EFC before filing the FAFSA. Recipients of need-based financial aid must reapply for each year by completing a new FAFSA. The term and concept of Expected Family Contribution was replaced by the term Student Aid Index (SAI) in 2024. [2]
Federal Student Aid (FSA), an office of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the United States. Federal Student Aid provides student financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, and work-study funds.
The Education Department announced an update to the SAI tables that will allow students to benefit from an additional $1.8 billion in aid. (Credit: Getty Images) (Richard Stephen via Getty Images)
The FAFSA update is slated to add an additional $1.8 billion in need-based student aid, but colleges and universities won’t receive the new information until March, according to the DOE.
[13] [14] [15] SwiftStudent, a free service, provides template letters for college students. [13] [14] [15] Some well-to-do colleges have need-based aid of their own to distribute, in addition to federal and state aid (if any). These colleges require, in addition to the FAFSA, the CSS Profile financial form, which goes into greater detail. [16]
The new FAFSA form will come out by Dec. 31, but there's one thing students and families can do now to make the process easier.