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Usually, the FAFSA is available on October 1 each year, but the overhaul of the form pushed back the release date by roughly three months. That gives families less time to fill out the form for ...
[1] 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]
The FAFSA is a relatively easy form to fill out, as it lets parents link to their previously filed tax returns to answer the financial questions. It has now been streamlined to just 36 questions ...
Starting July 1, 2024, the FAFSA will only have a maximum of 36 questions instead of 108. The form will be available in 11 languages to benefit those who aren’t native English speakers.
The college financial aid application used by millions of American families is now officially open for the 2025-2026 school year -- 10 days ahead of schedule. What do I need to know about applying ...
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 changes to the form are meant to make the FAFSA easier to fill out and deliver more financial aid to students and families, but the implementation was plagued with problems.
The U.S. Education Department said the new form will be launched by Dec. 31 — three months later than when the FAFSA used to be released on Oct. 1. The compressed timeline will have downstream ...