When does FAFSA open for 2026-27? Deadlines, requirements, and what to know

According to the Federal Student Aid, the deadline to file the FAFSA form for the 2026-2027 is June 30, 2027. Any corrections ...
LAist

Applying For Financial Aid In 2024? Here’s What You Need To Know

If you’ve tried to complete the latest Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, there’s a chance you’ve come across a website that’s sporadically available. Or, if you’ve managed to ...
KQED

If You're a Mixed-Status Student Still Struggling With FAFSA, You Have Options

Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA this year has been complicated, to say the least. Especially if your family is considered “mixed status” — when a student has a Social ...
Los Angeles Times

Caught up in the FAFSA chaos? Some students now have a workaround

There’s a new workaround for some college applicants who have been stymied by the chaotic rollout of the newly designed federal student aid form. The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid ...
The State News

New FAFSA form simplifies application process, increases number of eligible students

For the 2024-2025 school year, the U.S. Department of Education redesigned and simplified its Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, application forms to increase the number of ...
NBC New York

Issues with new FAFSA may cause ‘shocking' decline in the number of students getting college aid, expert says

Despite a growing need, fewer students are applying for college financial aid. That's a fraction of the 17 million students who use the FAFSA form in ordinary years, according to the U.S. Department ...