The 2024-25 school year may be nearly over, but you could still get financial aid to help cover costs. Follow these tips to ...

The Education Department said it would aim to launch this year’s FAFSA on Oct. 1, the traditional deadline, for the first ...

Many states and colleges require the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, application before the Fall 2025 semester starts. Here are some things students and their parents need to know ...

FAFSA is your gateway to essential federal grants, subsidized loans, and work-study programs—so it's crucial to start early!

Key Points ・The FAFSA will no longer count small business and family farm assets starting in 2026. ・New Workforce Pell Grants ...

FAFSA submissions for the 2024-2025 academic year launched on Dec. 31, 2023, and the deadline to file is June 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT. (For the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, ...

A Treasury watchdog report reveals how inaccurate tax information impacted FAFSA requests, offering a warning to agencies as ...

The new FAFSA has been a pain point for some families struggling to fill it out as they experience technical glitches and other obstacles. Difficulty completing the FAFSA, or Free Application for ...

As higher education institutions expand their digital services, the risk of identity fraud targeting students and financial ...

Already, however, the FAFSA application process is not running the way it did before last year's big shakeup. Here is what to know. When does the 2025-2026 FAFSA come out?

The FAFSA currently asks over 100 questions, but that is slated to decrease to about three dozen. In addition, the wording of the questions will be amended to make them more comprehensible, ...

Per the Fafsa, legal guardianship is when a student is under the court-ordered care of someone other than a parent or stepparent Becca Stanek is a contributor to Buy Side from WSJ and an expert on ...