There's one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it's about to look a lot different. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, ...

Time is growing short for parents of high school seniors (and those returning to college for the 2026-27 school year) to file ...

It's time for graduating high school seniors to begin filling out their FAFSA if they haven't already. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is open for the 2026-27 school year. The application ...

Colleges won't start receiving students' financial aid data from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, until the first half of March - more than a month later than expected ...

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WASHINGTON -- The Department of Education said Tuesday that it's taking steps to speed up college financial aid awards for the upcoming 2024-25 school year after a bumpy rollout of the new Free ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is now open for applications a bit earlier this year. Instead of its usual ...

Students going to college or trade school next year can start the financial aid process now. Since some financial aid is awarded by schools on a first-come, first-served basis, getting a jump on the ...

The system used to determine financial aid packages for millions of college students got revamped, but the transition has been anything but smooth, with glitches in calculations for federal Pell ...

An influx of college financial aid applications this year means that money could run out for students who don’t file early. Due to financial strain caused by COVID-19, nearly 40% of families that didn ...