The U.S. Department of Education started a “soft launch” of the new and simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid form — often referred to as the FAFSA — last weekend. It normally opens on ...

The new, simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid has been anything but simple so far. After a three-month delay, the FAFSA for the 2024-25 academic year opened a “soft launch” with limited ...

It’s not too late to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid—not even for the school year that is just ending. The official deadline for the 2023-24 application, which uses the old form, ...

When FAFSA — the yearly application students and parents fill out to determine financial aid eligibility for college — opened up in December, it came with some key updates from previous years. Unlike ...

The FAFSA Simplification Act is an initiative by the United States Department of Education to make applying for federal student aid easier for students. It is the first major redesign of the FAFSA ...

Per the Fafsa, legal guardianship is when a student is under the court-ordered care of someone other than a parent or stepparent Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Becca Stanek is a ...

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A UNC Charlotte official says the university extended its commitment date because of the aid delays. Nationwide, colleges and universities are struggling to get financial aid packages to students due ...

Lexi Geampa didn’t think she would be able to go to college. She was couch surfing with friends during her senior year of high school and needed to be verified as an unaccompanied homeless youth in ...

Carolyn McClanahan, CFP, MD, is the founder and president of Life Planning Partners, Inc. She is a contributor to CNBC, Investopedia, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and a ...