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 ...

It’s not too late to submit your application for this school year — and it’s almost time to start thinking about it for next year.

The college financial aid filing season has the green light to start accepting applications for the 2026-27 school year on Oct. 1, as scheduled. Two years after a disastrous and much delayed launch of ...

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 ...

It can be confusing to understand whether you're a dependent or independent student for FAFSA and financial aid purposes.

NIAGARA COUNTY, NY — FAFSA is getting a facelift with fewer questions and less time-consuming answers, but it does not open until December 2023. 7 News went to two different colleges and universities ...

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, ...

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 Becca Stanek is a contributor to Buy Side and an expert on insurance, ...

It will be easier for students to attend the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College now that the college can offer financial ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. >> FSA has posted workarounds for some common technical ...