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The FAFSA is different from CSS Profile (short for "College Scholarship Service Profile"), which is also required by some colleges (primarily private ones). The CSS is a fee-based product of the College Board (a private non-profit organization) and is used by the colleges to distribute their own institutional funds, rather than federal or state ...
Federal Student Aid is also responsible for the development, distribution, and processing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the fundamental qualifying form used for all federal student aid distribution programs, as well as for many state, regional, and private student aid programs. Each year Federal Student Aid's staff ...
The FAFSA determines eligibility for federal Pell Grants and federal student loans – and in most cases, the financial aid provided by colleges as well, though some require students to submit an ...
The FAFSA typically opens in October, but changes to the application delayed its opening date to Dec. 31. That means students and their families have a smaller window to apply before college ...
Oct. 3—Changes are on the way this year for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, more commonly known as FAFSA. The University of Texas Permian Basin is here to help explain the changes ...
To qualify for need-based aid a student must have a significant amount of financial need, which is determined by the federal government based on the FAFSA. Using the information submitted on the FAFSA, the U.S. Department of Education calculates a figure called the Expected Family Contribution (EFC). If the EFC is less than the cost of ...
The FAFSA is a relatively easy form to fill out, as it lets parents link to their previously filed tax returns to answer the financial questions. It has now been streamlined to just 36 questions ...
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.