FAFSA Guidance for Applicants Under Age 13
College Aid Services
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Federal Student Aid (FSA) has released updated guidelines for how the FAFSA should be processed for underaged applicants who wish to apply for financial aid.
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DHS Implements Temporary Fix to Address FAFSA Verification Backlog
College Aid Services
AUGUST 9, 2024
FSA acknowledged that this would cause significant delays for the small population of applicants who do not pass the initial identity verification… More » DHS Implements Temporary Fix to Address FAFSA Verification Backlog The post DHS Implements Temporary Fix to Address FAFSA Verification Backlog first appeared on College Aid Services.
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FAFSA Limbo: Why Secondary Noncitizen Verifications Are Delayed
College Aid Services
JULY 11, 2024
Noncitizens are eligible for federal aid through the FAFSA application if they fall within specific classifications—such as permanent resident, conditional entrant, or refugee, etc.—and and provide a valid Alien Registration number that is verified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series: January–February 2024
College Aid Services
JANUARY 9, 2024
FSA is conducting another set of webinars designed to answer your most pressing questions about the new FAFSA application.
Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA (August 2024 Update)
College Aid Services
AUGUST 2, 2024
Update 8/1/24: Following its July 24th update, Federal Student Aid has clarified its guidance on resolving conflicting information for applicants or contributors that have FTI data and manually indicated that they did not file a U.S. tax return for 2022.
Updates to Decades-Old New Federal Standards for Race, Ethnicity Data Will Change How Students are Counted
IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy
JULY 23, 2024
Figure 1 illustrates how these questions might be posed in federal data collections like sample surveys, the Census, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Full compliance across all data collections and publications is required by March 2029. The bold text indicates the minimum reporting categories.
FAFSA Batch Corrections Delayed Until 2025-26, FSA Offers Support and Deadline Extensions
College Aid Services
JULY 31, 2024
Federal Student Aid revealed yesterday that batch institutional corrections will be delayed until the 2025-26 because schools would not have access until after the fall semester begins and to prioritize a success rollout of next year’s FAFSA application.
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