There is no income limit to apply for the FAFSA, but income does impact the amount and type of aid you could get. Every ...

A student age 24 or older by Dec. 31 of the award year is considered independent for federal financial aid purposes.

The U.S. Department of Education on Monday announced several steps it would take to help colleges process the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, more efficiently amid continuing ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open for students and parents. The application period opened in December 2023. Students must have their ...

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced a state of emergency and waived the state aid Free Application for Federal Aid – OR FAFSA -- requirements earlier this week. "With all of ...

The Department of Education announced a new anti-fraud program that requires certain FAFSA applicants identified as a high fraud risk to verify their identities before accessing federal student aid.

Higher education leaders have worked tirelessly over the past five months to recover from the Department of Education’s delayed and error-ridden rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student ...

The U.S. Education Department is relaxing a number of requirements so that colleges and universities dealing with delayed student financial aid information can better focus on processing aid ...

MCDANIEL COLLEGE. IT’S CREATING A LITTLE BIT OF ANXIETY THAT WE DON’T QUITE KNOW WHEN WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION. CHRISTINA GOODMAN IS, LIKE MANY MARYLAND PARENTS, WAITING TO FIND OUT ...

Guest columnist Scott A. Schulz, Ph.D., has served as vice president for enrollment management at Baldwin Wallace University since 2015. He has been a higher education professional since 2007, with ...