STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York state is highlighting the importance of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form through various new initiatives, as it pushes to make completing the ...

The Arizona Board of Regents is highlighting the importance of students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). That’s after Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs proclaimed January ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced additional steps to support students and their families with the ...

Learn how the FAFSA can help you obtain federal grants, scholarships, work-study, and loans for college. Apply early to maximize your financial aid opportunities.

The percentage of high school students completing their federal financial aid applications in Texas has dropped from last year. This is partly because of the poor initial rollout of the new ...

Approximately 60% of Indiana high school seniors filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in 2025, a goal the state has been trying to reach since 2023. The Indiana Commission for Higher ...

One year after a debacle rollout of a new federal form required for students to get financial aid, Michigan's Class of 2025 has completed thousands of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form ...

WASHINGTON — Jayna Gilman, a University of Iowa first-year student studying human anatomy and physiology, is just one of millions of students nationwide who are unsure how much they may be expected to ...

Thousands of students this year have already filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — or FAFSA — the federal form for access to college financial aid. The jump comes after two years ...

FAFSA, the federal financial aid form, is now open for families seeking to lighten the hefty price tag that often comes with attending college. As of Sept. 24, the 2026–27 FAFSA form is online and ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As this year’s tumultuous rollout of the so-called Better FAFSA came to a close, the number of ...