The number of Louisiana students who have applied for federal financial aid for college is down 12% so far this year, even as ...

On Feb. 26, Donald Trump's Administration removed the ability to apply online from the Federal Student Aid website and, allegedly, instructed loan servicers to halt processing of new income-driven ...

As a result, the Department of Education (ED) began implementing these changes via a phased approach with only a few of the mandated adjustments showing up on the October 1, 2022, FAFSA.

But due to the bipartisan FAFSA Simplification Act passed in 2020, families are seeing major changes on the 2024-2025 form. One major change is replacement of the expected family contribution ...

The FAFSA Simplification Act made numerous changes to the application and calculation of financial aid eligibility starting in the 2024-2025 award year. In some cases these changes could increase the ...

But they’ve been unable to fulfill their basic responsibilities mandated by Congress and essential to American families," Louisiana ... long ramp for the changes in the FAFSA and they are ...

After a three-month delay from its usual release date, the new and allegedly improved FAFSA (or Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is finally slated to launch by Dec. 31, 2023. If you're ...

Schools you apply to may need additional applications beyond the FAFSA for specific scholarships and grants. Make Changes to the FAFSA as Needed After you submit the FAFSA, you may need to make ...

As you may already be aware, significant changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are being implemented beginning with the 2024-2025 school year cycle. “FAFSA Simplification” is ...

But you might not know that some important changes will be coming to the FAFSA during 2016 and these changes can affect both the process of filing for aid, and, possibly, the amount of aid your ...

a spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Education, called the decrease “a natural result” of the state policy change. He said schools continue to inform students about the FAFSA ...