Penn has changed its financial aid application for the fall 2024 admissions cycle to make the process easier for applicants. The five changes, which Penn Admissions announced in a blog post on Monday, ...

In 2020, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act — a bill that aimed to simplify the process of applying for federal financial aid for college. But the Biden administration botched the ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, officially opened Thursday for students seeking financial aid for college during the 2025-2026 school year. The form traditionally ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is usually the ...

The U.S. Department of Education named the first six organizations to participate in the phased rollout of the 2025-26 form to apply for federal financial aid Wednesday, and opened up the interest ...

The Department of Education has again delayed the rollout of its updated federal financial aid application, known as FAFSA. The agency said Wednesday it will begin testing the 2025-2026 Free ...

After a trouble-plagued application overhaul, U.S. Department of Education officials released next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid last week, more than a week before its Dec. 1 target ...

The Education Department on Thursday officially released the federal student aid application for the 2025-2026 academic year, ahead of schedule and after an extensive testing period to avoid another ...

High school seniors from lower-income families were the most likely to abandon their financial aid applications as the result of a delayed and continuously botched rollout of a new application form ...

The warnings were dire. After widespread problems last year with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, experts said a nationwide financial aid fiasco could spell trouble for college ...