Federal financial aid can be borrowed, earned through work-study or given – for example, as a grant. Here are answers to ...

There's one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it's about to look a lot different. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, ...

Like first-time applicants, returning applicants should follow the steps below to file the FAFSA. If filing as a dependent, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in EducationNC. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) officially released the 2025–26 Free ...

Texas is on track to see a record number of students complete the federal form to request financial aid for college.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A video from November 2025 that circulated online in early January 2026 correctly stated that the Free Application for Federal ...

The Education Department said the 2025-26 FAFSA is now available to all students and families, ahead of schedule. Students should file the FAFSA as soon as they can, experts say. This week, the new ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available to all students and their families as part of an expanded beta release of the 2025-26 form. Previously, the form was available ...

Rebecca Safier is a personal finance writer and certified student loan counselor who specializes in student debt, personal loans, and budgeting. Previously a senior writer for LendingTree and Student ...

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Education has found another problem impacting some college financial aid forms that could further delay students' aid awards, leaving them in limbo as they decide where ...

The Big Number: $1 billion — that’s how much the Department of Education says it saved taxpayers by cracking down on student ...

Students at a workshop for help with their FAFSA form in Washington on March 16. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) It’s a depressingly familiar Washington story: A well-meaning update of a single ...