Satisfaction is up and wait times are short, an agency official told the National Association of Student Financial Aid ...

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

The U.S. Department of Education points to an earlier form release date and streamlined user process for the increase in ...

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may have felt overwhelming for some families and students in years past. But with a streamlined form ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened. Despite the U.S. government shutdown, the Education Department will continue to process ...

The online Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Glitches with the form caused huge numbers of students to not complete it last year. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

Problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid have resulted in fewer students applying for college financial aid. Given the current status of FAFSA submissions, the Department of ...

Imagine discovering, halfway through your child’s college education, that you’re suddenly expected to pay thousands of dollars more in tuition, despite no change in your financial standing or increase ...