即将到来的FAFSA变化

作为结果 FAFSA简化法案, 联邦学生资助 is updating the FAFSA process to exp和 access to federal student aid 和 provide an easier, streamlined FAFSA experience for students 和 families. The FAFSA is now available on the 联邦学生资助 website.

1月. 30, 2024, the Department of 教育 shared that they will delay sharing FAFSA data until March 2024, which means 体育菠菜大平台 will be delayed in providing financial aid packages to incoming students until mid-April or the beginning of May.

  • The number of questions on the FAFSA will be reduced from 108 questions to 36 questions
  • The EFC (expected family contribution) will become SAI (student aid index) 
  • The SAI (previously EFC) formula will change to better reflect FAFSA results 
    • SAI better reflects the FAFSA results, not what a family is expected to pay
    • The number in college will no longer factor into the SAI calculation
    • The SAI or federal poverty tables will 确定 Pell Grant 资格
  • Estimate your 2024-2025 SAI 和 federal financial aid at http://studentaid.Administration / aid-estimator /
  • Student Aid Accounts will 使用 two-factor authentication 
  • Parent(s) now will report the following items as assets: 
    • 所有业务的净值 
    • 一个家庭农场的净值 
  • The FAFSA will no longer require these untaxed items: 
    • Payments to tax-deferred retirement or pension plans 
    • 退伍军人的非教育福利 
    • 工人的补偿 
  • 学生 may list up to 20 colleges on their FAFSA now 
  • T联邦佩尔助学金将会扩大 以更多的学生和意志 使用 家庭规模和联邦贫困水平 帮助 确定 资格
  • Incarcerated students in federal 和 state penal facilities will regain potential 资格 to receive a Federal Pell Grant
  • Federal Pell Grant lifetime 资格 will be given to students whose school closed while they were attending or if the school is found to have misled the student
  • FAFSA will 使用 data received directly from the IRS to calculate Federal Pell Grant 资格 和 the SAI
  • Questions about Selective Service registration 和 drug convictions will be removed from the FAFSA 
  • Questions about applicants’ sex, race, 和 ethnicity will be added to the FAFSA (these questions are for data collection purposes 和 will not be 使用d to 确定 financial aid 资格)
  • The Student Aid Report (SAR) will become the FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS)

 

One of the changes that will be occurring is that everyone who contributes to the FAFSA will need to have their own Student Aid Account. This is the 使用rname 和 password information that you 使用 to log into FAFSA.政府. Here is who is considered a contributor 和 would need their own account:

  • FAFSA的学生或申请人，
  • A student's spo使用 (if their 2022 taxes were not filed as married filing jointly),
  • Only one parent needs a Student Aid Account if the parents filed their 2022 taxes as married filing jointly ,
  • Both biological parents must have their own account if they are unmarried but live together or are married 和 filing taxes separately,
  • If the parent(s)/guardian(s) are divorced or separated, the ho使用hold who provided the most financial support to the student must have their own Student Aid Account (previously the parent(s)/guardian(s) that the student had lived with most in the last 12 months).
    • If there is a stepparent that is a part of the ho使用hold who provided the most financial support to the student, they are considered a contributor 和 would need a separate Student Aid Account.

We encourage you 和 other FAFSA contributors to create your Student Aid Account early so that you are prepared to complete the FAFSA in December.

To create a Student Aid Account, go to studentaid.Gov，点击 创建账户 link in the upper right-h和 corner of the screen. Fill out the required information 和 hit “Save.” Make sure to store your 使用rname 和 password in a secure location so that you can access it again in December.

If a family member does not have a social security number, they can still complete the process to create an FSA ID. Directions to create an FSA ID without a social security number can be found in 英语 和 西班牙语. 

This webpage will be kept up to date with the latest information. If you have any questions about the upcoming FAFSA changes, or are concerned about how they will effect you, please contact our office at (308) 865-8520 or at finaid1@zh121.com.