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Determine Which FAFSA to Fill Out

You will also need to determine which FAFSA to fill out depending on when you plan to start your enrollment.听 The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form you fill out should correspond with the school year you鈥檙e planning to seek aid for:

If you need aid for July 1st, 2025 to June 30, 2026, you should fill out the 2025-26 FAFSA.

If you need aid for July 1^st, 2024 to June 30^th, 2025 you should fill out the 2024-25 FAFSA.

All applicants for federal student aid are classified as either dependent or independent.

• Dependent students report their information AND their parents鈥� information.
• Independent students report their own information (and, if they鈥檙e married, their spouse鈥檚).

To determine if you are a dependent or independent student,

Tip: If you鈥檙e a dependent student, it鈥檚 required that one of your parents whose details are recorded on the FAFSA form, . This allows them to electronically sign your FAFSA application.

Need assistance with an existing FSA ID login issue? Please see for an existing FSA ID login issue.

If you or your parent doesn鈥檛 have a Social Security Number, .

Gather the Required Documents

There are you鈥檒l need to apply for financial aid, and it鈥檚 easier to complete the FAFSA form if you gather these ahead of time. Here are a few items to have handy:

• Your Social Security number (SSN).听
• Your Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen).
• Your driver鈥檚 license number.听
• Your federal income tax return.
  • This includes IRS W-2 information.听
  • You鈥檒l also need your spouse鈥檚 federal income tax return if you are married or your parents鈥� return if you are a dependent student.
• Records of your untaxed income.听听
  • This includes child support received, interest income, and veterans noneducation benefits provided to you, or to your parents if you鈥檙e a dependent student.
• Information on your cash, savings and checking account balances, investments, and business and farm assets for you and for your parents if you are a dependent student.

List Your Colleges听听

You must list at least one college on your FAFSA. The schools you list will use your FAFSA information to determine the types and amounts of aid you receive.

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Provide Your Financial Information

The FAFSA form asks for financial information, including information from tax forms and balances of savings and checking accounts.

• The 2024-25 FAFSA form asks for 2022 tax information.
• The 2025-26 FAFSA Form asks for 2023 tax information

Tip: If your or your family鈥檚 financial situation has changed significantly from what鈥檚 reflected on your federal income tax return (for example, if you鈥檝e lost a job), you may be eligible to have your financial aid adjusted. Federal regulations allow limited exceptions or adjustments to information reported on your FAFSA. These exceptions or adjustments are known as 鈥淪pecial Circumstances鈥� or 鈥�Professional Judgment鈥� and are considered case-by-case based on the supporting documentation you provide.

Sign and Submit Your FAFSA Form听

As you finish your FAFSA form, be sure to sign with your FSA ID so that your FAFSA will be processed as quickly as possible.

Tip: If you log in to the form by providing your FSA ID, you won鈥檛 be asked for it again when it鈥檚 time to sign. However, if you鈥檙e providing parent information, one of your parents will be required to sign your application.

Student Aid Report听

After you submit your FAFSA form, you鈥檒l get a听Student Aid Report听(SAR), an electronic or paper document that summarizes the information you reported on your FAFSA form. It includes your Student Aid Index (SAI), your estimated eligibility for federal student loans and Federal Pell Grants, and whether you鈥檝e been selected for verification. You'll get your SAR within three days to three weeks after you submit your FAFSA form.