Pell Grants and federal student loans will still be processed. However, the speed of new FAFSA applications may slow down due to staff furloughs at the Department of Education and the Federal Student ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — While it seems like school just started, it's time for high school seniors to consider applying for federal financial aid for college next year. You'll recall the Free Application ...

Person working on a laptop computer backlit with paperwork in the foreground. As the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application deadline approaches on June 30, many students are ...

A new federal financial aid application rollout was supposed to streamline a complex college application process for students and families. Instead, it created chaos. The Free Application for Federal ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) — May 1, known as college decision day across the country, is usually a celebratory time for high school seniors. But this year, many students are stuck in limbo as they wait for ...

Back-to-school season is upon us. Millions of students are preparing to attend universities this month, many of them fresh out of high school. They buy their textbooks, get ready to furnish their dorm ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign gone bad ...

The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for the 2026-27 school year is open. This is a gateway to federal grants ...

In an already difficult year for college applicants, when it came down to picking a school, there was one factor that outweighed all others: financial aid. Even in ordinary years, choosing a college ...

New Jersey made FAFSA filing a graduation requirement, which has resulted in the proliferation of myths and undue stress on many families. There is no cost to file a FAFSA. The first “F” stands for ...

PALATINE, Ill. (WLS) -- Financial aid is a large factor in the decisions many students make about college. This year's delay in rolling out the new federal financial aid forms has created a lot of ...