/tags/fafsa FAFSA en-US WLRN Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:36:59 GMT /education/2024-07-22/as-student-aid-requests-lag-in-florida-groups-step-in-to-help-some-fill-out-fafsa The new FAFSA was supposed to make filling out the federal aid form easier, but issues with the rollout had the opposite effect. Fewer students have filled out the FAFSA, so efforts are underway to close that gap. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:36:59 GMT /education/2024-07-22/as-student-aid-requests-lag-in-florida-groups-step-in-to-help-some-fill-out-fafsa Nancy Guan /education/2024-05-15/fafsa-delays-persist-as-college-enrollment-deadlines-loom Some students are fixing their FAFSA forms or awaiting aid packages with little time to decide to which college they'll commit. Wed, 15 May 2024 18:31:30 GMT /education/2024-05-15/fafsa-delays-persist-as-college-enrollment-deadlines-loom Nancy Guan /education/2024-03-22/usf-uf-ucf-enrollment-deadlines-fafsa-delays Students are still waiting on financial aid packages due to FAFSA delays. Some of Florida's largest universities are giving the incoming class more time to decide on committing to their school. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMT /education/2024-03-22/usf-uf-ucf-enrollment-deadlines-fafsa-delays Nancy Guan /education/2023-12-29/fafsa-student-aid-key-changes-2024-25 The next round of Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA forms, is set to start on Dec. 31. The U.S. Department of Education estimates that 610,000 new students will be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant. 1.5 million students will also be eligible to receive a maximum Pell grant award. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT /education/2023-12-29/fafsa-student-aid-key-changes-2024-25 Julia Cooper, Ammy Sanchez /education/2022-10-31/its-time-to-fill-out-the-fafsa-heres-some-tips-on-getting-it-done The FAFSA isn't just for four-year universities — you can get help paying for technical and vocational school too. But in order to qualify for grants and scholarships, advisors say students should fill out the form as soon as possible. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:47:14 GMT /education/2022-10-31/its-time-to-fill-out-the-fafsa-heres-some-tips-on-getting-it-done Kate Payne /news/2021-05-14/experts-to-provide-online-help-filling-out-federal-financial-aid-forms The document known as the "FAFSA" has flummoxed many parents and students, but financial aid specialists will have the answers. Fri, 14 May 2021 11:30:29 GMT /news/2021-05-14/experts-to-provide-online-help-filling-out-federal-financial-aid-forms Tom Flanigan /2021-02-03/como-lleno-la-solicitud-de-fafsa-una-guia-bilingue Aquí te presentamos una guía sobre cómo llenar la solicitud de FAFSA con consejos en español para toda la familia. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:25:18 GMT /2021-02-03/como-lleno-la-solicitud-de-fafsa-una-guia-bilingue Elissa Nadworny, Lauren Migaki, Adriana Morga /news/2020-12-21/congress-poised-to-simplify-fafsa-and-help-people-in-prison-go-to-college In a bipartisan effort, Congress is close to a deal to simplify the federal financial aid form, or FAFSA, a major policy goal of retiring Republican senator Lamar Alexander. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:09:02 GMT /news/2020-12-21/congress-poised-to-simplify-fafsa-and-help-people-in-prison-go-to-college Cory Turner, Elissa Nadworny /2018-09-25/need-help-paying-for-college-theres-an-app-for-that The U.S. Department of Education has developed a new smartphone app that it hopes will make the notoriously difficult Free Application For Federal Student Aid a little easier. Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:07:00 GMT /2018-09-25/need-help-paying-for-college-theres-an-app-for-that Cory Turner /news/2014-03-10/how-a-presidential-visit-affected-coral-reef-high-school Students and teachers at Coral Reef High School can't pinpoint when they first heard the news that President Obama was coming to speak. He and the First… Mon, 10 Mar 2014 06:51:06 GMT /news/2014-03-10/how-a-presidential-visit-affected-coral-reef-high-school Jessica Meszaros