There is no income limit to apply for the FAFSA, but income does impact the amount and type of aid you could get. Every ...

Federal financial aid can be borrowed, earned through work-study or given – for example, as a grant. Here are answers to common questions about the FAFSA. The FAFSA determines eligibility for federal ...

For the first time in two years, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will open on time on October 1. It’s welcome news for college student Precious Mannie, who struggled with the ...

A student age 24 or older by Dec. 31 of the award year is considered independent for federal financial aid purposes.

Students at a workshop for help with their FAFSA form in Washington on March 16. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) It’s a depressingly familiar Washington story: A well-meaning update of a single ...

It’s the third year in a row in which the state can’t meet demand for student aid, thanks to rising enrollment, changes to ...

Financial aid offers are finally in the hands of many students, but because of delays with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid many students are deciding where they are going to enroll before ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved legislation recently to extend the deadline to apply for financial aid programs administered by the California Student Aid Commission when there is a delay accessing the ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a free form that can be completed in less than 15 minutes to access ...

Following a rocky rollout of this year’s FAFSA, roughly 5.7 million students applied for aid nationwide — compared to the average of 17 million applicants, The Hill reported. “Because the FAFSA became ...

The donation will establish the Mondre Family Initiative, which is expected to serve over 1,000 middle-income families each ...