The information on the FAFSA is used to determine eligibility for federal financial aid, like work-study and federal student loans, as well as aid from the state and the college itself. These include ...

Applying to college and navigating the financial aid process is never easy, especially for first-generation students. But this year has been unusually challenging because of problems with the rollout ...

Recent updates to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid could make it easier for prospective college students and ...

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More California high school students applied for free federal and state financial aid for college this year than last —likely showing that a new state law is having a positive effect. Researchers with ...

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Each year more than 35,000 undocumented students with dreams of earning a college degree in California apply for the state’s marquee financial aid program, the Cal Grant — but only about a third ...

Despite the late and rocky start for the new, simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid, things are improving, they say. Increasingly, families can complete their forms for the 2024-25 ...