fafsa

The 2025-26 FAFSA Portal is now Open

Satellite High School

November 22, 2024

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open to all students and families hoping to get help paying for college in the 2025-26 school year. After weeks of testing the online form, the U.S. Department of Education released the official application on Thursday, November 21. 

Tips for Students Preparing To Fill Out the FAFSA® Form

  1. Create a StudentAid.gov account (both students and contributors must have their

    own individual accounts)

    https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

     

  2. Have documents ready (e.g., 2023 tax returns; records of child support received; current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts; and net worth of investments, businesses, and farms).

  3. Use the Who's My FAFSA Parent? wizard to identify which parent(s) will be a required contributor on their FAFSA form.

    https://studentaid.gov/fafsa-apply/parents

     

  4. Have their contributor information ready (e.g., first and last name, Social Security number [if they have one], date of birth, email address, and mailing address [if they don't have a Social Security number]).

  5. Start the form.

    https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa