The FAFSA will open on time for the first time in three years. Here's what you need to know for the 2026-27 school year.

The department is rolling out two beta testing phases before the application is fully available to everyone in October.

WASHINGTON — The updated form to apply for federal student aid will launch for all students by Oct. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told congressional leaders in a letter in late August.

The 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid application will be open to the public on Oct. 1, 2025. Some changes to ...

The department is rolling out two beta testing phases before the application is fully available to everyone in October.

FAFSA: Free government application that uses students’ and their families’ financial information to determine whether they can get financial aid from the federal government to ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has opened for a limited number of students as part of a beta test, the Department of Education says. The department is ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has opened for a limited number of students as part of a beta test, the Department of Education says.The ...