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How to Fill Out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA庐) Form - YouTube
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You may have heard the expression
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"life is not about the destination,
but the journey."
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Well, getting an education
is an important part of that journey.
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And you can get money to help you pay
for it.
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Each year,
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billions of dollars become available
through the Free Application
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for Federal Student
Aid form, known as the FAFSA form.
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Just fill it out.
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The application offers access
to federal student aid: grants, loans,
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work study funds. States and schools
also use the FAFSA form
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to distribute their own grants
and scholarships.
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Where can you get the FAFSA form?
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We post the FAFSA form on October 1st
for the next school year.
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It's available at FAFSA.gov in both English and Spanish.
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You can also fill out the FAFSA form
on the myStudentAid mobile app.
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So, let's get started.
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You'll need your Social Security number;
Alien registration number
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if you are not a U.S. citizen;
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and possibly your federal income
tax return, W-2s,
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and other records to show money
you earned.
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You may be able to take advantage
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of the Internal Revenue Service
data retrieval tool.
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This tool lets
you securely transfer information
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from your federal tax
return to the FAFSA form
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so you can complete the FAFSA form
more quickly.
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In addition,
we recommend creating an FSA ID,
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which is your account
username and password.
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Once you fill out the online application,
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you can electronically sign it
with your unique FSA ID.
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You can also use your FSA ID
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to access the myStudentAid mobile app,
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sign loan contracts, and access
certain information online.
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Your FSA ID is your digital signature.
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Create your own, only once.
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Parents and students
should keep their FSA IDs separate.
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Why? the FSA ID is a legal signature.
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It shouldn't be shared.
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Sharing it may result
in unauthorized changes to your account,
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or it may delay your financial aid.
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Plus, you'll need your FSA
ID to renew your FAFSA form each year.
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So, protect your information
by making your FSA ID your own,
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and keep it safe and secure.
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Your FAFSA form
has three sets of questions to answer:
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Personal information,
which includes your name,
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email address, marital status and schools
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you're interested in. Financial information,
such as your income and assets,
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certain personal and financial information
about your legal parent,
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if you're a dependent student.
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Not sure about your dependency status?
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Visit StudentAid.gov/dependency
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to find out who must provide
parent information on the FAFSA form.
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Also, learn what to do
if you live with only one parent
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or you aren't in contact
with your parents.
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You can also ask the financial aid staff
at your college or career school
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for help figuring this out.
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Since colleges and career schools
use the FAFSA form
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to consider you
for financial aid programs,
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the form asks you to list all the schools
you are considering.
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Be sure to list a school
even if you haven't applied to the school
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or received an acceptance letter yet.
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You can always go back
and update the list later, if needed.
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One great feature of the FAFSA form
is that it
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may let you skip some questions
that don't pertain to you.
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And, if you're not sure
how to answer a question,
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you can chat with a knowledgeable agent
on our contact center webpage.
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Submitting your application online?
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Remember, if you are dependent student,
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your parent must use his or her own FSA
ID to sign the form as well.
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Submitting your FAFSA application online
is often the fastest and easiest option,
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but you can also fill out the PDF version,
which you can print out
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and drop in the mail;
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submit the form in the myStudentAid mobile app;
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or ask your college or career school
to submit the FAFSA form for you.
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If you provided an email address
and submitted your form online,
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you'll receive an email within a few days.
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It will let you know we processed
your application.
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Once we process it,
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an administrator from any school
that you listed on the form
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and that has accepted you for admission
will contact you
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to let you know what aid you are eligible
for at the school.
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Congrats,
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you're one step closer
to getting money for school.
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And starting on one of life's
most exciting journeys.
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For more helpful resources on eligibility
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deadlines, and items you'll
need to fill out the FAFSA form,
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visit StudentAid.gov.
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