2024-25年FAFSA的变化

FAFSA将把问题的上限从108个减少到46个. 因为网上的FAFSA是动态的, 有些学生甚至不会看到全部46道题. This streamlined format will simplify the application process and make it less daunting for students and their families.

以前, the FAFSA only allowed students to list up to 10 colleges and universities.

目前，FAFSA只提供英语和西班牙语版本. 的 2024-25 application will be expanded to include the 11 most common languages spoken by English learner students and their parents.

以前, users had the option to enter their tax information manually or use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool. 从2024-25年开始, all persons on the FAFSA must provide consent for the 部门 of Education to receive tax information or confirmation of non-filing status directly from the IRS. 在极少数情况下, 学生和家庭将不得不手动输入他们的税务数据, 但对大多数人来说, 该数据将自动传输到应用程序中. This change makes it easier to complete the FAFSA and reduces the number of questions to be answered.

A contributor—a new term being introduced on the 2024-25 FAFSA—refers to anyone who is required to provide information on a student's form (such as a parent/stepparent or spouse). A student's or parent's answers on the FAFSA will determine which contributors (if any) will be required to provide information.

Contributors will receive an email informing them that they've been identified as such, and will need to log in using their own FSA ID (if they don't already have one) to provide the required information on the student's FAFSA.

Being a contributor 做 not mean they are financially responsible for the student's education costs, 但它做mean the contributor must provide information on the FAFSA or the application will be incomplete and the student will not be eligible for federal student aid.

A notable terminology update within the new FAFSA is the replacement of the term Expected Family Contribution (EFC) with the Student 援助 Index (SAI). This name more accurately describes the number used to determine aid eligibility and, 不像EFC, SAI可以是负数，低至-1500.

以前, the FAFSA calculated the number of household members attending college into the EFC, 按比例分配以确定联邦援助资格. 从2024-25年FAFSA开始, 该应用程序仍然会询问有多少家庭成员在上大学, 但你的回答不会被计算进SAI. 像这样, undergraduate ISU students with siblings in college may see a change in their federal aid eligibility.

Families making less than 175% and single parents making less than 225% of the 联邦贫困水平 会看到他们的学生得到最高的分数吗 联邦佩尔助学金 奖. Minimum Pell Grants will be guaranteed to students from households below 275%, 325%, 350%, 或者是贫困线的400%, 取决于家庭结构. Pell 奖s between the maximum and minimum amounts will be determined by SAI.

为 依赖学生, financial information was previously needed from the parent(s) the student had lived with the most in the last 12 months. 有了新的FAFSA, financial information will be required from the parent(s) who provided the most financial support to the student.

When required, families must now report the value of their small business or family farm. 家庭农场包括主要居住地的, applicants should determine the total net value of all farm assets and subtract the net value of their principal residence to determine the final value of their farm assets.