Filling Out Your FAFSA

Happy New Year from the YAC team!

We hope you are sticking to your new year’s resolutions and thinking about your FAFSA. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (also known as FAFSA) is a form that can be filled out annually for perspective and current students to determine their eligibility for student financial aid (including the Pell Grant, Federal student loans and Federal Work-Study). Federal Student Aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation; offering more than $150 billion each year to help millions of students pay for higher education.

The U.S. Department of Education accepts applications beginning January 1 of each year for the upcoming academic year. Students are advised to submit a FAFSA as early as possible for consideration for maximum financial assistance. FAFSAs can be filled out electronically at www.fafsa.ed.gov.

DEADLINES:

Federal Deadline

Online applications must be submitted by midnight Central Time, June 30, 2015.
Any corrections or updates must be submitted by midnight Central Time, September 19, 2015.

State Deadline

District of Columbia - April 1, 2014 by midnight, Central Time. Additional form may be required. For priority consideration, submit application by April 30, 2014.
For DCTAG, complete the DC OneApp and submit additional supporting documents on or before April 30, 2014.

College Deadline
Check with the college(s) you are interested in attending. You may also want to ask your college about its definition of an application deadline - whether it is the date the college receives your FAFSA, or the date your FAFSA is processed.

For more information on financial aid or scholarships, contact your prospective or current college’s financial aid department or visit the following sites:

http://studentaid.ed.gov/

http://www.fastweb.com/