The FAFSA Step-by-Step Guide walks students and families through each question of the FAFSA, including screenshots and explanations and a FAQ page for students with special circumstances.
This sample award letter was created to help you make sense of the information you’ve been sent. Keep in mind, your award letter will likely look different as schools do not have to follow a standard template.
Get help paying for college by completing the FAFSA. The FAFSA determines how much federal student aid a student qualifies for including grants, work study, student loans, and parent loans. Most colleges and many scholarships require students to complete a FAFSA. Application opens October 1 each year and should be completed each year a student attends college.
Financial aid information and resources.
Financial aid information and resources from College Board.
U.S. Department of Education website containing resources and valuable information about all types of student financial aid.
Go to the FAFSA website >
Select the 2022-2023 FAFSA Application
Begin the FAFSA, enter your personal information
Add the schools you are applying to (remember you can add 10 schools now, submit your FAFSA and then go back in two weeks and add 10 more schools if you need to).
Enter your parent's tax information and link their taxes to your account via the IRS.
Provide your financial information.
Sign your FAFSA with your FAFSA ID.
That is it!!!