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U.S. Department of Education Announces Final Beta Testing Period for the 2025–26 FAFSA Form

College Aid Services

Department of Education (Department) announced today that it entered the final beta testing period of the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), Beta 4, which will build on the successful results from the first three beta periods. Since Oct. The Department… More » U.S. The Department… More » U.S.

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Dept. of Education Launches 2025-26 FAFSA Ahead of Scheduled Release Date

College Aid Services

The Department of Education has officially launched the 2025-26 FAFSA application nearly two weeks ahead of the original December 1st deadline. After months of beta testing, the form is available to all students and families via the dedicated FAFSA portal at studentaid.gov.

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FSA to Roll Out 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA Batch Corrections by Early 2025 (Nov. 8 Update)

College Aid Services

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. Update on November 8, 2024: The Department previously indicated that the batch… More » FSA to Roll Out 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA Batch Corrections by Early 2025 (Nov.

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Predictions for 2025

Counselors' Corner

If I had done so last year, I would have predicted a FAFSA nightmare, an election that would take our breaths away, and a very different landscape for college athletes. Early trials suggest were in for a much better, maybe normal, year of FAFSA. What could happen is the weakening of ED by shipping key programs (FAFSA?)

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2025–26 FAFSA® Beta Testing: The Latest Updates and Ongoing Issues (Nov. 19 Update)

College Aid Services

Updated November 21st The Department of Education continues to beta test the 2025-26 FAFSA with a select group of institutions and students as the December 1 release date approaches. Here is the latest regarding the upcoming application, as detailed on the Updates page: 2025-26 FAFSA Beta Updates Nov.

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2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (July 2025 Update)

College Aid Services

Federal Student Aid has released volumes of the 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical information for the 2025-26 award year and are only available as PDF documents at this time.

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FAFSA Information To Be Verified for the 2025-2026 Award Year

College Aid Services

Department of Education has published in the Federal Register the finalized verification requirements for FAFSA applicants in the 2025–2026 academic year (90 FR 34486). The updated notice supersedes the notice published on September 4, 2024 (89 FR 71893).