Get Fafsa Application 2019-2025

It's true that the higher your family's income is, the lower your chances of receiving this type of federal grant. ... Thus, many college planning experts recommend that students from higher-income households also fill out the FAFSA (or, if your college instructs you, the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE form).

The official FAFSA web site is available at fafsa.ed.gov.

The 2020 21 FAFSA form is available beginning Oct. 1, 2019. You should fill it out as soon as possible on or after Oct. 1 at the official government site, fafsa.gov.

Your eligibility depends on your Expected Family Contribution, your year in school, your enrollment status, and the cost of attendance at the school you will be attending. The financial aid office at your college or career school will determine how much financial aid you are eligible to receive.

MYTH 1: My parents make too much money, so I won't qualify for any aid. FACT: The reality is there's no income cut-off to qualify for federal student aid. It doesn't matter if you have a low or high income, you will still qualify for some type of financial aid, including low-interest student loans.

At minimum, you must: Be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen (including a U.S. national or permanent resident) and have a valid Social Security number. Have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Be enrolled or accepted as a student in an eligible degree or certificate program.

Although there are no FAFSA income limits, there is an earnings cap to achieve a zero-dollar EFC. For the 2020-2021 cycle, if you're a dependent student and your family has a combined income of $26,000 or less, your expected contribution to college costs would automatically be zero.

Single, separated, divorced or widowed independent students without dependents of their own seeking aid for the 2019-2020 school year could have earned $10,360 after taxes without affecting their aid eligibility. The threshold known as the income-protection allowance increases each year based on inflation.

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