For general information about FAFSA on the Web, and for technical assistance, call 800-4-FED-AID. Federal Student Aid Information Center For general information about federal student …

What can you do if your parents can’t help pay for school? This section of Finaid provides advice to students whose parents are unable or unwilling to help students pay for school. Regardless …

Finaid has been a trusted guide to college financial aid for over 30 years, helping students and families navigate the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), scholarships, grants, …

How to Appeal Financial Aid Award Packages As thorough as the FAFSA is in its line of questioning, there are certain financial circumstances that it is unable to capture. Students and …

Similarly, other family members who are automatically independent, such as a child who is 24 years old or older or a child who is married, may still be counted in household size if the 50% …

Believe it or not, there are strategies for maximizing your eligibility for need-based student financial aid. These strategies are based on loopholes in the

Questions About Divorce and Financial Aid Students and parents have questions about the relationship between divorce and financial aid. For example, which parent is responsible for …

The Student Aid Index (SAI) replaced the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) formula utilized in previous FAFSA years. Today, students and parents will use this Student Aid Index (SAI) …

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is for federal and state financial aid. Colleges require the FAFSA be filed every year for financial aid.

The small business exclusion only excludes the reporting of the business as an asset on the FAFSA. If the business is a pass-through entity (e.g., sole proprietorship, partnership, S …