Comment Period for Draft 2024–25 FAFSA Materials Is Open

The draft 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA^®) form is available for comments until May 23, 2023.

Draft FAFSA^® Form and FAFSA Submission Summary Available

The drafts of the FAFSA form and FAFSA Submission Summary (formerly known as the Student Aid Report) can be viewed at regulations.gov/document/ED-2023-SCC-0053-0003. Select the "Download" button to download and open the documents. To submit a comment, select the "Comment" button on the "Notice" page at regulations.gov/document/ED-2023-SCC-0053-0001.

Summary of Enhancements to the FAFSA^® Form Available

We know that many counselors will be particularly interested in the Summary of Enhancements to the FAFSA Form for 2024–25 in the "Forms and Instruments" area of the docket. The summary provides a snapshot of what's new for the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Changes for 2024–25 include the following:

• Each role (student, parent, other parent, and student spouse) identified as required on a particular FAFSA form will complete their own section. If completing the form online, the student and contributor (parent, other parent, and student spouse) must log in with their FSA ID to access and complete their section.
• The student and all contributors will be prompted to provide consent. Consent will be required to retrieve federal tax information from the IRS and calculate aid eligibility. If the student and any contributor to the FAFSA form do not provide consent, submission of the form will still be allowed. However, a Student Aid Index, which replaces the Expected Family Contribution, will not be calculated.
• Students will be able to list up to 20 colleges on their online FAFSA form and 10 colleges on the FAFSA PDF.

Download the Summary of Enhancements to the FAFSA Form for 2024–25 for full details about these and other changes to the FAFSA form.