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2026–27 FAFSA Form Now Available

The 2026–27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is now available to everyone. Students can complete the form to apply for financial aid for attendance at college or career school between July 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027.

If your students successfully submitted their FAFSA form during the beta testing period, they don't need to resubmit it.

FAFSA forms submitted online will typically be processed in one to three days. Once the form is processed, students will be able to review their FAFSA Submission Summary, and their FAFSA information will be made available to their selected schools.

Students also can make updates or corrections (such as adding a school or a missing signature) to their FAFSA form.

Tips for Students Preparing To Fill Out the FAFSA® Form

Students should do the following to prepare for filling out the FAFSA form:

  • Create a StudentAid.gov account (if they don't already have one).
  • Have their documents ready (e.g., 2024 tax returns; records of child support received; current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts; and net worth of investments, businesses, and farms).
  • Use the Who's My FAFSA Parent? wizard to identify which parent(s) will be a required contributor on their FAFSA form.

Resources for Reference and Outreach

The resources below will be particularly useful to help students with the FAFSA form. You can also browse our full selection of 2026–27 FAFSA resources.

  • 2026–27 FAFSA® Prototype—Use the prototype to gain a deeper understanding of the 2026–27 FAFSA form user experience ahead of its release.
  • 2026–27 FAFSA® Preview Presentation —Presentation providing screenshots of the 2026–27 FAFSA form. Feel free to use the screenshots as you compile your own presentations.
  • "FAFSA® Updates"—Financial Aid Toolkit page providing counselors and college access mentors with the latest forms and information associated with the FAFSA process.
  • StudentAid.gov/fafsasupport—Announcement informing students and parents about 2026–27 FAFSA availability and resources. Send your students to this StudentAid.gov page, not to this Financial Aid Toolkit site.

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September 24, 2025