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2025–26 FAFSA Form Now Available

The 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is available for students and their contributors to complete online at fafsa.gov.

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., 2023 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.
  • Have their contributor information ready (e.g., first and last name, Social Security number [if they have one], date of birth, email address, and mailing address [if they don't have a Social Security number]).

Resources for Reference and Outreach

The resources below will be particularly useful as you prepare to help students with the FAFSA form. You can also browse our full selection of 2025–26 FAFSA resources.

  • 2025–26 FAFSA® Prototype—Use the prototype to gain a deeper understanding of the 2025–26 FAFSA form user experience ahead of its release.
  • 2025–26 FAFSA®Form Preview Presentation —Presentation providing screenshots of the online FAFSA form, which you can use as you create your own presentations for students and families.
  • "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 2025–26 FAFSA availability and resources. Send your students to this StudentAid.gov page, not to this Financial Aid Toolkit site.
  • Am I a contributor on my child's FAFSA® form? infographic—Image to help parents determine whether they'll be required to contribute information on their child's FAFSA form.

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November 21, 2024