你需要知道的重要更新
Big changes are coming to the Free Application for 联邦学生资助 (FAFSA) for the 2024-25 aid year.
W而新的申请将会精简,更容易完成, it will also bring significant changes to the calculation of federal Pell Grant 奖s and include changes to some financial aid terminology.
随着更多关于更新的FAFSA的新闻变得可用, 财政援助办公室将更新此页面,使谢南多学生, 家庭, 我们的校园社区为新的进程做好了准备.
的 Department of Education continues to make changes and issue updates on the process, 我们每天都在了解更多关于这些变化的信息. We are doing our best to provide you with all of these updates as we receive them.
这对你来说意味着什么?
如果你已经申请了2024-25年的FAFSA,那就太好了! 从2024年3月中旬开始,FAFSA信息将与学校共享.
如果你还没有申请,现在还不算太晚! 应用ing early allows you the best opportunity to be considered for the most types of financial aid possible. 现在申请并完成你的FAFSA申请.
需要 更正或更新你的FAFSA表格? 的re are some instances in which you’ll want to (or be required to) change the information you reported.
为什么FAFSA会发生变化?
来自美国.S. 教育部:
12月. 2020年11月27日,国会通过了《全球最大的博彩平台》. 的 law includes provisions that amend the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act and includes the FAFSA Simplification Act – a sweeping redesign of processes and systems used to 奖 federal student aid. 具体地说, the law makes it easier for students and 家庭 to complete and submit the Free Application for 联邦学生资助 (FAFSA) form and expands access to federal student aid.”
FAFSA将使用新的术语
贡献者
Any individual required to provide consent and approval for 联邦税务信息 (FTI) along with their signature on the FAFSA® form, including the student; the student’s spouse; a biological or adoptive parent; or the parent’s spouse (stepparent).
A contributor—a new term being introduced on the 2024-25 FAFSA—refers to anyone who is required to provide information on a student’s form (such as a parent/stepparent or spouse). A student’s or parent’s answers on the FAFSA will determine which contributors (if any) will be required to provide information.
贡献者s will receive an email informing them that they’ve been identified as such, 并且需要登录, 使用他们自己的FSA ID, 提供学生FAFSA所需的信息.
Being a contributor 做 not mean they are financially responsible for the student’s education costs, 但它 做 mean the contributor must provide information on the FAFSA or the application will be incomplete and the student will not be eligible for federal student aid.
直接数据交换(DDX)
System used to transfer individuals tax information to determine federal aid eligibility (replaces what used to be the IRS data retrieval tool (DRT)).
学生资助指数(SAI)
A calculation based on the Free Application for 联邦学生资助 (FAFSA) that allows us to determine how much need-based financial aid you are eligible for. 它为学校提供了一幅你家庭经济实力的图片. 取代了以前的期望家庭贡献(EFC).
FAFSA提交摘要
Summary document provided after completing FAFSA application (replaces what used to be known as the student aid report (SAR)).
联邦税务信息
联邦税务信息(FTI)是 data provided directly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with your (or in some instances, your spouse’s) approval for use on an Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Plan Request. 你可以在你的学生援助中提供和管理你的同意.政府账户.
你的2022年税务文件准备好了吗! 填写FAFSA是一项很棒的寒假活动. It will be important to note that each contributor can complete only their part of the FAFSA (student or parent). 的 second contributor will receive an email to login and complete their part once the first contributor is finished and invites them.
FSA ID, which serves as a digital signature to complete the FAFSA and sign electronically. 希望以电子方式签署的家长也需要一份 FSA ID. If a parent is not eligible to receive an FSA ID, they can print and sign the signature page.
A new process is being created for parents without a Social Security Number (SSN) to obtain an FSA ID 由教育部颁发. 的 process has not been finalized yet but we will update this page when it becomes available.
的 FSA ID 会在未来几年使用吗. 一定要记下你的信息.
当FAFSA在12月份可用时,尽快完成它. 这可能是一个很好的活动,完成在寒假.
供独立学生使用, financial information was previously needed from the parent(s) the student had lived with the most in the last 12 months. 有了新的FAFSA, financial information will be required form the parent(s) who provided the most financial support to the student.
什么没有改变?
的se federal aid requirements, right, and responsibilities have not changed or had minor updates:
- 的 FAFSA remains required annually for federal aid consideration and is available to U.美国公民或符合条件的非公民.
- 依赖状态问题, 以确定你的父母是否必须提供他们的信息, 保持不变.
- FAFSA仍然会要求上一年的税务信息(例如.g.对于2024-2025年的FAFSA,您将使用2022年的税务信息). Families that had a significant reduction in income due to extenuating circumstances can still request special circumstances review.
- 联邦教育贷款要求保持不变.
FAFSA变化
学生资助指数(SAI)正在取代预期家庭贡献(EFC)
- A notable terminology update within the new FAFSA is the replacement of the term Expected Family Contribution (EFC) with the 学生资助指数(SAI). This name more accurately describes the number used to determine aid eligibility and, 不像EFC, SAI可以是负数,低至-1500.
在大学里的数字不会被用来计算SAI
- 以前, the FAFSA calculated the number of household members attending college into the EFC, 按比例分配以确定联邦援助资格. 从2024-25年FAFSA开始, 该应用程序仍然会询问有多少家庭成员在上大学, 但你的回答不会被计入学生资助指数. 然而,FAFSA公式现在允许更多的收入保护.
一些学生将自动有资格获得佩尔助学金
- Families making less than 175% and single parents making less than 225% of the 联邦贫困水平 会看到他们的学生得到最高的分数吗 联邦佩尔助学金 奖. Minimum Pell Grants will be guaranteed to students from households below 275%, 325%, 350%, 或者是贫困线的400%, 取决于家庭结构. 佩尔奖学金的最高和最低金额将由SAI决定.
家庭农场和小企业的价值必须作为资产申报
- 家庭现在必须报告他们的小企业或家庭农场的价值. 家庭农场包括主要居住地的, applicants should determine the total net value of all farm assets and subtract the net value of their principal residence to determine the final value of their farm assets.