2024-2025年FAFSA文件更新

来自美国教育部的延误

延迟# 1

Due to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Simplification Act, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2024–2025 FAFSA would be available for students and families to access on December 31, 2023, 而不是十月一日.  结果是, Rhode Island College immediately shifted our priority filing deadline to April 15, 2024, with rolling consideration for applicants thereafter. 

延迟# 2

1月30日，星期二，美国.S. Department of Education announced yet another delay in the FAFSA timeline.  While the 2024-2025 FAFSA is open for students and families to complete, there will now be a delay in the information sent to colleges and universities.  美国.S. Department of Education predicts it won’t begin sending students' FAFSA information to colleges and universities until the middle of March.  这将推迟esball官方网的, as well as many higher education institutions ability to award financial aid to new and returning students.

Please Note: 的 Office of Student 金融援助 at RIC is preparing to deliver financial aid awards to all eligible students as soon as possible once the FAFSA information is made available to us. 

How We're Supporting Our Students During these Delays

We are encouraging every student to complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA by following these steps: 

1. 在联邦学生援助网站上创建一个FSA ID. 的 财政援助办公室 is here to assist students, as well as other contributors: parents or spouses in creating a FSA ID.
   • A FSA ID is an account and password that provides access to the Federal Student Aid’s online system and serves as the electronic signature.
   • 有FSA ID, 学生可以填写FAFSA, 签署主本票(MPN), 申请还款计划, 完整的贷款咨询, and use the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Help Tool.
2. 使用 联邦学生援助估计 看看有多少 联邦学生资助 a student may be eligible for, starting with the 2024–2025 award year. esball官方网的联邦学校守则是 003407.
   • This tool estimates the Student Aid Index (SAI) for the 2024–2025 award year. 的 Student Aid Index (SAI) is the new name for Expected Family Contribution (EFC), 你可能在前几年对它们很熟悉.

什么是FAFSA简化法案? 

的 FAFSA简化法案 represents a significant overhaul of the processes and systems used to award 联邦学生资助, 从2024-25年度开始. 的se changes are aimed at making it easier for students and their families to apply for financial aid. 这包括FAFSA, 需要分析, and many policies and procedures for schools that participate in 联邦学生资助 programs. 

重大变化

• FAFSA将于2023年12月31日生效
• 更精简的申请流程, with fewer questions and an easier way to transfer the tax information directly from IRS
• Student Aid Index (SAI) re的地方s the term Expected Family Contribution (EFC) 

术语的变化 

• 贡献: anyone who is asked to provide information on the FAFSA. For example, the student, student’s spouse, student’s parent(s), and/or student’s stepparent(s)
• 同意: each contributor will now need to provide their consent to their Federal Tax Information (FTI) being included in the FAFSA, 即使他们没有提交美国法律.S. 纳税申报表 
• 赛: Student Index Aid (SAI) re的地方s Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
• FTI: Federal Tax Information (FTI) transferred directly from the IRS

应用程序的更改 

• 关于FAFSA的问题较少.
• For students whose parents are divorced or separated, the Custodial Parent on your FAFSA will be the parent who provides you with the most financial support and will no longer be the parent with whom you lived with the most over the past 12 months. 
• 每个贡献者 (student, student spouse, parent(s) and/or stepparent) will have to 提供同意.  
• If any contributor does not provide their consent the Student Aid Index (SAI) will not be calculated, and we will not be able to determine your eligibility for financial aid. 
• 福斯特, 无家可归的人, and unaccompanied youth—as well as applicants who cannot provide parental information—will be able to complete the form with a provisional independent student determination and receive a calculated SAI. 
• Students can list up to 20 schools on their FAFSA via the online application. 

其他的变化 

• A direct data share with the IRS will re的地方 what is currently known as the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT). 
• Resources for completing the FAFSA form will be expanded to the 11 most common languages spoken in the United States.