FAFSA

2017 - 2018 FAFSA

(Early FAFSA/Prior Prior Year)

The 2017–18 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) season will begin earlier than previous FAFSA application cycles

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Beginning on Oct. 1, 2016, students will be able to fill out the FAFSA for the 2017–18 school year. (In the past, they had to wait until January 1). In addition, applicants will no longer need to estimate income and tax information and will be able to retrieve their data directly from the IRS, right from the first day the FAFSA is available. Students also will have information about their Expected Family Contributions earlier, helping them as they’re going through the college application and selection process. 

Webinars

Lessons Learned from the 2020 Census

June 10, 2022

Free Webinar | 2:00-3:00 pm ET

Because of COVID-19, many students were sent home during the spring of 2020. They were not living in student housing at the time when the Census historically started its outreach to institutions of higher education. Historically, college/university contact persons mainly select methods that allow students to self-respond. However, due to COVID-19, other individuals, such as registrars and other administrative personnel, had to provide information to the Census on behalf of the students using administrative records. Obviously, this was not the ideal situation.

In anticipation of the forthcoming 2030 Census, the Bureau recently reached out to AACRAO to facilitate a listening session with higher education institutions and receive feedback about the process or processes that institutions used to provide information to the Census. They are especially interested in hearing what worked and what didn’t work.

This conversation takes place on Friday, June 10, 2022, from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (est). To reserve your spot, RSVP here.

 

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Moderators:

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William Gil

Senior Director, Government Relations

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