Fill Out the FAFSA Workshop
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
5 - 7pm @ Magnolia Staff Development Room
Updated FAFSA Information for the 2024-25 FAFSA courtesy of UNC Charlotte Financial Aid Office
FAFSA 2024-2025 Academic Year
Available NOW!
FAFSA Simplification
An overhaul of the processes and systems used to award federal aid
Replacing Expected Family Contribution (EFC) with the Student Aid Index (SAI)
Modifications to Family Definitions in the FAFSA Formulas
Expanding Access to Federal Pell Grants
Streamlining the FAFSA Form
FAFSA must be completed within 45 days of starting or it will be deleted
FAFSA Timeline
FAFSA Available by December 31, 2023
Once student’s submit it will lock and no corrections can be made until February
Schools won’t receive student FAFSA’s until end of January
Verification selections will be notified at that time
Awarding should begin in the middle of March, 2024
Tips & Links!
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) studentaid.gov for financial aid consideration
Apply using 2022 tax information
March 1, 2024: Priority for completion
Parent and student both must create FSA ID to electronically sign the FAFSA
Invite Your Parents to Complete the FAFSA
Remind them when you send them their invitation
FAFSA can’t be completed until they finish their sections