The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, officially opened Thursday for students seeking financial aid for college during the 2025-2026 school year. The form traditionally ...

A student age 24 or older by Dec. 31 of the award year is considered independent for federal financial aid purposes.

Financial aid is any form of funding that helps a student pay for college, such as a Pell Grant, loan or merit-based ...

There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years. The Free Application for Federal ...

Students who are US citizens or permanent residents may apply for financial aid through the process described below. International students are not eligible for need-based aid but are eligible for ...

Supreme Court Justice Brandeis was a champion of civil rights and social justice, and his commitment to these principles is shared by the university that bears his name. While an education at Brandeis ...

Students and families will have to complete the already stressful process of choosing what college to attend under tighter deadlines and greater uncertainty than ever this year. The source of this ...

To get any college aid, students must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. To improve access, a simplified FAFSA is rolling out in December with a new formula for calculating aid. Among ...