Important updates you need to know
在2024-25援助年度,联邦学生援助免费申请(FAFSA)将发生重大变化.
While the new application will be streamlined and easier to complete, 它还将对联邦佩尔助学金的计算方式进行重大改变,并包括对一些经济援助术语的改变.
As more news about the updated FAFSA becomes available, 的 财政援助办事处 will update this page so that Shenandoah students, 家庭, and our campus community remain ready for the new process.
教育部继续对这一过程进行修改和更新, and we’re learning more about these changes every day. 我们正在尽最大努力为您提供所有这些更新,因为我们收到他们.
What 做 this mean for you?
If you’ve already applied to the 2024-25 FAFSA – great! FAFSA information will be shared with schools starting in mid-March 2024.
If you haven’t applied – it’s not too late! 尽早申请可以让你有最好的机会被考虑申请最多类型的经济援助. 应用 and complete your FAFSA Application now.
需要 make a correction or update your FAFSA form? 在某些情况下,您可能希望(或被要求)更改所报告的信息.
Why is the FAFSA changing?
来自美国.S. Department of Education:
12月. 27, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act. 该法案包括修订《澳门网上赌博平台》的条款,并包括《澳门网上赌博平台》——对授予联邦学生援助的程序和系统进行全面重新设计. 具体地说, 该法使学生和家庭更容易填写和提交联邦学生援助免费申请表(FAFSA),并扩大了获得联邦学生援助的机会.”
的re will be new terms used on the FAFSA
贡献者
任何需要同意和批准联邦税务信息(FTI)的个人,并在FAFSA®表格上签名, including the student; the student’s spouse; a biological or adoptive parent; or the parent’s spouse (stepparent).
在2024-25年的fafsa中引入了一个新术语——贡献者,指的是任何需要在学生表格上提供信息的人(如父母/继父母或配偶)。. 学生或家长在FAFSA上的回答将决定哪些贡献者(如果有的话)需要提供信息.
投稿人将收到一封电子邮件,告知他们已被确认为投稿人, and will need to log in, using their own FSA ID, to provide the required information on the student’s FAFSA.
作为一个贡献者并不意味着他们要为学生的教育费用承担经济责任, 但它 做 意味着资助人必须提供有关FAFSA的信息,否则申请将不完整,学生将没有资格获得联邦学生援助.
Direct Data Exchange (DDX)
用于转移个人税务信息以确定联邦援助资格的系统(取代过去的IRS数据检索工具(DRT)).
Student Aid Index (SAI)
基于联邦学生援助免费申请(FAFSA)的计算,使我们能够确定您有资格获得多少基于需求的经济援助. It provides schools with a picture of your family’s financial strength. Replaced what used to be known as Expected Family Contribution (EFC).
FAFSA Submission Summary
完成FAFSA申请后提供的摘要文件(取代过去被称为学生资助报告(SAR)的文件).
Federal Tax Information
Federal tax information (FTI) is 美国国税局(IRS)与您(或在某些情况下)直接提供的数据, 您的配偶)批准使用收入驱动还款(IDR)计划请求. You can provide and manage your consent in your StudenatAid.政府账户.
Have your 2022 tax documents ready to go come December! Filling out the FAFSA can be a great winter break activity. 重要的是要注意,每个贡献者只能完成他们的部分FAFSA(学生或家长)。. 一旦第一个贡献者完成并邀请他们,第二个贡献者将收到一封电子邮件,以登录并完成他们的部分.
FSA ID,作为数字签名,以完成FAFSA并以电子方式签署. Parents wishing to sign electronically will also need an FSA ID. 如果家长没有资格获得FSA ID,他们可以打印并签署签名页.
目前正在为没有社会安全号码(SSN)的父母创建一个新的流程来获得社会安全号码 FSA ID by the Department of Education. 该流程尚未最终确定,但我们将在可用时更新此页面.
的 FSA ID will be used for future years. Be sure to keep track of your information.
When the FAFSA becomes available in December, complete it as soon as possible. It may be a good activity to complete while on the winter break.
For dependent students, 在过去的12个月里,与学生住在一起最多的父母需要提供财务信息. 有了新的FAFSA, 为学生提供最多经济支持的家长需要提供财务信息.
什么没有改变?
这些联邦援助的要求、权利和责任没有改变或有小的更新:
- FAFSA仍然需要每年的联邦援助考虑,并提供给美国.S Citizens or Eligible Non-Citizens.
- Dependency status questions, to determine if your parents must provide their information, 保持不变.
- FAFSA will still request prior-prior year tax information (e.g., for 2024-2025 FAFSA you will use 2022 tax information). 由于情有可原的情况导致收入显著减少的家庭仍然可以要求特殊情况审查.
- Federal Education Loan requirements 保持不变.
FAFSA变化
的 Student Aid Index (SAI) is replacing Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
- 在新的FAFSA中,一个值得注意的术语更新是用学生资助指数(SAI)取代了“预期家庭贡献”(EFC)一词。. 这个名称更准确地描述了用于确定援助资格和资格的数字, 不像EFC, the SAI may be a negative number down to -1500.
的 number in college will not be used to calculate SAI
- 以前, FAFSA计算了在EFC上大学的家庭成员的数量, dividing it proportionately to determine federal aid eligibility. Beginning with the 2024-25 FAFSA, the application will still ask how many household members are in college, but your answer will not be calculated into the Student Aid Index. However, the FAFSA formula now allows for more income protection.
Some students will be automatically eligible for a Pell Grant
- 家庭收入低于175%单亲家庭收入低于225% federal poverty level will see their students receive a maximum 联邦佩尔助学金 奖. 最低佩尔助学金将保证给家庭收入低于275%的学生, 325%, 350%, or 400% of the poverty level, depending on household structure. Pell 奖s between the maximum and minimum amounts will be determined by SAI.
的 value of Family Farms and Small Business must be reported as assets
- Families must now report the value of their small business or family farm. If the family farm includes the principal place of residence, 申请人应确定所有农场资产的总净值,并减去其主要住宅的净值,以确定其农场资产的最终价值.