The FAFSA® Simplification Act, enacted by Congress in 2020, marks a substantial overhaul of federal student aid. 这一转变包括对联邦学生援助免费申请和确定联邦援助资格的需求分析的修改,以及术语的调整。
这项工作从2024-25学年开始实施,旨在简化申请流程,减少问题和障碍,扩大申请资格。
贡献者 – Anyone asked to provide information on a student's FAFSA®, including the student, the student's spouse, a biological or adopted parent and the parent's spouse. Individuals who are 贡献者s to your FAFSA® are not agreeing to accept financial responsibility for your education.
FAFSA® Privacy Act consent – Formal consent provided by an applicant and any applicable 贡献者(s) for a given FAFSA® cycle (e.g., December 2023 to September 2025 for the 2024–25 FAFSA® form) that meets the statutory requirements of collecting and using an individual's personally identifiable information.
FAFSA® Submission Summary – Replaces the 学生 Aid Report as the student's output document providing a summary of data input on the FAFSA®.
家庭规模 – Replaces the term "household size" on the FAFSA®.
联邦税务信息 -与缴纳联邦税有关的数据和信息。 它包括直接从国税局收到的或通过授权的次要来源(如美国教育部)获得的申报表或申报表信息。
学生资助指数(SAI) -取代预期家庭供款(EFC),以正式评估学生在特定学年的专上教育所需的大致财务资源。
联邦佩尔助学金资格将分三步确定:
The FAFSA® process remains the same for the following:
如果学生和贡献者做以下任何一件事,他们必须创建一个FSA ID:
To create an FSA ID, go to 学生Aid.gov and click "Create Account." 你需要提供以下资料:
您还将创建一个难忘的用户名和密码,并完成挑战问题和答案,以检索您的帐户信息,如果你忘记了。
要为没有社会安全号码的父母或配偶贡献者创建一个FSA ID,请按照上面参考资料部分中链接的说明进行操作。
A contributor is anyone required to provide consent and approval for obtaining federal tax information needed to complete a student's Free Application for Federal 学生 Aid (FAFSA®). 它可以包括以下任何一项或全部:
The 未来的行为 requires all contributors on the Free Application for Federal 学生 Aid (FAFSA®) to provide consent to share their tax information with the IRS. 该同意是教育部向国税局索取联邦税务信息并在联邦学生资助申请过程中使用该信息的必要条件。