2024-2025年FAFSA和加州梦想法案的变化

For the 2024-2025 application year, the 免费申请联邦学生资助 (FAFSA) will undergo changes relating to the FAFSA简化 Act enacted into law. The changes to the FAFSA will impact the information requested from students and their families, as well as the potential eligibility of grant and loan aid for applicants 在2024-2025学年期间.   了解有关即将进行的更改的更多信息 教育部. 

Further details and eligibility information on the 2024-2025 application year, can 可以在 免费申请联邦学生资助 (FAFSA) or 加州梦申请 (CADAA).

2024-2025应用变化和亮点

简化申请程序:

The number of application questions has been reduced and this has decreased the time 需要填写FAFSA表格.

扩大申请资格 联邦佩尔助学金:

More students will be eligible for the 联邦佩尔助学金, and some students may be 有资格获得比以前更多的联邦佩尔助学金.  

减少申请障碍:

  • Required Federal Tax Information (FTI) will be securely transferred directly from 在纳税人同意的情况下向国税局申报.
  • Both students and parents/guardians will be able to 创造他们自己的 联邦学生援助(FSA)证明, even those with no Social Security Number (SSN). 请注意，FSA id指的是 to the same username and password required to create the FAFSA application.

Change from Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to Student Aid Index (SAI):

  • Beginning with the 2024 - 2025年FAFSA, the EFC is being replaced by the SAI. The SAI refers to the new calculation used for determining and awarding need-based grants 和奖学金.
    • Specific difference between the EFC and SAI include:  
      • The FAFSA removed the question asking for the number of family members in college.
      • Additionally, there is also a possibility for the SAI to be a negative number, with 最小SAI为-1,500而不是零. 

免费申请联邦学生资助 (FAFSA) Changes:

  • Expected Family Contribution (EFC) replaced by Student Aid Index (SAI).
  • FAFSA上需要回答的问题更少了
  • The IRS Data retrieval process is now required to receive financial aid
  • FAFSA contributors, such as a parent, will need to log in with their own FSAID to 完成学生的FAFSA. 需要帮助创建FSAID? [pdf] 

2024-2025年FAFSA的已知问题/挑战:

Contributing to the FAFSA without a Social Security Number (SSN)

从2024-2025申请年度开始， "Contributors” (parents) without a Social Security Number (SSN) can now create an FSA ID to sign the application, provide demographic, financial, 以及其他重要信息. 2024-2025年之前 FAFSA parents and contributors without a Social Security Number (SSN) were not able to 创造他们自己的 FSA ID.

However, a new challenge has emerged for contributors without a social security number; 虽然他们现在可以成功地获得一个 FSA ID (studentaid.gov account & password), they are not able to enter information into the FAFSA. Federal Student Aid (FSA) has communicated that they intend to have this issue 2024年3月上半月解决.

For a full list of currently known issues with the 2024 - 2025年FAFSA, please visit the 2024-2025年FAFSA问题 page.

加州梦想法案申请(CADAA)变更:

For 2024-2025, the  California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) is working on making updates to the CADAA per recommendations from the  Renewing the Dream Report that 是今年早些时候发布的. Notable changes for the 加州梦想法案 include:

  • The CADAA was released on the same date as the FAFSA - December 31, 2023
  • CADAA的优先截止日期是2024年5月2日
  • The 加州梦想法案 will use the new Student Aid Index (SAI) rather than an EFC.
  • Inclusion of Race, Ethnicity, and gender questions, used for statistical purposes only.
  • AB540 Affidavit included as part of the application in following Assembly Bill 1540, CSAC will include the questions for the determination of nonresident tuition exemption (commonly referred to as AB 540 affidavit) within the CADAA and provide a way to allow institutions to collect a student’s answers to the AB540 affidavit.  注意:大学 and universities will continue to make final determinations of AB540 eligibility
  • CSAC is working on changes to allow parents to sign CADAA applications during the original submission, potentially eliminating the need for a separate pin creation process.

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