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Submit a FAFSA for college financial aid

Submitting the free FAFSA lets students apply for federal aid and consideration for many state, school and private aid programs.

Steps

2 steps
  1. Create your StudentAid.gov accountCreate an account at StudentAid.gov/create-account if needed. A required parent contributor must have their own account.
  2. Start the form for the correct school yearGo to fafsa.gov, choose Start New Form, sign in and select the school year. Select Student to begin the student section.

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