2024-25 FAFSA Completion

(Last Updated: December 4, 2023)

Important Dates

The important dates are listed in chronological order by month, with the newest information listed first. As new information about the 2024-25 application processing cycle becomes available, it is added to the appropriate month in this section. Browse this page periodically to find out what's new.

COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel

December 2023

SAIG Message Class File Update

SAIG Software Upgrade for FTI Data Transmission – Important Information for EDconnect 8.6.0 Users

Live Internet Webinars – FSA Partner Connect Training

November 2023

Draft 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (November 2023 Update) Now Available

2023 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference – Virtual Event Platform Now Open

Reminder: Updated SAIG Enrollment Agreement and SAIG Software Required to Receive 2024-25 ISIRs

FSA Partner Connect – Important User Access and User Role Information for New E-App Implementation Coming December 2023

Update on the Simplified, Streamlined, Redesigned 2024-25 FAFSA

Reminder: Active Confirmation of TG Numbers (SAIG Mailboxes) and Electronic Services User Accounts Required by Dec. 7, 2023 to Maintain Access to Federal Student Aid Systems

SAIG Software Upgrade for FTI Data Transmission – Upgrade to EDconnect 8.6.0 and Updated TDClient Software

Regulations Governing the Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, Institutional Eligibility, and Arbitration

October 2023

2024-2025 College Financing Plan

Federal Student Aid Resources for Financial Aid Administrators, School Counselors, College Access Professionals, and Mentors

Alert: Research Institutions Targeted by Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Vulnerability

2024–25 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (November 2023)

FSA Partner Connect – Implementation Planned for December 2023; E-App and Other Actions Required by Nov. 24, 2023

Active Confirmation of TG Numbers (SAIG Mailboxes) and Electronic Services User Accounts Required by Dec. 7, 2023 to Maintain Access to Federal Student Aid Systems

Draft 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2023 Update) Now Available

September 2023

2023 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference – Registration Now Open

Announcing the 2024-25 FAFSA Prototype

SAIG Software Upgrade for FTI Data Transmission – Additional Information for SAIG Software Users

2024-25 Test ISIR Data File Available

Draft 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (September 2023 Update #2) Now Available

Updated SAIG Enrollment Agreement Available Oct. 23, 2023 – Required Steps to Receive 2024-25 ISIRs

Release of Revised Federal Student Aid Estimator

COD Common Record XML Schema Version 5.0b Now Available

2024–2025 Award Year: FAFSA Information to be Verified and Acceptable Documentation

Notice of the Updated Draft 2024–25 Federal Student Aid Application Materials

Beta Test Volunteers Needed for EDExpress 2024-2025, Release 1.0

Live Internet Webinar – EDExpress 2024-25 Modernization Part 1

August 2023

Draft 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (September 2023 Update) Now Available

2023 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference – Request for Policy Questions

EDExpress 2024-25 Modernization and Upcoming Training and Beta Test Opportunities

2023 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference – Program Information Now Available

Draft 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (August 2023 Update) Now Available

Key Terms, Definitions, and Systems Related to FAFSA Simplification and FUTURE Acts

FAFSA Simplification Act Changes for Implementation in 2024-25

Live Internet Webinars – Wednesday Webinar Series, Fall 2023

July 2023

2024–25 FAFSA Form Preview Presentation

REMINDER – G5 to G6 Website Transition and Login.gov Option Coming Aug. 7, 2023

Additional Fact Sheet for Prison Education Programs

Draft 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (July 2023 Update) Now Available

FSA Enforcement Bulletin, July 2023 – Nondisclosure Agreements that Prohibit or Limit Employee Communication with the U.S. Department of Education Violate Title IV Regulations

FSA Partner Connect – Implementation Planned for September 2023

Opportunity to Comment on NIST SP 800-171, Rev. 3

June 2023

ALERT: Critical Vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer Software

Sunset of COVID-19 Waivers and Flexibilities

Title IV Institutional Survey – Web Survey to Begin June 7, 2023

May 2023

Draft 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (May 2023 Update) Now Available

SAIG Software Upgrade for FTI Data Transmission – Preliminary Information for SAIG Software Users

Accreditation and Eligibility Requirements for Distance Education

Update to Third-Party Servicer Guidance in GEN-23-03

Access and Use of Federal Tax Information (FTI) for Federal Student Aid Programs Beginning with the 2024-25 FAFSA Processing Cycle

FBI/CISA RELEASE JOINT ADVISORY on Active Exploitation of a PaperCut Vulnerability Against Educational Facilities

StudentAid.gov Enhancements and Modifications Starting April 2023

April 2023

Publication of the 2024-25 Draft FAFSA^® Specifications Guide (Updated April 28, 2023)

2023 Federal Student Aid Training Conference – New Location for FSA Training Conference Information

OUTAGE ALERT – IRS DRT Outages April and May 2023

Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations – Update

FSA Letter to Presidents, Chancellors, and CEOs on Changes to Federal Student Aid and 2024-25 FAFSA Process

Live Internet Webinars – Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series, June-July 2023

March 2023

Eligibility of Confined or Incarcerated Individuals to Receive Pell Grants

Notice of the Draft 2024-25 Federal Student Aid Application Materials

Implementing the 2024–25 FAFSA Process

Eligible Noncitizen Update – Afghan Arrivals

FSA Enforcement Bulletin, March 2023 – Announcing Use of Secret Shoppers to Evaluate Recruitment and Enrollment Practices and Monitor Title IV Compliance

Availability of 2023 Title IV Audit Guide for Proprietary Schools and Third-Party Servicers

FSA Partner Connect – FSA Partner Connect Website Updates Coming March 2023

February 2023

Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions (Updated Feb. 28, 2023)

2022 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference – On-Demand Access Available Until March 2023 (Updated Feb. 17, 2023)

New Cybersecurity Resources for Institutes of Higher Education Available

Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions (Updated Feb. 16, 2023)

Updates to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Cybersecurity Requirements

Federal Pell Grant Program Reconciliation

2023 Federal Student Aid Training Conference – Virtual Gathering Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2023 

January 2023

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December 2022

Publication of the 2024-25 Draft FAFSA^® Specifications Guide

Live Internet Webinars – Wednesday Webinar Series, Winter-Spring 2023

2022 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference – On-Demand Access Available Until March 2023

Federal Student Aid FY 2023-27 Strategic Plan

November 2022

2022 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference – Virtual Event Platform Now Open

2024-25 Draft Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility Guide