You will get used to talking about the FAFSA, because you file one for every academic year. With one application, you are applying for several different types of federal aid.
A FSA ID is needed to submit your FAFSA, access federal websites and sign your loan promissory note. It also serves as your legal signature and is tied to your Social Security number. If you’re a dependent student, at least one parent needs a FSA ID in order to sign the FAFSA and apply for a parent PLUS loan. You’ll only create your FSA ID once, but will use it often as a student.
The online FAFSA application takes less than an hour if you have all your documents. The FAFSA is necessary to be considered for grants, loans, work-study, and some need-based scholarships. Keep in mind that there are typically two FAFSA applications open at one time or current and upcoming academic years. Please be sure to fill out the right one for the academic year you are applying for. Our academic year runs from fall to summer.
We highly recommend using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to import your tax information directly into the FAFSA for 2023-2024. Beginning in 2024-2025, you will be required to provide consent and approval to retrieve and disclose federal tax information.
*Don’t forget to pay close attention to important dates and deadlines.
The 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is being simplified due to legislation and the university’s financial aid and scholarships teams would like to remind the campus community of these important changes. Please refer to StudentAid.gov for more information regarding the upcoming changes.
The FAFSA is filed once per year and will apply to all semesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer).
The FAFSA is filed once per year and will apply to all semesters (Fall, Spring, and Summer).
If the married parents filed a joint tax return in 2022, one parent can add the parent data to the FAFSA and sign with the FSA ID. The second parent’s information (name, date of birth, and social security number) will also be provided on the form but only one parent signature should be required.
Only one FSA ID can be created per individual. Parents will use the same FSA ID to complete the FAFSA for multiple dependents attending any university.
The annual loan limit for a first-year student is $5,500. This is typically split between the Fall and Spring semester. Please contact the financial aid office if you’d like to split your annual loan amount between Fall, Spring and Summer.
The FAFSA Submission Summary will not be available to students until after the FAFSA data is released to colleges and universities in the first half of March.
The FAFSA Submission Summary will not be available to students until after the FAFSA data is released to colleges and universities in the first half of March.
Boise State will not receive FAFSA data from the Department of Education until the first half of March. Once we are able to upload information into our system, we will note individual student accounts that the FAFSA data has been received.
Federal Student Aid has a Federal Student Aid estimator available at https://studentaid.gov/aid-estimator/.
If you’re unable to log into the FAFSA form to make corrections, you’ll need to wait until FAFSA data is released to colleges and universities in the first half of March to make any corrections.
The Boise State University Scholarships office is remaining flexible with the awarding of need-based scholarships due to the delays in receiving FAFSA data from Federal Student Aid. The Department of Education has anticipated releasing FAFSA data to schools in the first half of March.
Yes, Boise State has a variety of scholarships that include merit and financial need-based criteria. Scholarships that require financial need will have flexible deadlines as we await the release of FAFSA data for all students.
Boise State’s deadline for need-based scholarships will remain flexible. Students are encouraged to complete the admissions application and submit transcripts by the posted deadlines. We will remain flexible when considering eligibility for scholarships that require FAFSA data to determine financial need.
Boise State’s deadline for need-based scholarships will remain flexible. Students are encouraged to complete the admissions application and submit transcripts by the posted deadlines. We will remain flexible when considering eligibility for scholarships that require FAFSA data to determine financial need.
