2024-25 FAFSA Completion
(Last Updated: November 12, 2024)
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
November 2024
October 2024
Updates on 2024-25 FAFSA Paper Processing (Updated on Oct. 18, 2024)
Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference - Registration Now Open
August 2024
2024-25 FAFSA Verification - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Return Transcript Matrix
2024-25 Pell Grant Origination Issue and COD System Reject Edit 38
Availability of FAFSA Partner Portal Training Resource
FSA Posting School Participation Information
2024 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference - Program Information Now Available
Training Workshops – 2024-25 FSA Fundamentals Training Series
2024-25 FSA Handbook – Volume 2: School Eligibility and Operations Now Available
July 2024
Updates on 2024-25 FAFSA Paper Processing
2024-25 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (August 2024)
2024-25 FSA Handbook – Volume 8, Volume 9, and Errata to AVG Now Available
Reminder – Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Determinations
Updated Password Requirements for AIMS Users
June 2024
SAIG Message Class File Update (June 24, 2024)
Live Internet Webinar – 2024-25 FAFSA: Demo of FAFSA Partner Portal Corrections (on June 28, 2024)
2024-25 FSA Handbook – Volume 6: The Campus-Based Programs Now Available
Resolving Conflicting Information
Additional COD System Implementation for 2024-25 Award Year (June 2024)
SAIG Message Class File Update (June 7, 2024)
Update on Department Reprocessing of 2024-25 FAFSA Records
Live Internet Webinars – Wednesday Webinar Series, Summer-Fall 2024
Title IV Institutional Survey – Web Survey to Begin June 5, 2024
May 2024
New DHS-SAVE Tutorial Required To Initiate Third-Step Verification Requests
Summary of Department Reprocessing of 2024-25 FAFSA Records
2024-2025 COD Technical Reference (May 2024 Update) Now Available
Availability of EDExpress for Windows, 2024-25, Release 2.0
April 2024
Live Internet Webinar – 2024-25 FAFSA: Update on FAFSA Processing and Filing for Applicants Without SSNs (on May 3, 2024)
Update on Access to the 2024-25 FAFSA Form for Individuals Without a Social Security Number
2024-25 FAFSA Update: Reprocessing of IRS FA-DDX Data Known Issues
Reprocessing of FPS Known Issues and Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) Implementation
COD System Implementation for 2024-25 Award Year
Final Testing Phase of 2024-25 FAFSA Form Corrections; Broad Availability Next Week
Guidance on Aid Awards Using ISIRs Affected by Errors
Updates on Timelines for Corrections and Reprocessing and What it Means for Partners
OUTAGE ALERT – StudentAid.gov Maintenance on April 11, 2024
Live Internet Webinar – 2024-25 FAFSA: Weekly Guidance and Processing Status Roundup (on April 12, 2024)
Updates to the FAFSA Completion Initiative and Means-Tested Benefits Outreach
SAIG Message Class File Update
2024-2025 COD Technical Reference (April 2024 Update) Now Available
Live Internet Webinar – Title IV Recertification (Sessions in May, July 2024)
Live Internet Webinars – 2024-25 FAFSA: Tax Data Discrepancy and School Support and Answers to Most Common Technical Questions (on April 3, 2024 and April 5, 2024)
Update on Tax Data Received from the FA-DDX and Manually Entered Information
Beta Test Volunteers Needed for EDExpress 2024-25, Release 2.0
March 2024
Potential Issue Alert – Reports Concerning Tax Data and 2024-25 FAFSA Form (Updated April 1, 2024)
Live Internet Webinar – 2024-25 ISIR Highlights (on March 29, 2024)
Update on 2024-25 FAFSA Processing
2024 Federal Student Aid Training Conference – To Be Held Virtually Dec. 3-6, 2024
Update on 2024-25 FAFSA Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) Delivery
Live Internet Webinar – Navigating and Finding Resources on FAFSA Simplification
Live Internet Webinar – EDExpress 2024-25 Modernization Part 2 (on March 28, 2024)
Additional Resources for 2024-25 ISIR Delivery and Processing
Live Internet Webinar – 2024-25 ISIRs: Transmission Support and Delivery Ramp Up
Availability of EDExpress for Windows 2024-25, Release 1.0
SAIG Message Class File Update
February 2024
2024-2025 COD Technical Reference (Initial) Now Available
Additional 2024-25 FAFSA Partner Preparation Support
Additional 2024-25 Test ISIR Data File and Other Tools Available
2024-25 Award Year Flexibilities and Department Letters to Presidents
Additional Information on FAFSA College Support Strategy
2024-25 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (February 2024)
Revised Special Handling Process for FAFSA Filers Under the Age of 13
2024-25 FSA Handbook: Errata – Application and Verification Guide
January 2024
2024-2025 Federal Pell Grant Maximum and Minimum Award Amounts
2024-25 FAFSA Student Aid Index Update and Timeline
Final 2024-25 FAFSA Form, FAFSA Form for Incarcerated Students, and FAFSA Submission Summary
Live Internet Webinars – Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series, January–February 2024
December 2023
COD School Testing for the 2024-25 Award Year
EDExpress for Windows 2024-2025 Packaging Technical Reference
FSA Partner Connect – New Features in FSA Partner Connect Implemented Dec. 17, 2023
2024-25 FAFSA Soft Launch Details and Timelines
Draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (December 2023 Update #2) Now Available
Live Internet Webinars – Wednesday Webinar Series, Winter–Spring 2024
Access Removed for Unconfirmed TG Numbers (SAIG Mailboxes) and Electronic Services User Accounts
Draft 2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (December 2023 Update #1) Now Available
2023 Virtual Federal Student Aid Training Conference – On-Demand Access Available Until March 2024
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
Update on the Simplified, Streamlined, Redesigned 2024-25 FAFSA
October 2023
2024-2025 College Financing Plan
Alert: Research Institutions Targeted by Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server Vulnerability
2024–25 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools (November 2023)
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 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
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
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
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)
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