Submit a FAFSA earlier:
Students will be able to submit a 2017-18 FAFSA as early as Oct. 1, 2016, rather than beginning on Jan. 1, 2017.
The earlier submission date will be a permanent change, enabling students to complete and submit their FAFSAs as early as Oct. 1 every year. (There is no change to the 2016-17 schedule. The 2016-17 FAFSA became available Jan. 1, 2016.)
Use earlier income and tax information:
Beginning with the 2017-18 FAFSA, students will report income and tax information from an earlier tax year. For example, on the 2017-18 FAFSA, students (and parents, as appropriate) will report their 2015 income and tax information, rather than their 2016 income and tax information.
IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND YOU WILL SUBMT YOU CAN SUBMIT USING INCOME AND TAX
COLLEGE FROM THIS FAFSA THE FAFSA FROM INFORMATION FROM
- July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017 2016-17 Jan. 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 2015
- July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018 2017-18 Oct. 1, 2016 - June 30, 2018 2015
- July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019 2018-19 Oct. 1, 2017 - June 30, 2019 2016
For more information about these changes visit StudentAid.gov.fafsa.