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FAFSA Update

  • To apply for federal and institutional need-based student aid, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form.  When you fill out the FAFSA, colleges take your information and figure out if you qualify for loans, work study, and grants. 
  • Marist will email official financial aid notifications to incoming students with a processed FAFSA and a valid Social Security Number on file. 
  • Returning students should receive an email in early June once their financial aid awards are ready to view via myMarist.

 

How do I get started?

  • Students and at least one parent can create a Federal Student Aid (FSA) account, which will be used to complete the FAFSA. 
  • In some cases, both parents will need to create an FSA ID.
    • For example, if a student’s parents are married but filed separate federal tax returns, both will need to create an account.
  • Watch the following Federal Student Aid video for instructions on how to create an FSA ID.
  • All FSA IDs should be created and fully verified prior to starting the FAFSA. 
  • It is recommended that the student logs in with their FSA ID first and starts the FAFSA form as a student. 

Resource: Pro Tips for the 2024-25 FAFSA Form

 

Check the Status of Your FAFSA

Log in to https://studentaid.gov/ to view the status of your FAFSA under the "My Activity" heading on your student dashboard. 

FAFSA Status

Next Step

Draft

Log in to complete your section of the FAFSA. *

In Progress

You provided your consent and signature, but the FAFSA has not yet been submitted. Log in to submit your section. *

In Review

Your FAFSA was submitted, but hasn’t yet been processed by the Department of Education. You will receive an email once the FAFSA is processed and sent to the colleges listed. 

Action Required

Log in to provide consent, approval and/or your signature or to make required corrections. *

Processed

Your FAFSA was processed successfully! As long as a valid SSN is on file, you should receive a financial aid offer via email based on the timeline indicated above. 

 

What Changed?

The maximum number of questions on the FAFSA has been reduced from 108 to 46. Because the FAFSA on the web is a dynamic form, some students will be presented with even less questions. 

Beginning with the 2024-25 aid year, anyone whose information is required on the FAFSA must use the IRS Direct Data Exchange to share tax information or confirm non-filing status. 

Financial information is now required for the parent(s) who provided the most financial support during the 12-month period prior to completing the FAFSA.

In previous years for dependent students, the custodial parent required on the FAFSA was the parent the student lived with most during the 12 months prior to the FAFSA submission. 

A contributor refers to anyone who is required to provide information on a student’s application, including but not limited to: parent, step parent, or spouse. A student’s or parent’s answers on the FAFSA will determine which contributors (if any) will be required. 

Contributors will receive an email informing them they need to log in using their own Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID to provide the required information on the FAFSA.
 

Students will see a different measure of their ability to pay for college and will experience a change in the methodology used to determine aid beginning in the 2024-25 award year. 

The 2024-25 FAFSA will ask how many household members are in college, but the answer will not be factored into the Student Aid Index (SAI). Students with siblings in college may therefore see a change in their federal aid eligibility. 

Please note: Marist will continue to consider the number of students in college for traditional undergraduates when determining eligibility for institutional grants. Eligible students must complete the FAFSA by our priority filing deadline, which is March 15 for returning students.
 

Families must now report the net market value of their small business or family farm. These values were previously excluded for small family-owned businesses and farms with less than 100 employees. 

Pell Grant eligibility links to family size and federal poverty level. Students will receieve a maximum Federal Pell Grant if families make less than 175 percent and single parents make less than 225 percent of the federal poverty level.

Disclaimer

Marist is dedicated to providing timely updates to students and their families. We will continue to update this page as we receive more information from the Department of Education and Federal Student Aid, and appreciate your patience as we work to implement the changes brought by the FAFSA Simplification Act.  If you have questions, please use The Office of Student Financial Services as a resource. Give us a call (845) 575-3230.