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The 2025-2026 FAFSA is now open. Before you start you and all who will contribute information on the FAFSA will need to create a FSA ID. If you already have a FSA ID, you don't need a new one.

Getting this step done now will save you time later. Be sure to save your ID and password.

View this video to assist with creating your FAFSA ID.

• Replaces the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)

• Determines Federal Pell Grant eligibility

• Determines federal loan offers and work study funding

Eligibility for federal student aid will be expanded in the following ways:

• New methodology will be introduced to calculate and determine applicant eligibility. The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) will be replaced with the Student Aid Index (SAI).

• The new need-analysis formula allows for a negative SAI calculation and implements separate eligibility criteria for Federal Pell Grants.

• Federal Pell Grant access will be expanded and linked to family size and federal poverty levels, which will allow more students and families from low-income backgrounds to qualify.

• Federal Pell Grant access will be restored to incarcerated students under specific rules and programs.

• Selective Service and drug conviction questions will be eliminated to reduce applicant barriers.

You can estimate all federal aid you may be eligible for in 2025-2026 through the Federal Aid Estimator.

• https://www.michigan.gov/mistudentaid/students-families/fafsa-resources/what-fafsa-do-i-file

• Yes. Everyone needs to consent regardless of filing or citizenship status

• If you didn't file taxes or you filed taxes in another country you still need to consent

• If your information is unavailable from the IRS, you will be asked to add it manually.

All parents who need to contribute information to the FAFSA can get a FSA ID, even if they don't have a SSN. They will be asked several identifying questions by TransUnion, a credit agency that will be serving to confirm the identity of anyone without an SSN. These questions will be based on information they can find on a credit report (Ex: What is the make/model of the car with a loan you are currently paying?).