Application and Verification Guide
Posted Date January 5, 2024
Volume Application and Verification Guide
The Application and Verification Guide [2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook] is presented as a master PDF file, comprising of a table of contents and chapters, followed by separate PDF files for each chapter of the volume. Look right to see all the hyperlinked titles for each chapter (listed as attachments). Opening the PDF files requires version 4.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
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Volume 1 - Student Eligibility
Posted Date February 28, 2024
Volume 1 - Student Eligibility
Volume 1 - Student Eligibility [2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook] is presented as a master PDF file, comprising of a table of contents and chapters, followed by separate PDF files for each chapter of the volume. Look right to see all the hyperlinked titles for each chapter (listed as attachments). Opening the PDF files requires version 4.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
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Volume 3 - Academic Calendars, Cost of Attendance, and Packaging
Posted Date Apil 17, 2024
Volume 3 - Academic Calendars, Cost of Attendance, and Packaging
Volume 3 - Academic Calendars, Cost of Attendance, and Packaging [2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook] is presented as a master PDF file, comprising of a table of contents and chapters, followed by separate PDF files for each chapter of the volume. Look right to see all the hyperlinked titles for each chapter (listed as attachments). Opening the PDF files requires version 4.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
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Volume 4 - Processing Aid and Managing FSA Funds
Posted Date April 4, 2024
Volume 4 - Processing Aid and Managing FSA Funds
Volume 4 - Processing Aid and Managing FSA Funds [2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook] is presented as a master PDF file, comprising of a table of contents and chapters, followed by separate PDF files for each chapter of the volume. Look right to see all the hyperlinked titles for each chapter (listed as attachments). Opening the PDF files requires version 4.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
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Volume 7 - The Federal Pell Grant Program
Posted Date February 28, 2024
Volume 7 - The Federal Pell Grant Program
Volume 7 - The Federal Pell Grant Program [2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook] is presented as a master PDF file, comprising of a table of contents and chapters, followed by separate PDF files for each chapter of the volume. Look right to see all the hyperlinked titles for each chapter (listed as attachments). Opening the PDF files requires version 4.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
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Errata
The errata and updates below are items that were amended after the initial PDF files were posted to the Web.
For questions about the Handbook contents, you can contact the Schools Publications staff at: fsaschoolspubs@ed.gov.
Application and Verification Guide
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Updates published February 5, 2024 |
Throughout the volume, we updated links and references to the “SAI Formula Guide” to reflect the final version of the 2024-25 Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Eligibility Guide, published on the Knowledge Center on January 30, 2024. In Chapter 2, under the "Contributor: Student, Student Assets (22)" section, we updated the text to clarify that a qualified education benefit or education savings account is reported as a parental asset if the account is designated for the student for which the FAFSA form is filed. Accounts designated for other individuals in the family are not included. In Chapter 4, under the "Acceptable Documentation, Income Information for Non-Tax Filers" section, we moved several paragraphs from “Reviewing and Using Documentation – Using the Tax Transcript” to this section to better align topics. We updated the relocated text to reflect that a verification of non-filing letter is only required for individuals who would file a return with a relevant tax authority other than the IRS. Further, dependent students are exempt from the requirement to submit verification of non-filing documentation. |
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Updates published on April 17, 2024 |
We updated the IRS form line numbers for income tax paid and education credits and guidance on filers with amended tax returns to reflect the updated information provided in Electronic Announcement GEN-24-29. Chapter 2, Student 2022 Tax Return Information (20) – In Chapter 2, under the “Contributor: Student, Student 2022 Tax Return Information (20), FA-DDX Transferred Data” section, we updated the IRS form line numbers for income tax paid and education credits to align with the data received from the IRS through the FA-DDX. Chapter 4, Reviewing and Using Documentation – In Chapter 4, under the “Reviewing and Using Documentation, Using the Tax Return” we similarly updated the IRS form line numbers in the table for U.S. income tax paid and education credits. Chapter 4, Special Cases – In Chapter 4, under the “Special Cases, Filers of Amended Returns” we updated the guidance to reflect the announcement that the IRS will only be providing original tax data when there is an amended tax return on file. |
Volume 1 - Student Eligibility
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Updates published April 4, 2024 |
We corrected the Enrollment Status section in Chapter 1 to make clear that a student is no longer required to be enrolled at least half-time to be potentially eligible for additional Pell Grant funds in excess of 100 percent of the student’s Pell Grant Scheduled Award (also known as Year-Round Pell). In Chapter 2, we have added a brief discussion of how the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) applies to determining which individuals are able to demonstrate eligible noncitizen statuses, for purposes of Title IV eligibility as a “qualified alien” under 8 U.S.C. § 1641(b). |