FAFSA Open for Applications

LINCOLN – EducationQuest Foundation reminds students and parents that the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) opened Oct. 1 for students planning to attend college during the 2019-20 academic year.

The FAFSA is the application for federal, state, and college-based financial aid. You can complete the form at fafsa.gov on or after Oct. 1 using 2017 income tax data.

Before starting the FAFSA, students should create a Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) at fsaid.ed.gov. Parents of dependent students must also create one. The IDs are needed to retrieve tax information and electronical...