Hey there, future Bears and families! We know you’re excited about college, and we’re excited for you too! But here’s some important news: the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) for the 2025-2026 school year is going to be delayed this year. Instead of opening in October, it will be available in December 2024. That’s a little later than usual, but don’t worry! … [Read more...] about Why the FAFSA is Delayed and How You Can Prepare Now
It’s financial aid season. This year, the financial aid process has some unique challenges. The federal government revamped the FAFSA form and process this year. The good news is that the form is easier to complete. The bad news is that it has significantly delayed our ability to provide financial aid information to new, incoming students. The important news for you to … [Read more...] about Navigating financial aid season at Missouri State: A message for Current Bears
It's not too late to get financial aid for 2016-2017 but you will have to act fast! Some students' FAFSAs are chosen by the Dept. of Education to be "verified," meaning our office will need additional paperwork before we can pay any financial aid. If you took spring classes, the deadline to submit the paperwork is Friday, May 5th. After that point it will be difficult for us … [Read more...] about Deadline to submit paperwork for 2016-2017
The IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) has been deactivated until further notice. Yes, we're sad about it. Sad enough to want sad trombone music. Citing data security concerns, the U.S. Department of Education and the IRS have disabled the DRT until additional security measures can be put into place. The outage is expected to last until October when the 2018-2019 FAFSA becomes … [Read more...] about Update on the IRS Data Retrieval Tool
Still confused by the FSA ID or how to create one? Check out this video from Federal Student Aid for additional information! … [Read more...] about FSA ID Continuted