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- 4. The simplified FAFSA will exempt low-income applicants from having to disclose information about this type of resource.
- 8. The new process in which information from individual's taxes are, with consent, automatically uploaded to the FAFSA.
- 10. The percentage of full-time enrollment at which a student is enrolled, rounded to the nearest whole percent used to determine a student’s annual Pell Grant award.
- 13. The educational program in which an individual incarcerated in a federal, state, or local correctional institution must be enrolled in order to qualify for Pell Grant funds.
- 15. The term used to describe the process the government is undergoing in creating the new FAFSA. See also: Irony.
- 16. Replaces the Central Processing System (CPS) to become an integral part of the entire FAFSA process and experience.
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- 1. Your or your family’s wages, salaries, interest, dividends, etc., minus certain deductions from income as reported on a federal income tax return.
- 2. Replaces the term “household size” on the FAFSA form
- 3. Previously called the Student Aid Report (SAR), this contains information on your eligibility for financial aid
- 5. Replaces the measure formally known as Estimated Family Contribution (EFC)
- 6. Term used in lieu of Estimated Financial Assistance (EFA) when factoring in other aid to determine the amount of a student’s need- and non-need-based financial aid.
- 7. Any individual required to provide consent and approval for federal tax information (FTI) along with their signature on the FAFSA.
- 9. This amount, minus Student Aid Index and other financial assistance, equals the student's financial need.
- 11. The month in which the 2024-25 FAFSA becomes available for applicants.
- 12. Replaces the terms “room and board” as a component within a student’s Cost of Attendance
- 14. Unlike the Estimated Family Contribution calculations, the new measure for student aid eligibility allows for calculations to result in this type of number.