US President Donald Trump signed an executive order with the intent to eliminate the federal Department of Education and ...

Staffing cuts are already causing issues but you should submit the FAFSA if you need help paying for college. Here's how to ...

There are a few differences between SAI and EFC, such as elimination of the number of family members in college from the calculation. Previously, if a parent indicated on the FAFSA that they had ...

Prompt completion is especially important this year in light of the delayed release of the FAFSA. Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Changes to Student Aid Index (SAI) The Student Aid Index will be ...

The Student Aid Index (SAI) is an eligibility index number that your college’s or career school’s financial aid office uses to determine how much federal student aid you would receive if you attended ...

The EFC is being replaced with the Student Aid Index (SAI). Federal Pell Grant eligibility will now be determined by family size and family income in relation to the federal poverty level. If any ...

in addition to the SAI to determine eligibility for Pell Grant award amounts. Students will also be able to estimate their eligibility for the grant before they complete the FAFSA. The maximum ...

FSA IDs are the username and password required for FAFSA submission. Change from Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to Student Aid Index (SAI): Starting from the 2024-2025 FAFSA, EFC is replaced by ...

Now it’s called the Student Aid Index, or SAI. Basically, it means the same thing — the percentage of a student’s college costs FAFSA determines that the student (or, more accurately ...

The 2025-2026 FAFSA introduces major updates designed to ... with the Student Aid Index (SAI), expanded Pell Grant eligibility, mandatory IRS data retrieval for accuracy, and changes to how ...

The U.S. Department of Education permits schools to use Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data to aid in the administration of several federal benefits programs. Pell Grants are offered ...