Better FASFA is now open

A new and shorter Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open and ready for families to begin filling it out, but they have less time than in past years to complete the task.

The 2024/25 FAFSA must be completed by March 1, 2024, for students to be eligible for the Idaho Opportunity Scholarship. The Opportunity Scholarship is renewable for up to four years.

Known now as the Better FAFSA, the U.S. Department of Education delayed the opening date (FAFSA usually opens on October 1) to implement the changes to the form. The Better FAFSA is two-thirds shorter, just 36 questions compared to 108 in the old form.

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