Do I have to fill out the FAFSA every year?

Yes, most financial aid offices require that you apply for financial aid, by completing the FAFSA aplication, every year.

After your first year you will receive a FAFSA Renewal Application which contains pre-printed information from your previous year's FAFSA application.

Your eligibility for financial aid may change significantly from year-to-year depending upon your families current economic status and whether you have a different number of family members enrolled in college.

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More FAFSA Questions and Answers:

• What are the FAFSA deadlines?
• Who is a dependent student?
• What's my FAFSA status?
• What if my parents do not want to submit their information for the FAFSA?
• I filled out my FAFSA but was not eligible, what do I do now?
• What is the purpose of a FAFSA Renewal form?
• What if I have a non-traditional family situation?
• What's my FAFSA PIN?
• Do I have to fill out the FAFSA every school year?
• How do you go about filling out the FAFSA if I am divorced and remarried? Does my ex fill one out as well? Do we list our current spouses?
• In order to get a Stafford loan or a Parent Plus loan, do I need to fill out a FAFSA?
• Can you mail me a FAFSA?
• Can you mail me a renewal FAFSA?
• How long is the FAFSA process?
• What are the final steps of the FAFSA?
• How long does it take for my school to receive the FAFSA?
• What's the difference between a FAFSA and a renewal FAFSA?
• What's the difference between a paper FAFSA and a FAFSA on the Web?
• Where should I mail my completed FAFSA paper application?
• What's the difference between a FAFSA application and a FASFA application?