In order to get a Stafford Loan or a Parent PLUS Loan, do I need to fill out a FAFSA?
It's strongly recommended that you always fill out the FAFSA. In addition to being required to qualify for most federal loan programs, like the Stafford Loan program, you may not be eligible for most scholarship and grant programs without filing the FAFSA. The PLUS for graduate students (or GradPLUS) also requires a completed FAFSA form.
The PLUS Loan for parents does not require the FAFSA but some schools may require it for certification. Private student loans are other loans that do not require you to complete the FAFSA.
The free scholarships program ScholarshipPoints, which gives away $1,000 in scholarship money every month, is free to join and does not require the FAFSA.
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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 is a dislocated worker?
- 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?
- How do 529 plans affect financial aid?
- 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?
