2026-2027 FAFSA and Federal Student Aid Deadlines
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This notice sets the key filing and processing deadlines for the 2026-2027 federal student aid year. It applies to students, colleges, universities, and financial aid offices handling FAFSA forms and federal aid programs such as Pell Grants, Direct Loans, TEACH Grants, FSEOG, and Federal Work-Study. Students must submit the FAFSA by June 30, 2027. Corrections, school changes, address updates, signatures, and duplicate FAFSA Submission Summary requests are due by September 11, 2027. Institutions must receive the student’s ISIR or FAFSA Submission Summary by the student’s last enrollment date for the award year or by September 18, 2027, whichever rule applies under the notice.
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Key Changes
- Sets June 30, 2027 as the FAFSA submission deadline for the 2026-2027 award year
- Sets September 11, 2027 as the deadline for FAFSA corrections, address or school changes, signatures, and duplicate summary requests
- Requires institutions to receive the student’s ISIR or FAFSA Submission Summary by the relevant enrollment-based deadline or September 18, 2027
Obligations
What this law requires
Students seeking federal student aid for the 2026-2027 award year must submit the FAFSA form to the Department of Education by the stated federal deadline.
Students must submit FAFSA corrections, school changes, address updates, required signatures, and duplicate FAFSA Submission Summary requests by the correction and update deadline.
Participating institutions must receive the student's Institutional Student Information Record or FAFSA Submission Summary by the student's last enrollment date for the 2026-2027 award year or by the applicable final deadline stated in the notice.
Participating institutions must submit required verification outcomes for applicable students by the deadline dates specified in Table A of the notice.