Get started by collecting your financial documents and records. Completing the annual FAFSA process can take 30 minutes or less for filers who plan ahead.

Plan Ahead > Complete the FAFSA Form > Review Award Offer & Accept Award > Renew & Repay

Download the prep checklist in the Student & Family Guide to FAFSA at aces.edu/FAFSA.

Portia Johnson, Extension Specialist, Assistant Professor, Auburn University; Kassandra Ross, Clinical Instructor of Marketing, University of Alabama; Emily Hines, Regional Extension Agent, Auburn University

New July 2022, Plan Ahead for FAFSA, FCS-2683