College students can now start the free financial aid process to apply for loans and grants offered by the government to reduce out-of-pocket college costs for the next academic year. The 2025-26 Free ...

ON THE SEACOAST ON 101 AND 95. THE FAFSA IS NOW OPEN, WITH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ALREADY APPLYING TO SECURE SOME COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID. IT’S MUCH EARLIER THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO FAFSA CYCLES. AFTER A ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened.Despite the U.S. government shutdown, the Education Department will continue to process the FAFSA.If you ...

Ashton Spatz, center, a financial aid adviser with the University of Illinois Chicago, assists Jessena Sanchez, left, and her daughter, Leslie Delve, right, a sophomore at UIC, during a FAFSA workshop ...

WORCESTER — Complications with the new financial aid application process have continued to make the challenging choice of where to attend college an even more difficult task for prospective students.