{"id":4552,"date":"2020-10-08T11:32:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T15:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=4552"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:53:48","slug":"fafsa-free-application-for-federal-student-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/fafsa-free-application-for-federal-student-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"FAFSA &#8211; Free Application for Federal Student Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/10\/FAFSA.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/10\/FAFSA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Federal student aid is money that students can use to help pay for college. There are three main types of aid: grants, work-study, and loans. Everyone should apply for federal student aid regardless of income.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">FAFSA stands for <span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\">F<\/span>ree <span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\">A<\/span>pplication for <span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\">F<\/span>ederal <span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\">S<\/span>tudent <span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\">A<\/span>id.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Some scholarships and colleges require students to have a FAFSA on file.<strong><\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The FAFSA will become available October 1, 2025<\/span>.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Students should apply each year they attend college.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fsapartners.ed.gov\/knowledge-center\/library\/application-processing\/2025-08-14\/2026-27-fafsa-preview-presentation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAFSA Preview Presentation<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Student Aid Website (FAFSA)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tools and Resources to help you Prepare<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>St. Johns River State College offers help to families in completing the FAFSA:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/09\/FAFSA-Frenzy-October-2025.pdf\">FAFSA Frenzy October 2025<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal student aid is money that students can use to help pay for college. There are three main types of aid: grants, work-study, and loans. Everyone should apply for federal student aid regardless of income. FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 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