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2025 - 2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) & California Dream Act Application (CADAA) Updates

Delayed Application: 

The opening date for the 2025-2026 FAFSA and CADAA has been delayed to December 1, 2025. This date may be further postponed, so please continue checking their websites for the most up-to-date information.

California Priority Deadline: March 3, 2025

  • Students who apply by the California priority deadline get priority to receive state grants (more money). Students can receive thousands in money just by applying by the priority deadline.
  • You can submit your application after March 3rd but may not have priority to receive state grants.
  • State grants are only available to CA residents or AB 540 eligible students.

More Deadline Information:

Missed the state priority deadline? It's not too late to apply!
You can complete your financial aid application through the last day of the school year or before the last day you are attending for the school year.

  • For the 2024-2025 school year, the last date to apply for financial aid is June 31, 2025.
  • You must submit your application before your last date of attendance in a school year.
    • For example: If you stop attending May 2025, then you will need to have your application submitted before your last date of attendance in May. Contact the financial aid office for more information on this.
  • If you applied for financial aid after beginning your classes, please know you can still apply and may still receive financial aid for those classes.
  • As long as your classes are still within the current school year, you can receive financial aid for classes taken in a previous semester.
  • For example, if you attended Fall 2024, and are attending Spring 2025, you can submit your financial aid application during Spring 2025 and possibly receive financial aid for Fall 2024.

How to create an FSA ID for parents with no SSN

Instructions on how to create an FSA ID: English | Spanish

If you were not able to create your FSA ID by answering the identity questions within the FAFSA and did not receive a case number via email you can request one. Here is how:

  1. Go to the FSA Contact center 
  2. CLICK on “I’m a Parent”
    CLICK on "I’m a Parent"
  3. CLICK “ Email” or Live Chat under the “Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)”
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  4. Complete “EMAIL US” or “Live Chat form:
    • Name: MUST MATCH Parent Contributor Invitation
    • Email Address: Cannot be the same as student's account. Make sure email matches what student put on the Parent Contributor Invitation
    • Subject: “FSA ID: Account Username and Password”
      • I have a question about…”Create Account, Log In, and FSA ID”
    • How can I help you today?
      • i. “I need a case number to complete my Attestation & Validation of Identity form.”
    • CLICK SEND
  5. Parents should receive an email with a case number. Use the case number when completing the Attestation & Validation of Identity form.
    • Email Attestation & Validation of Identity form with supporting documents to: IDVerification@ed.gov.
    • Parents will be contacted by email once their identity is validated. Once validated, parents can complete the contributor portion of the FAFSA.

Contacts for Support

Resource Pages

See what has changed on the FAFSA/CADAA.

Updates on FAFSA technological Issues