Indiana students to get free FAFSA filing help Feb. 25

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana residents planning to attend college or vocational/technical school in the fall of 2024 should submit the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before April 15 for consideration of state-based financial aid. Families can get free FAFSA help from financial aid experts during College Goal Sunday on Feb. 25 from 2-4 p.m. local time. Students and families can learn more and find all 40 College Goal Sunday site locations at collegegoalsunday.org/.

Prior to attending the event, new dependent student filers and at least one parent should set up their Federal Student Aid account username and password (FSA-ID) by going to https://studentaid.gov/ and clicking on “Create Account” in the top right.

The 2024-25 FAFSA will collect 2022 tax information. Each family member (parent(s)/student/spouse) must now give consent for FAFSA to retrieve their IRS tax data via the new Direct Data Exchange. Parents should also bring their 2022 IRS tax return, W-2 forms, and current bank statements and investment information for any manual data entries. Students who worked in 2022 should bring their own 2022 IRS tax return, W-2 form, and current bank statements and investment information. Learn more about filling out the new FAFSA at https://studentaid.gov/apply-for-aid/fafsa/filling-out.  

Purdue’s Division of Financial Aid provides financial aid information to students and families through community outreach, via email and online at purdue.edu/dfa/. The Division of Financial Aid can be reached by calling 765-494-5050 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET or by emailing facontact@purdue.edu.

Source: David Reseigh, assistant director of outreach services, Purdue University Division of Financial Aid, reseigh@purdue.edu

Media contact: Tim Doty, doty2@purdue.edu