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It's time to file your 2023-24 FAFSA
If you haven't completed your 2023-2024 FAFSA and other requirements, now is the time to do so in order to avoid delays with your aid. Visit our 2023-24 Forms and Documents page for information.Don't wait, apply today!

Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
The U.S. Department of Education will launch a short online application for the debt relief in October and the application period will remain open until December 2023. If a borrower wants to be notified when the application is open they should sign up for notifications at the ED subscription page. For more information, borrowers should also consult a recently updated FAQ page.

Federal Fresh Start Program
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a “Fresh Start” program for borrowers who previously defaulted on federal student loans held by the Department of Education. If you have been ineligible for Title IV federal aid due to a federal loan default, you may reach out to our office at Finaid7@auburn.edu to see if you meet the qualifications for the Fresh Start program.

For 2022-23 FAFSA only, DO NOT REPORT unemployment compensation on your FAFSA if you meet the following criteria.For the 2020 tax year only, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) allowed taxpayers who earned less than $150,000 in modified adjusted gross income (AGI) to exclude from taxable income any unemployment compensation up to $20,400 if married filing jointly and up to $10,200 for all other eligible taxpayers. For tax filers who filed their tax returns prior to the enactment of ARP on March 11, 2021, will have a higher adjusted gross income (AGI) that is now inaccurate. They also might have reported these amounts as untaxed income on the FAFSA. If you meet the above income criteria and have already reported unemployment compensation on your 2222-23 FAFSA as untaxed income or as part of your AGI, you may make a correction to your FAFSA to remove it. Please note that this correction (or any correction) made to your FAFSA may result in your FAFSA being selected for verification where we will be required to request additional documentation to verify the information that you reported.