The Office of Financial Aid
The Office of Financial Aid is dedicated to educating students regarding the various aid programs that make attending college affordable for all.
2024-2025 FAFSA Filing!
Important Notice! Each year students must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for financial aid. In the past few years, the form has been available October 1. This notice is to update you that the FAFSA is now available for completion as of December 31, 2023. The change in availability was due to the federal government FAFSA Simplification initiative for 2024-2025.
Each student and parent (dependent students only) must have an FSA ID to electronically sign the FAFSA. In preparation for filing your 2024-2025 FAFSA, if you or your parents/spouse do not yet have an FSA ID, you should begin this process beforehand. In addition, you should check your email address on your 2023-2024 FAFSA to confirm that it is current for the 2024-2025 FAFSA. Please note that an additional change for 2024-2025 is that parents without a Social Security Number can apply for an FSA ID, although student applicants must still have SSNs to receive Federal Student Aid. For more information on FSA ID creation, go to studentaid.gov to create an account. You can also call the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1-800-433-3243 for assistance with FSA ID creation and FAFSA completion.
FAFSA Workshops
Get help completing the 2024-2025 FAFSA with a Counselor from the Office of Financial Aid! Students and parents are invited to attend an in-person FAFSA Workshop. Details are listed below.
Additional assistance for completing the FAFSA is provided online through HESAA (Higher Education Student Assistance Authority) as they walk you through the revised FAFSA. Attend one of their many English or Spanish virtual 2024-2025 FAFSA Completion Workshops listed at https://www.hesaa.org/Pages/FAFSA.aspx.
Bring the following to our FAFSA Workshops in order to complete your 2024-2025 FAFSA:
- Your own laptop
- Social Security Number
- FSA ID number (Student and Contributor): Create or retrieve at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch
- Records of Income: Student's and Contributor's W-2 Forms and/or Federal Income Tax Return IRS 1040 (Tax Year of 2022), required only if federal tax information cannot be transferred into the FAFSA
- Information about assets, such as checking/savings account
IMPORTANT: Kean's FAFSA priority filing deadline is April 1, 2024.
FAFSA Workshop Dates:
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 10:00 am** & 3:30 pm
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 10:00am & 3:30pm
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 10:00 am & 3:30 pm
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 10:00 am & 3:30 pm**
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10:00 am & 3:30pm
** A Spanish-speaking counselor will be available at these sessions.
All workshops will be held in the Miron Student Center Greek Lounge on the first floor, except for the March 26 3:30-4:30 FAFSA Workshop, which will be held in CAS room 406.