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2008-09 FAFSA Completion
Important Dates and What's New
(last updated May 20, 2008)

The important dates are listed in chronological order by month, with the newest information listed first. As new information about the 2008-09 application processing cycle becomes available, it is added to the appropriate month in this section. Browse this page periodically to find out what's new.

May 2008

Student Access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Payment Data Information

Update on USCIS Field Offices for Submission of Immigration Status/Document Verification Request, G-845 -- Field Office Changes Affecting Multiple States

April 2008

Notifications to 2008-09 Applicants Reminding Them to Update Estimated Income Information

2008-09 Volume 4 - FSA Handbook: Processing Aid and Managing Federal Student Aid Funds

March 2008

Correction to instructions for line 8 on Worksheet B on the 2008-09 FAFSA

Redesign of SAR for 2008-09 Resulted in Removal of Text for Certain Comment Codes on the Printed ISIR

2008-09 Volume 6 - FSA Handbook: Campus-Based Program

February 2008

2008-09 Volume 5 - FSA Handbook: Overpayments & Overawards

2008-09 ISIR Reprocessing on February 22, 2008 for Records Improperly Assigned Social Security Number (SSN) Match Flag
of "1"

Use PDF Versions of 2008-2009 FAFSA on Federal Student Aid Gateway Web Site

2008-09 Volume 1 - FSA Handbook: Student Eligibility

2008-09 Counselors and Mentors Handbook on Federal Student Aid

National SMART Grant - Request for Designation of Additional Eligible Majors

2008-2009 ISIR Reprocessing for Web Applications with Dependency Override Submitted by Students Rescheduled for February 6, 2008

Updated 2008-2009 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools

January 2008

2008-09 ISIR Reprocessing for Maximum Pell-Eligible EFC Change on January 28, 2008

Distribution of 2008-09 Renewal FAFSA Reminders

2008-09 Volume 2 - FSA Handbook: School Eligibility and Operations School Eligibility and Operations

2008-09 Verification Worksheets

December 2007

2008-09 Application and Verification Guide

2008-09 PDF Versions of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSAs) Available

New TEACH Grant Program Question Will Be Added to 2008-09 FAFSA on the Web

2008-09 Federal School Code List

2008-09 Central Processing System (CPS) Web Demonstration Site Available

User Name: eddemo
Passwoord: fafsatest

November 2007

2008-09 Student Web Application Products Process Guide

2008-09 School Electronic Process Guide

2008-09 Drug Worksheet

2008-09 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet

2008-09 Final FAFSA

2008-09 Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Formula Guide, Worksheets and Tables

Submit 2007-08 SAR and ISIR Corrections by January 11, 2008 in Preparation for 2008-09 Renewal Reminder Distribution

Request for comments on Student Assistance General Provisions--Subpart E (Verification of Student Aid Application Information)

2008-09 SAR Comment Codes and Text Guide

2008-09 ISIR Guide

2008-09 Federal School Code List of Participating Schools

Final Rule; ACG and Smart Grant Program

October 2007

Update on USCIS Field Offices for Submission of Immigration Status/Document Verification Request, G-845--Field Office Changes Affecting Multiple States

2008-09 Distribution Update: Frequently Asked Questions

2008-09 Summary of Changes for the Application Processing System Guide

2008-09 FAFSA on the Web Preview Presentation

September 2007

Distribution update about the 2008-09 FAFSA and the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet (FOTW Worksheet)

Update on USCIS Field Offices for Submission of Immigration Status/Document Verification Request, G-845-New Field Office for Schools in Washington State  

August 2007

First draft of the 2008-09 Student Aid Report (SAR) is available for public comment.

First draft of the 2008-09 FAFSA available for public comment

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