Paper FAFSA Summary of Changes

Summary of Changes – 2013-2014 Paper FAFSA

Global Changes

• Incremented year references

• Changed the color from orange to green

Page 1

• Updated masthead to include new Federal Student Aid logo and updated the trademark statement at the bottom of the page

• Column 1

  • Filling Out the FAFSA

    • Changed link from www.studentaid.ed.gov/completefafsa to www.studentaid.gov/completefafsa in the Filling out the FAFSA section

• Column 2

  • Incremented years in deadline dates.

  • Removed WA from the list of states at the top and added to the list below.

  • Iowa – Added “*” for the phrase “Additional form may be required.”

  • Louisiana – Added the word “highly” after date and before “recommended.”

  • Missouri – Revised the date to April 1, from April 2.

  • New York – Added phrase “Application filing date is the academic year +1.” Also removed the * and +.

  • Washington – Replaced existing text with “As soon as possible after January 1, 2013. Awards made until funds are depleted.”

  • West Virginia – Changed WV Higher Education Grant Program to April 15, from April 16.

• Bottom of the page

  • Removed the words “arrow symbol” from the small print on the bottom of the page regarding service marks since this is no longer applicable to the materials on the page.

Page 2

• Column 1

  • Notes for Question 22 - Definition of Armed Forces was added

  • Notes for Question 37 - Exemption amount was updated to $3,800

• Column 2 –

  • Notes for question 49 - Updated two instances of singular references to plural “Reserves”

Page 3

• Updated masthead to include new Federal Student Aid logo.

• Question 9, Student’s Date of Birth – removed the “19” from the Century and replaced it with a “YY” as the CPS will now accept dates of birth beginning in 2000.

Page 4

• No changes

Page 5

• No changes

Page 6

• Question 75 - Changed the label to “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)” from “Food Stamps” and revised instructions accordingly

Page 7

• No changes

Page 8

• Question 96 - Changed the label to “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)” from “Food Stamps” and revised instructions accordingly

• Step Seven Certification - Replaced the first sentence in the second paragraph on page 10 with: “If you are the parent or the student, by signing this application you certify that all of the information you provided is true and complete to the best of your knowledge and you agree, if asked, to provide information that will verify the accuracy of your completed form.”

Page 9

• No changes

Page 10

• Column 1 – What is the FAFSA?

  • How can I have more colleges receive my FAFSA information?

    • Under #1, the last sentence was revised to remove the “Start Here” button and changed to say “Click the “Login” button on the home page to log in to FAFSA on the Web, and then click “Make FAFSA Corrections.”

  • Where can I receive more information on student aid?

    • Changed www.studentaid.gov to StudentAid.gov

As of 11/01/2012

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