Tuesday Tips for April 2024

2024-2025 FAFSA Corrections Process Now Available

FAFSA corrections are now open and the Maine State Grant deadline has been extended!

Although most of the questions on the FAFSA ask for information about students and contributors as of the day their form is submitted, there may be times when a FAFSA submission needs to be updated or corrected. The 2024–2025 FAFSA corrections process is now widely available to students and contributors. Here are some helpful tips for making corrections.

Determine if your FAFSA is available for corrections.

As long as the status of a FAFSA is not “in review,” it should be available for corrections. A status of “in review” means the FAFSA has been submitted but not yet processed. Normally the Federal Processing System (FPS) needs one to three days to process a submitted FAFSA, and no changes can be made to a FAFSA during this processing period.

Determine which type of correction is needed.

Federal Student Aid (FSA) provides helpful tips on making the most common FAFSA corrections, including:

• Adding a contributor’s consent and approval to import Federal Tax Information (FTI)
• Correcting a filed FAFSA form with an incorrect Social Security number (SSN)
• Adding or deleting a school to receive your information
• Changing the answer to the “Direct Unsubsidized Loan Only” question
• Adding a missing signature

Determine who needs to make the correction(s).

Because the FAFSA is roles-based, corrections to student information must be made by the student, while corrections to contributor information must be made by the contributor. To correct student information, the student must log in to their StudentAid.gov account using their FSA ID. To correct contributor information, the contributor must log in to their StudentAid.gov account using their FSA ID.

Keep it simple and allow time for corrections to be processed.

It’s tempting to go back and double-check submitted FAFSA data. However, with the new system still being a bit glitchy we recommend students and contributors navigate only to the field(s) requiring correction, scroll to the bottom of the page, select “Skip to the End of the Form,” then sign and submit. Remember, it will take one to three days to process submitted corrections, and additional corrections cannot be made during this reprocessing period.

Important News on the Maine State Grant

Maine State Grant deadline has been extended beyond May 1st.

We recognize the 2024–2025 financial aid process has been challenging, and we hope this news provides some relief to students and families. For the 2024–2025 academic year, students who file the FAFSA after May 1, 2024, and who meet the current SAI cut-off of 10,000 will be considered for the Maine State Grant as long as funding remains available. We strongly encourage students to file the FAFSA as soon as possible to be considered for as much financial aid as possible.

FAME is here to help.

We still believe it is imperative that students submit their FAFSAs as soon as possible to be in the best possible position for limited financial aid funds. Please remember FAME is available to help via:

• FAFSA Help Sessions
• Our website: FAMEmaine.com/FAFSA
• Email: Education@FAMEmaine.com
• Telephone (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM): 800.228.3734 | TTY: 207-626-2717
• Our Paying for College for ME Facebook group
• Text and/or email subscription.

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