Both financial aid applications, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the DREAM Act Application (CADAA), will undergo major changes in the coming year to increase the number of ...

Editor's Note: The FAFSA portal has soft-launched, but will only be available periodically as the Federal Student Aid office monitors “site performance and form functionality.” The new year ...

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In 2025, the number of high school seniors in California who applied for federal financial aid jumped by 11%, according to the California Student Aid Commission. The growth represented 72.7% of all ...

The 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, and California Dream Act Application, or CADAA, applications’ priority deadline is upcoming on March 3. The University of California, or ...

At the start of this year, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, underwent updates aimed at broadening its accessibility to students from low-income and undocumented backgrounds. But ...

Though California has taken steps to reduce college costs for students who lack legal immigration status, only a small percentage of students are benefiting, according to a new study. Subscribe to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Educators, counselors and financial aid professionals say it’s again that time of year for students and their families to start ...

Scholarships and grants are forms of financial aid that don't have to be repaid. They include a range of opportunities: Need-Based Grants — from FAFSA or CADAA Eligibility is based on your financial ...

California announced yesterday that it has opened the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) to students with undocumented parents as an alternative to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid ...