The 2021-2022 Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will open for completion Thursday, October 1, 2020! Students and parents that possess a valid Social Security Number must visit https://fsaid.ed.gov/npas/index.htm to create an FSA ID prior to FAFSA completion. This is the only site for FSA ID creation.
Students must complete the 2021-2022 FAFSA online at www.fafsa.gov by 11:59 PM on February 1, 2021 in order to remain eligible for TN Promise. Students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible as some scholarships are first-come, first-served!
Vol State FAFSA Event registration link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S-cyqY6ha06_WX_iZ1hP9YkscHk6pFVLtBdMhNhtWpJUMzZLWDlXVTIxVzY1SjVSMkhCNEk0UDlWNS4u
The TSAC outreach team will continue conducting two weekly FAFSA Line-by-Line webinars throughout November and December on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. ET and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. CT/12:30 p.m. CT. As a reminder, families must register for the webinar via the following link (https://www.tn.gov/thec/covid-19-campus-information/outreach-virtual-presentations.1.html).
TNFAFSAFrenzy.gov: This website includes our TN FAFSA Frenzy Toolkit, which provides important information about the FAFSA, best practices, and helpful templates to help make your FAFSA efforts successful. Starting in mid-November, TNFAFSAFrenzy.gov will include a data dashboard that will allow school staff to monitor their FAFSA data compared to last year and other schools across Tennessee.
Students must complete the 2021-2022 FAFSA online at www.fafsa.gov by 11:59 PM on February 1, 2021 in order to remain eligible for TN Promise. Students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible as some scholarships are first-come, first-served!
Vol State FAFSA Event registration link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=S-cyqY6ha06_WX_iZ1hP9YkscHk6pFVLtBdMhNhtWpJUMzZLWDlXVTIxVzY1SjVSMkhCNEk0UDlWNS4u
The TSAC outreach team will continue conducting two weekly FAFSA Line-by-Line webinars throughout November and December on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. ET and Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. CT/12:30 p.m. CT. As a reminder, families must register for the webinar via the following link (https://www.tn.gov/thec/covid-19-campus-information/outreach-virtual-presentations.1.html).
- Step 1: Go to https://www.tn.gov/thec/covid-19-campus-information/outreach-virtual- presentations.1.html and click on a shaded date (11/2 – 12/16).
- Step 2: Click view event.
- Step 3: On the next screen, click Register Now.
- Step 4: Finally, click Register to complete and submit the brief form.
TNFAFSAFrenzy.gov: This website includes our TN FAFSA Frenzy Toolkit, which provides important information about the FAFSA, best practices, and helpful templates to help make your FAFSA efforts successful. Starting in mid-November, TNFAFSAFrenzy.gov will include a data dashboard that will allow school staff to monitor their FAFSA data compared to last year and other schools across Tennessee.
- Direct Student FAFSA Assistance: This year we are providing three new ways students and families can receive direct assistance with completing the FAFSA:
- Watch Our “How to Complete a FAFSA“ Videos. These quick videos walk students through each step of completing a FAFSA. Videos can be accessed on YouTube here.
- Attend a Live Virtual Workshop. We offer two virtual workshops every week where a Tennessee FAFSA expert walks students through completing the FAFSA. Students can register for a workshop here.
- Contact Us. If students need additional assistance completing the FAFSA, they can reach out to our FAFSA experts at FAFSA.Help@tn.gov. We have staff standing by to help. In the coming weeks, we plan to launch a FAFSA hotline to provide a direct point of contact for students and their families to receive FAFSA help.
