"Prior-Prior Year" FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions but Likely Not Enrollment

Autor/inn/en	Bettinger, Eric; Gurantz, Oded; Lee, Monica; Long, Bridget Terry
Titel	"Prior-Prior Year" FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions but Likely Not Enrollment
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 64 (2023) 6, S.789-807 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gurantz, Oded) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-022-09720-9
Schlagwörter	Student Financial Aid; Paying for College; Financial Aid Applicants; Educational Change; State Aid; Taxes; Postsecondary Education; Attendance; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Antragsteller; Bildungsreform; Abgabe; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Anwesenheit; Kalifornien
Abstract	The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the primary gatekeeper to secure financial aid for college. The federal government instituted two changes to the process in 2017, commonly known as "prior-prior year" FAFSA: (1) an earlier start date that lengthens the filing period and (2) the ability to use completed taxes from the prior calendar year. This paper uses descriptive statistics to examine resulting changes in application filing behavior in California. Students submitted their FAFSA substantially earlier and refiling rates increased among independent students in the policy year. Although these changes may have reduced the burden of applying, the earlier submissions did not appear to substantially alter state aid receipt or postsecondary attendance. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01