2025 - 2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) & California Dream Act Application (CADAA) Updates
Avaliable Applications
- The is now open!
- The 2025-2026 is now open!
Apply as early as possible to maximize your financial aid.
California Priority Deadline: March 3, 2025
- Students who apply by the California priority deadline get priority to receive state grants (more money). Students can receive thousands in money just by applying by the priority deadline.
- You can submit your application after March 3rd but may not have priority to receive state grants.
- State grants are only available to CA residents or AB 540 eligible students.
More Deadline Information
Missed the state priority deadline? It's not too late to apply!
You can complete your financial aid application through the last month of the school
year or before the last day you are attending for the school year.
- For the 2024-2025 school year, the last date to apply for financial aid is June 31, 2025.
- You must submit your application shortly before your last date of attendance in a
school year.
- For example: If you stop attending May 2025, then you will need to have your application submitted sometime in early May. Contact the financial aid office for more information on this.
- If you applied for financial aid after beginning your classes, please know you can still apply and may still receive financial aid for those classes.
- As long as your classes are still within the current school year, you can receive financial aid for classes taken in a previous semester.
- For example, if you attended Fall 2024, and are attending Spring 2025, you can submit your financial aid application during Spring 2025 and possibly receive financial aid for Fall 2024.
How to create an FSA ID for parents with no SSN
Instructions on how to create an FSA ID: |
If you were not able to create your FSA ID by answering the identity questions within the FAFSA and did not receive a case number via email you can request one. Here is how:
- Go to the
- CLICK on 鈥淚鈥檓 a Parent鈥�
- CLICK 鈥� Email鈥� or Live Chat under the 鈥淔ederal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)鈥�
- Complete 鈥淓MAIL US鈥� or 鈥淟ive Chat form:
- Name: MUST MATCH Parent Contributor Invitation
- Email Address: Cannot be the same as student's account. Make sure email matches what student put on the Parent Contributor Invitation
- Subject: 鈥淔SA ID: Account Username and Password鈥�
- I have a question about鈥︹�滳reate Account, Log In, and FSA ID鈥�
- How can I help you today?
- i. 鈥淚 need a case number to complete my Attestation & Validation of Identity form.鈥�
- CLICK SEND
- Parents should receive an email with a case number. Use the case number when completing
the Attestation & Validation of Identity form.
- Email Attestation & Validation of Identity form with supporting documents to: IDVerification@ed.gov.
- Parents will be contacted by email once their identity is validated. Once validated, parents can complete the contributor portion of the FAFSA.
Contacts for Support
- 美姬社区 Financial Aid Office
- Visit the Welcome Center on the San Elijo Campus building 1100
- Visit the Welcome Centers on the Oceanside Campus in building 14
- Call the Welcom Center 760.795.6620
Resource Pages
Updates on FAFSA technological Issues
- Please see here for the most recent reported issues that FAFSA is working on and has already resolved for more information on how to proceed:
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