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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: April 2, 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 April 2nd 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.
• For the 2025-2026 school year, the last date to apply for financial aid is June 30, 2026.
• 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.

Applying for Financial Aid in the 2025-26 Academic Year As a Mixed-Status Family in California:

Students who are required to include information about a parent or spouse who is undocumented on their FAFSA may choose to complete the California Dream Act Application (CADAA) instead. Click for more information to help you make an informed decision.

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:

1. Go to the  
2. CLICK on 鈥淚鈥檓 a Parent鈥�
   
3. CLICK 鈥� Email鈥� or Live Chat under the 鈥淔ederal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC)鈥�
   
4. 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
5. 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.

Need In-Person Help?

We currently have upcoming workshops! See below for more Info!

Summer 2025 Financial Aid Workshops 鈥� FAFSA & CADAA Support
Light refreshments will be provided on Saturdays

Workshop Dates & Times:

May

Thursday, May 8 | 4 PM 鈥� 6 PM | Room OC14286
Saturday, May 11 | 10 AM 鈥� 12 PM | Room OC14286

June

Saturday, June 7 | 10 AM 鈥� 12 PM | Room OC14286
Wednesday, June 11 | 4 PM 鈥� 6 PM | Room OC14286
 
What to Bring:

CA Dream Act ID or FSA ID
Social Security Number (Not required)
Student鈥檚 Driver鈥檚 License Number (Not required)
 
The following may not be required but helpful to have:

2023 W-2 forms or records of money earned in 2023
2023 Federal Income Tax Forms (1040)
Current bank statements or balances
Records of business, farm, real estate, stocks, bonds, or other investments
Records of untaxed income
 
Please Note:

Students under 24 are typically required to provide their parent鈥檚 information
If you do not have some (or any) of the information above, we may still be able to help you apply!

 

Contacts for Support

• 91抖阴 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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