You should fill out the Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every school year, even if you think you make too much money to qualify for aid. If you are uneasy about filling out the long and tedious application, use EasyAid's FAFSA services to ensure your application is submitted correctly.

Right now there is two applications to fill out, the 2004-2005 school year. It is the white year. Starting on January 1st, the 2005-2006 school year application will be available for students to fill out. That year will be on green paper. You can not fill out the paper version until January 1st and the online version will not be available until that date.

There is a pre application worksheet available for the printable FAFSA form.

It is possible that your school will expect you to fill out other forms in addition to the FAFSA. This will vary by school. Talk to your school's financial aid office to see if the school requires any additional forms.

There are forms such as the CSS Profile, the financial aid application service of the College Board, a national, 100-year-old, not-for-profit membership association. Many of the member colleges, universities, graduate and professional schools, and scholarship programs use the information collected on the CSS Profile to help them award nonfederal student aid funds.

If you want to be eligible for federal aid, you must fill out the FAFSA. Your school will not consider you for federal aid if this is not filled out.

The form you fill out will be a regular FAFSA or a renewal FAFSA. The difference between the two is miniscule.

There are four basic types of federal aid:
The Pell Grant , Stafford Loans, Perkins Loans, and Work Study.