After almost two months of focused testing with small and controlled populations, the 2025-2026 FAFSA has opened for all students and contributors to complete. If current students have not yet completed the FAFSA for the current academic year (2024-2025), you can still do so using the above link. We suggest that you complete FAFSA in the correct chronological order to insure correct receipt of your FAFSA data.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is your annual application for financial aid and determines whether you qualify for grants, work-study, loans, need-based scholarships, and other institutional/state grants. Things changed for the FAFSA for 2024-2025 aid year, and adjustments continue to be made for the 2025-2026 aid year. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) will update this page as additional information is made available so we can continue to educate students, families, and our campus community on the new processes.
The FAFSA Simplification Act was enacted by Congress as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and it is an initiative to make applying for federal student aid easier for students. This process is the first major redesign of the FAFSA process in over 40 years!
The 2025-2026 FAFSA is available for completion!
The new FAFSA features fewer questions, has fewer requirements, and retrieves tax information using a direct data exchange from the IRS instead of the previous IRS Data Retrieval Tool.
Pell Grant eligibility will be linked to family size and the federal poverty level. The expectation is more students will qualify for this need-based aid.
The following federal financial aid requirements, rights, and responsibilities have not changed or had only minor updates:
Scholarships & Financial Aid
1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3335
Knight Hall, Room 174
Laramie, WY 82071-3335
Phone: (307) 766-2116
Fax: (307) 766-3800
Email: finaid@uwyo.edu
In-Person: Our Office Hours