The FSA Training Center has released several learning tracks to help you as you begin receiving and reviewing FAFSA® data for the 2025–26 processing cycle.
- The FAFSA Process: Review the steps students and contributors complete to file the FAFSA form, understand implications for the use and redisclosure of Federal Tax Information, and learn more about the ISIR.
- Student Eligibility: Learn general Title IV student eligibility requirements, go into more depth on citizenship and eligibility for noncitizens, and refresh on requirements for your satisfactory academic progress policies.
- Verification: Review the steps for verification including acceptable documentation and understand your responsibilities for resolving conflicting information.
- Professional Judgment and Dependency Status Determinations: Learn about the allowed uses of both special and unusual circumstances as well the process for determining a student's dependency status.
To enroll in the training, visit fsatraining.ed.gov, Select “Learning Tracks” and then “Aid Application Process.”
If you have any questions about this series or other training needs, please send an email to helpdesk.fsatraining@ed.gov. Thank you for participating in training!