Financial aid offices now have access to the 2025–26 FAFSA Preview Presentation, which provides stakeholders with tools for financial aid nights and staff trainings. This resource has over 300 slides, reviews 12 different aspects of the FAFSA, and is available as a PowerPoint presentation as well as a PDF file.
Below is a breakdown of what the presentation demonstrates during the initial application, what corrections students can make to the FAFSA, and a full list of the topics covered throughout the slideshow:
Initial Application Scenarios
- Four flows which illustrate both dependent and independent student scenarios,
- One flow for a dependent student who applies for Direct Unsubsidized Loan only,
- One flow for a provisionally independent student or an unaccompanied homeless youth, and
- The FAFSA Submission Summary.
FAFSA Correction Processes
- Student adds schools to the form,
- Student submits a correction to their homeless determination,
- Student manages their FAFSA contributors, and
- Parent submits a correction for missing consent and approval
2025-26 FAFSA Form Preview Sections
- Overview
- Dependent Student Invites Parent
- Parent Starts and Submits a FAFSA Form Without Student Consent and Approval or Signature
- Independent Student Invites Student Spouse
- Independent Student Who Is Single and a Non-Tax Filer
- FAFSA Submission Summary
- Dependent Student and Direct Unsubsidized Loan
- Unaccompanied Homeless Youth
- Provisionally Independent Student
- Student Adds Schools to FAFSA ®Form
- Student Submits a FAFSA® Correction to Homeless Determination
- Student Manages FAFSA® Contributors
- Parent Submits a Required FAFSA ®Correction for Missing Consent and Approval
Administrators can access the 2025–26 FAFSA Form Preview Presentation in PPT Format, 333 Pages, 26.0MB and 2024–25 FAFSA Form Preview Presentation in PDF Format, 333 Pages, 12.3MB here.