The Department of Education has released the Application and Verification Guide of 2025-26 Federal Student Aid Handbook. The text is designed for financial aid professionals and counselors to help students file their FAFSA applications, make corrections, and verify information.
The 2025-26 Application and Verification Guide is divided into following sections:
- Introduction
- FAFSA Simplification Act
- Changes From the FUTURE Act
- Other Changes
- Chapter 1 – The Application Process: FAFSA to ISIR
- Chapter 2 – Filling Out the FAFSA Form
- Chapter 3 – Student Aid Index (SAI) and Pell Grant Eligibility
- Chapter 4 – Verification, Updates, and Corrections
- Chapter 5 – Special Classes
The following volumes will be posted at a future date:
- Volume 1 – TBD
- Volume 2 – TBD
- Volume 3 – TBD
- Volume 4 – TBD
- Volume 5 – TBD
- Volume 6 – TBD
- Volume 7 – TBD
- Volume 8 – TBD
- Volume 9 – TBD
View the 2025-2026 Application and Verification Guide here.