2027—28学年FAFSA全面开放：教育部称9月23日已提前上线，10月1日为法定开放日
华盛顿10月1日——据美国教育部公布，2027—28学年的联邦学生援助免费申请表（FAFSA）已全面开放填报。该表实际已于9月23日提前上线，创下该项目有记录以来最早的公开上线时间；10月1日则是国会通过《FAFSA截止日期法》后设定的法定开放日。任何计划在2027—28学年入读大学、社区学院或职业学校的学生，都可通过StudentAid.gov提交申请。
FAFSA是申请联邦助学金、勤工助学与联邦学生贷款的统一入口，多数州政府与高校也依据表中填写的家庭收入与资产信息发放本级助学金。据教育部与全国大学可及性网络的说明，部分州级与校级资金按先到先得方式发放，越早提交、排序越靠前。今年申请季还叠加了新的联邦学生贷款额度上限与佩尔助学金资格规则调整，家庭更需要尽早测算可获援助金额。
时间安排上，申请大学「早决定」（Early Decision）的家庭还需注意：另一份高校助学金表格CSS Profile于10月1日开放，两份表格开放日不同，提交顺序应以各目标学校助学金办公室的要求为准。教育部提醒，学生与家长需先分别注册StudentAid.gov账户并完成身份验证，再按邀请码流程邀请家长或资助人填写各自部分。
信息来源：美国教育部新闻稿与FAFSA Central（fafsa.gov）公布的申请季安排，以及Higher Ed Insights对开放首周情况的梳理。
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2027-28 FAFSA Fully Open: Education Department Launched Form Early on Sept. 23 Ahead of Oct. 1 Deadline
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2027-28 academic year is fully open, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The form actually went live early, on September 23, the earliest public launch in the program's history, while October 1 remains the statutory opening date set by Congress under the FAFSA Deadline Act. Any student planning to attend a university, community college or career school in 2027-28 can now file at StudentAid.gov.
The FAFSA is the single gateway to federal grants, work-study and federal student loans, and most states and colleges also use the income and asset information it collects to award their own aid. According to the Education Department and the National College Attainment Network, some state and institutional funds are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, so earlier filing improves a family's position in line. This cycle also brings new federal borrowing caps and revised Pell Grant eligibility rules, making early estimates of aid especially important for planning.
Families applying under Early Decision should note a second date: the CSS Profile, used by many private colleges, opened on October 1 as well, and schools differ on which form they want first. The department advises students and parents to create their own StudentAid.gov accounts, complete identity verification, and use the contributor invite code so each contributor can fill in their section.
Source: U.S. Department of Education releases and the FAFSA Central portal, with launch-week details compiled by Higher Ed Insights.
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