Instructions: Applying for Federal Aid Only

Students who are applying for only federal loan funding, only need to complete the FAFSA® Application | Federal Student Aid.  If married, the student’s spouse’s income and asset information must also be provided on the FAFSA.  If the couple filed separately, the spouse as a Contributor must have a FSA ID and agree to the consents and agreements described above.  

Important Changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA

There are several key changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA: 

• The number of questions asked on the form have been greatly reduced, with most of the income data now coming directly from the Internal Revenue Service, (IRS). 
• Graduate students who have long been considered independent for purposes of federal aid will no longer be able to provide parent data on the FAFSA.  
• The 2024-2025 FAFSA will not be available to complete until January 1, 2024.

Also, the 24-25 FAFSA uses new terminology to identify those who complete the form.  The student and spouse, if applicable, are now called Contributors.  The Contributors completing the 2024-2025 FAFSA are required to provide consent and approval for the following:

• Agree to share your personally identifiable information provided on the FAFSA with the IRS
• Have your federal tax information transferred into the FAFSA form via direct data exchange with the IRS
• Allow the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to use your federal tax information to determine aid eligibility
• Allow the DOE to share your federal tax information with schools listed on your FAFSA to determine aid eligibility
• Allow the DOE to reuse your federal tax information on other FAFSA forms that you are invited to and participate on

Note that the consents and approvals listed above are not optional, but are required. If the Contributor/Student do not provide the consents and approvals, the student will not be eligible for federal student aid, including the Federal Direct Unsubsidized loan. 

As a result of your FAFSA completion and submission, AMS will receive an output document called the ISIR (Institutional Student Information Record).   

The FASFA application is available at https://studentaid.gov.  Be sure to indicate Alpert Medical School’s federal school code (E00059) when asked about the schools that should receive a copy. All students applying for financial aid should complete and submit the FAFSA by February 15, 2024, so that OFA receives the output by March 1st, the deadline date. 

In order to complete the FAFSA electronically, you will need a FSA user ID and password (federal student aid identification number). If you do not have a FSA ID or do not remember it, go to Managing FSA ID username and password_Federal Student Aid for assistance. This site provides information you’ll need to establish your FSA ID.  The FSA ID also provides access to your personal financial records (including your federal loan borrowing history), so please keep it in a secure location.

Please note that if you completed the FAFSA for another institution or attended Brown University as an undergraduate during the prior year, your renewal FAFSA will automatically list that institution’s federal school code in Section 5. Please change the code to E00059. Without that change, your analyzed FAFSA will not be transmitted to our office.