Applying for Financial Aid (FAFSA®) Questions

After completing the FAFSA, you will receive an email explaining what federal aid you qualify for. If you qualify for a Federal Pell Grant, you will be able to see it in your Financial Aid Portal. To ...

Only classes that apply to your major are eligible for federal aid. Check the Program Applicability Tool to see each class’s eligibility. Academic Advising can help you understand what is and is not ...

Pell Grant is free aid, meaning you do not have to pay it back like a loan. It is given to you to help pay for school, but you must meet certain requirements, like participating in classes and maintai...

If this is your first time receiving a federal student loan, you must complete Entrance Counseling and sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN) before your loans can disburse. Once all required actions are...

If you have declined your loan, you can still return to your <b class="rte2-style-bold">Financial Aid Portal</b> and accept the full amount or a partial amount. Keep in mind that federal student loans...

There are loan limits to how much you can borrow each year and for your lifetime. For more information on limits, visit the Department of Education's Student Loans page and scroll down to the “Loan Am...

Wait until you have all the information needed to complete your FAFSA®. Estimating or guessing can cause issues with processing and may significantly delay your financial aid. Even if you do not meet ...

FAFSA® requires that you use tax information from two years ago. For example, the 2025–26 FAFSA® asks for your 2023 tax information. You cannot use more recent tax information on the FAFSA® form itsel...

If you are a Dependent student, you will need to list your parents on the FAFSA®. Dependency status is not determined by a lack of financial support from your parents. Students are considered Dependen...

The FAFSA® priority deadline is BYU Idaho’s deadline that helps ensure your aid is processed on time and that you are considered first for limited funds, such as certain state and university grants. Y...

Yes, you can and should still fill out the FAFSA®. Missing the priority deadline does not mean you have missed out on all financial aid. The FAFSA® Application Deadline is the absolute last day to sub...

The FAFSA® Federal Deadline is the last day you can submit the FAFSA® for that award year. The deadline is based on your last day of attendance for the academic year. So if the Winter semester is your...

Your financial aid cannot be disbursed until verification is complete. Check your Financial Aid Portal to find what documents you are still missing. Click "review and update" on the document to see an...

The government selects some students for verification to confirm that they are the person who filed the FAFSA. BYU-Idaho must complete this verification before your financial aid can be disbursed. A c...

On campus, students selected for identity verification can present a valid, government-issued photo ID to the Financial Aid Office in Kimball 196. Non-campus students can present their ID during a Zoo...

No. If you are not taking a loan, you do not need to complete Entrance Counseling or a Master Promissory Note (MPN).

If you don’t know who your loan servicer is or how to contact them, follow these steps: Go to the Federal Student Aid website. Log in using your FSA ID (the same username and password you used to fill...

When you take fewer than 6 credits, you enter the grace period. The grace period starts the day after you stop attending school at least half-time (6 credits) and ends the day before the repayment per...