START HERE GO FURTHER FEDERAL STUDENT AID — Completing the 2008-09 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
General Information
The Application Process
The Application Questions
Throughout this Web site, "you" and "your" refer to the student. "School" refers to the
school, college or postsecondary institution you attend (or are applying to).
Why Complete a FAFSA
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 says that no one is required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number, which for the FAFSA is 1845-0001. The time required to complete the paper FAFSA is estimated to be one hour, including time to review instructions, search data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have comments about this estimate or suggestions for improving the form, please write to

U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC 20202-4700

We may request additional information from you to process your application more efficiently. We will collect this information only as needed and on a voluntary basis.

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