{"id":1476,"date":"2024-12-02T17:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2025-05-23T20:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T20:57:54","slug":"apply-for-financial-aid-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/news-and-updates\/apply-for-financial-aid-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Financial Aid Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/FY25_FAFSA-TASFA_NowOpen_WebBanner-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/FY25_FAFSA-TASFA_NowOpen_WebBanner-1.png 900w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/FY25_FAFSA-TASFA_NowOpen_WebBanner-1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/FY25_FAFSA-TASFA_NowOpen_WebBanner-1-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/FY25_FAFSA-TASFA_NowOpen_WebBanner-1-150x67.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) are officially open! <\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out\u2014apply now to maximize your financial aid opportunities! Follow these steps to secure financial aid for the upcoming school year, starting with fall 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Follow these steps to see how much money you can get for college.<\/h2>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fcb90000\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/desktop-solid.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242\" style=\"width:103px;height:92px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/desktop-solid.png 200w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/desktop-solid-150x134.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Submit Your FAFSA\/TASFA<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Submit your 2025-2026 FAFSA at <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>studentaid.gov<\/strong><\/a> (or TASFA at <a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.edu\/tasfa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>austincc.edu\/TASFA<\/strong><\/a>). Use school code <strong>012015<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#fcb90000\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/magnifying-glass-solid.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-243\" style=\"width:93px;height:93px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/magnifying-glass-solid.png 200w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/magnifying-glass-solid-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Track Your Status<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Track your status by logging into <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/selfservice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Self-Service<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong> You can still complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA (or TASFA) to get money for this fall 2024, spring 2025, and summer 2025.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)<\/h4>\n<p>If you are not eligible for federal financial aid through FAFSA, you may still qualify for state financial aid through the Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA). Use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.highered.texas.gov\/students-families\/tasfa\/tasfa-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this decision tree<\/a>&nbsp;to determine if you qualify for state aid.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.edu\/tasfa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about TASFA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Get 1 on 1 Help<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Zoom is open, Monday \u2013 Thursday from 9:00 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. &amp; Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. No appointment needed!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.zoom.us\/j\/91285303410?pwd=bGpYYVQ5ZTVScWxSd1VoQXlPZXJFZz09\" style=\"background-color:#4d1979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join Zoom<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Walk-ins are welcome! Our hours are listed on the website below<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/hours-of-operation?field_contact_campus_value=All&amp;field_contact_office_or_dept_value=Financial+Aid\" style=\"background-color:#4d1979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit a Campus<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/RS9267_20180925-HLC4000-Fashion-Incubator-ca-297-scr-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/RS9267_20180925-HLC4000-Fashion-Incubator-ca-297-scr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/RS9267_20180925-HLC4000-Fashion-Incubator-ca-297-scr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/RS9267_20180925-HLC4000-Fashion-Incubator-ca-297-scr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/RS9267_20180925-HLC4000-Fashion-Incubator-ca-297-scr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/RS9267_20180925-HLC4000-Fashion-Incubator-ca-297-scr.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000\">Contact us<\/h3>\n<p>Visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7\">austincc.edu\/finaid<\/a><br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:finaid@austincc.edu\">finaid@austincc.edu<\/a> <br \/>Call: 512-223-4636 (option 5)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023-2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now open! Send it in now to see how much financial aid you can get to help you pay for college. <a href=\"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/news-and-updates\/apply-for-financial-aid-now\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5,8,7],"class_list":["post-1476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-updates","tag-fafsa","tag-gift-card","tag-tasfa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/financial-aid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}