{"582163":{"#nid":"582163","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2017-2018 FAFSA Now Open","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Roboto, \u0026quot;Helvetica Neue\u0026quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\u0022\u003ETo apply for federal student aid, you need to complete the FAFSA\u0026nbsp;(the Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The new FAFSA form was posted on Oct. 1, 2016.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Roboto, \u0026quot;Helvetica Neue\u0026quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.4px;\u0022\u003EFederal student aid\u0026nbsp;covers such expenses as tuition and fees,\u0026nbsp;room and board, books and supplies, and transportation. Aid also can help pay for other related expenses, such as a computer and dependent care.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4 style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.5em; font-family: Roboto, \u0026quot;Helvetica Neue\u0026quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 38, 38);\u0022\u003EChanges to the 2017-2018 FAFSA\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 1.6em; color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: Roboto, \u0026quot;Helvetica Neue\u0026quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\u0022\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\u0022\u003EThe new FAFSA form is\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;\u0022\u003Eeasier and faster\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;to fill out than ever.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\u0022\u003EAs of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;\u0022\u003EOct. 1\u003C\/strong\u003E, students can file for aid (a full three months earlier than previously allowed.)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.5em;\u0022\u003EFor the first time, applicants can use\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/how-to-pay\/prior-prior\u0022 style=\u0022box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 79, 159); text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003Eprior-prior year\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;tax information\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;when reporting personal and family income. (Previously, the FAFSA used\u0026nbsp;the previous year\u0026rsquo;s tax data.)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The United States government offers a number of financial aid programs including grants, loans, education vouchers, tax benefits, and work-study programs."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2016-10-05 18:50:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-05 18:50:49","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-10-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"125801":{"id":"125801","type":"image","title":"Filling out the FAFSA","body":null,"created":"1449178604","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:36:44","changed":"1475894577","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:57","alt":"Filling out the FAFSA","file":{"fid":"194504","name":"fafsa.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/fafsa_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/fafsa_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3003623,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/fafsa_0.jpg?itok=iVXqh9SU"}}},"media_ids":["125801"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"21451","name":"academic support"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}