FAFSA Information

The 2025-2026 FAFSA opened December 1, 2024. The new FAFSA is easier to complete and will result in more students being eligible for more funding than ever before! With the release of the 2025-2026 FAFSA application being delayed until December 2024, this significantly impacts the overall timeline for Financial Aid offices to process FAFSA applications and offer aid packages to students.

Jax State will receive your FAFSA within 2-3 business days once it has been submitted! Once received, you will receive your aid offer within 1-2 business days.  You can view if your FAFSA has been received through your MyJaxState account, under “Financial Aid Requirements” for 2025-2026 in Self-Service Banner.

2025-2026 FAFSA Filing Incentives

Due to the delay of the 2025-2026 FAFSA and changes to aid eligibility, we highly encourage students to complete their FAFSA as soon as possible! Students can send their FAFSA to JSU by listing our school code, 001020. To motivate students to complete the FAFSA, the following incentives are being offered! 

First Time Freshman

  • First Time Freshman who submit their FAFSA to Jax State by April 1, 2025 and have a Student Aid Index (SAI) of $15,000 or less, as calculated by the FAFSA, will receive a $750 FAFSA Completion Grant

Continuing/Transfer Students

  • Continuing/Transfer students who submit their FAFSA to Jax State by April 1, 2025 will be entered to win:
    • (3) Full Tuition Scholarship
    • (10) $1,000 Scholarship
    • Jax State swag bag

2025-2026 FAFSA FAQs

Submitting your FAFSA means you’ve done everything you can to do to apply for federal aid at this time, congratulations! Once it has been sent to Jax State, you will see that your FAFSA has been received through your MyJaxState account, under “Financial Aid Requirements” for 2025-2026 in Self-Service Banner. Additionally, you can log back into your FAFSA at any time to see the processing status. Once sent to Jax State, your FAFSA dashboard will update to indicate it has been processed and sent!

The Jax State Financial Aid Office will begin sending out aid offers in early January! Your aid offer will be sent to your JSU student email address and will be viewable through your MyJaxState account.

We understand your concerns and are here to help you! We are committed to doing everything we can to provide aid offers as soon as possible. In the meantime, you may want to utilize the Federal Student Aid Estimator to get an early idea of what federal aid you may qualify for once Jax State receives your FAFSA.

Keep in mind, this federal aid would be in addition to scholarships and grants offered by Jax State! First Time Freshman and First Time Transfer students may view their 25-26 Merit Scholarship through their MyJaxState account, under “Financial Aid Self Service” by selecting the 2025-2026 Award Year. Merit Scholarships for continuing students will be renewed after the Spring 2025 semester!

Need Some Help?

Cocky Chats

Join a "Cocky Chat" to engage in on-demand virtual conversations with our staff! You will be asked to provide an email address to book the meeting. We will send additional meeting details and access information to that address. We can't wait to chat with you virtually!

FAFSA Days

FAFSA days will be held at the TMB Auditorium from 10 am- 2 pm. We will have staff onsite to assist students with completing the FAFSA. Dates are:

  • February 4, 10, 12, 18, 20, 24, 26
  • March 3, 5, 11, 18, 20

FAFSA Help Session

Need help filling out the FAFSA? Schedule a FAFSA Help Session to get one-on-one help completing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid with a trained Financial Aid Staff member in 103 Angle Hall. 

FAFSA Nights

FAFSA nights will be held at Merrill Hall 109 from 4 pm- 7 pm. We will have staff onsite to assist students with completing the FAFSA. Dates are:

  • February 4, 13, 25
  • March 18

Visit Us

No appointment needed! Visit our office in 107 Angle Hall. Our office hours are Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm.

Contact Us

Have a question regarding your financial aid? Call us at 256-782-5006 or email us at finaid@jsu.edu and a staff member from our office will be happy to assist you.

Learn More

You could be surprised to find out how affordable college may be – the only way to know is to file the FAFSA. Check out studentaid.gov to get started now, learn more about how financial aid works and explore options for paying for college.

The FAFSA also now has its own YouTube channel!