The 2025–26 FAFSA form is now open. Please take the steps below to file your FAFSA. It will take about an hour to complete the full form.
Goldey-Beacom College will begin processing your financial aid package once we receive your FAFSA from the federal government. If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office by calling 302-225-6264 or emailing [email protected].
Speak to a Financial Aid Counselor
302-225-6264 [email protected]
The first step is to make sure all contributors have their own StudentAid.gov account/FSA ID. The student and all contributors will need their own accounts, so setting these up in advance will streamline your ability to fill out the FAFSA.
The FAFSA operates with the previous year’s tax information. You’ll fill out the 2025-26 FAFSA using tax information from 2023.
The U.S. Department of Education made many changes and simplifications to the FAFSA last year. Here are some of the main updates:
Some helpful webinars are available to help students and families navigate the 2025-26 FAFSA:
Navigating the 2025-26 FAFSA for Dependent Students
Navigating the 2025-26 FAFSA for Independent Students
Goldey-Beacom College’s Financial Aid Office is also here to answer any questions or help walk you through completing the FAFSA form. Please call us at 302-225-6264 or email [email protected] to receive assistance.
You and any of your contributor(s) must provide this information in order for the Department to determine if you are eligible for federal student aid and which type (e.g., Pell Grant, subsidized or unsubsidized loans) and amount of aid you might be eligible to receive. In addition, many states and colleges use your FAFSA information to determine your eligibility for state and school aid.
When creating a StudentAid.gov account, you and any contributor(s) must provide information such as name, Social Security number (SSN) (or the fact that you/they do not have an SSN), date of birth, address, phone number (optional), and email address. If you or your contributor(s) do not have an SSN, you/they may be required to answer identity questions from TransUnion (such as which of the following is a recent previous address) in order for the Department to fully establish your/their StudentAid.gov account.
When completing the FAFSA form, you will be required to confirm all personal contact information (populated into the FAFSA from your StudentAid.gov account) and enter information such as gender, race/ethnicity, and citizenship status; parent education level; student high school information; financial information including income taxes and whether you or a family member has received other federal benefits such as Medicaid; and what college(s) you would like to receive your FAFSA information.
The Department will share your information with the college(s) you select on your FAFSA form, as well as the state grant agency that is in the state you live in or in which the college(s) you selected is located. This is done to help you get access to any federal, state, or college aid you are entitled to receive.
The Department will also match your information with other federal agencies to help determine your eligibility for benefits (e.g., with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify your SSN and citizenship or with Department of Homeland Security to verify if you are an eligible non-citizen) and with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to obtain your tax information to populate the FAFSA system. If you have a contributor(s) with an SSN, the Department will share their information with the SSA to verify their SSN and with the IRS to obtain their tax information to populate the FAFSA system.
The Department must keep this information for the length of your relationship with the Department. For example, if you receive a loan, the Department will keep your information for the full life of the loan (including all the years you are in repayment) and a period of time thereafter to ensure full closure of your loan and to meet various legal and regulatory requirements. If you receive a Pell Grant, the Department will keep your information to track how much you received in Pell Grants so you do not exceed lifetime limits set by law over the recipient’s lifetime
Whether or not you should fill out a FAFSA form is a decision that you should make with your family. It is important to note that, to the extent that you or a contributor has already provided the Department with information when creating a StudentAid.gov account or previously filling out the FAFSA form, the Department likely still has that information. In such an instance, the Department would only be adding updated information to the Department’s systems (e.g., income information, change in address) were you to submit a new FAFSA form. Moreover, any future changes to how the Department’s data are used or shared could apply to data already in its possession, as well as data it collects after the changes.
With this tool, students can find out how much federal student aid they may be eligible for starting with the 2025–26 award year.
Click here to use the Federal Student Aid Estimator.
To apply for financial aid, complete the 2025–26 FAFSA® form.
To receive consideration for supplemental grant funding, the Financial Aid Office recommends finalizing your FAFSA by the following dates.
Delaware Scholarship Incentive Program
Eligible Delaware residents must be enrolled full-time in a degree program at a Delaware college to receive aid from the Delaware Scholarship Incentive Program. Awards are variable and will not exceed tuition, fees, and books. Students must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before June 15. On January 2, 2025, the ScIP application will become available on the Delaware Department of Education website. Click on the Apply for Scholarships link at the top of the page, choose the ScIP scholarship, and provide your anticipated college enrollment information for the 2025-26 academic year by June 15, 2025.
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency awards grants in varying amounts to eligible students who are Pennsylvania residents attending a Delaware institution of higher education. Goldey-Beacom College is a participating institution with the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Pennsylvania residents seeking funding for a PHEAA grant must file a PHEAA application form and a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The application deadline is June 1.
Eric Johnson
Director of Financial Aid
Azra Ozgul
Financial Aid Office Intern
Mark McGuire
Financial Aid Counselor
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