The FAFSA for the 2021-22 academic year opened on October 1, 2020, and the federal deadline to submit was June 30, 2022. For this application, tax information from 2019 was required. Generally, FAFSA opens every year on October 1 for the upcoming academic year. Specifically, for the academic year 2021-22:
- FAFSA opened: October 1, 2020
- FAFSA federal deadline: June 30, 2022
- Tax year information used: 2019 tax information
This opening schedule applies similarly to other academic years, following the pattern of October 1 opening the year before the academic year starts and tax information from two years prior being reported.
