In the final days before the state deadline schools are scrambling to help students complete the form. But they face a critical barrier: They don’t know who has filed the application and who hasn't.

Indiana high school seniors are struggling to complete the new version of the FAFSA and some fear that the financial aid fiasco will prevent students from attending college at all.

Problems with the rollout of a new form has prevented many colleges from offering financial aid packages and left students confused about how much aid they're eligible to receive as important deadlines roll by.

This Sunday financial aid professionals will be volunteering at 40 locations across the state to help students and families complete the application.

School districts and community organizations are receiving the grants to help students apply for financial aid.

The FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is critically important for students seeking state and federal funds for college. The forms June 30 deadline is quickly approaching, but there are many places for students and their families to go for help.

Indiana students could soon be required to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a shift that supporters say could give students more money to go to college and convince more of them to enroll in higher education in the first place.

Indiana lawmakers want more students to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, but can't agree how to get there.

Experts call the FAFSA the most important financial aid form for students planning to attend colleges or universities, but filing rates have continued to lag in recent years.

The application is used to determine federal financial aid, but the state also uses FAFSA for consideration of several aid programs.