International Students Should Use the US Financial Aid Form

FILE - In this April 28, 2016, file photo, students walk by the James Branch Cabell Library on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va.

The recently overhauled Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, doesn’t give many international students federal money.

But it can be used to apply for many other kinds of aid, including merit scholarships. Jennifer Calonia explains in Forbes Advisor (January 2024)