ODESSA, Texas — The University of Texas Permian Basin is holding its 2024 FAFSA/TAFSA night on Feb. 1.
Students who are interested in this resource don't have to or plan to go to UTPB to take advantage of this resource, according to the university.
In 2024, the Department of Education made some updates to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid - also known as FAFSA - for the 2024-2025 school years.
The UTPB Director of Financial Aid Scott Lapinski explained that these changes were made to streamline the process of getting financial aid.
"The changes to FAFSA that the Department of Education made is making it so that more students are more eligible for financial aid," Lapinski said. "We’ve done testing in our system and we have seen a big increase in students that will be eligible for financial aid based on data that we’ve looked at."
Free food will also be provided at the FAFSA night event.
Students are required to bring their W2's for the 2022 year. It is set to take place at the Mesa Building in room 2130. If interested in attending this event, click here to register.