FAFSA correction button greyed out - can't click to edit submission summary

The same thing happened to me! The greyed out button is super annoying. Try clicking on the actual FAFSA form number first (should be on the left side of your dashboard), then look for "View or Print" option. From there, I found another way to access the correction page that actually worked. The whole system is so glitchy this year.

sometime u gotta wait 3 days after submissin before corrections are allowed. the system needs to process ur app first before letting u make changes. happened to my brother too

This is actually a known issue with the new FAFSA system. The correction button remains greyed out if: 1. Your school has already downloaded your FAFSA information 2. You have a pending Professional Judgment review 3. Your SAI calculation is still in progress The solution depends on which scenario applies to you. If it's #1, you need to contact your school's financial aid office directly to make corrections. If it's #2 or #3, you need to wait until those processes complete. Also, for housing changes specifically, many schools require you to notify them directly rather than changing it on FAFSA, as housing status changes don't always affect your SAI calculation but do affect your cost of attendance at the school level.

i had this EXACT problem last week!!! SO FRUSTRATING!!! i spent like 3 hours trying to figure it out and kept getting errors!!! the website is HORRIBLE this year with all the changes!!

Have you tried clearing your cache and cookies? I had a similar issue where many buttons on StudentAid.gov weren't working properly. After clearing my browser data and restarting, it suddenly started working. Sometimes the site gets stuck with old session data that prevents the interactive elements from working properly.

I just went through this last month! If your FAFSA shows as "Processed" but the correction button is still greyed out, you probably need to call FSA directly to have them reset something on their end. I spent forever trying to fix it myself before I finally called. I used Claimyr to reach someone at Federal Student Aid without the ridiculous hold times (got connected in about 10 mins instead of the 2+ hours I waited before). Their site is claimyr.com and they have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ Once I got through to an agent, they confirmed it was a system issue on their end and fixed it while I was on the call. I was able to make my corrections immediately after hanging up.

The agent told me it's a common issue with the new system where the form status and the correction permission get out of sync. Apparently the new FAFSA platform has several known bugs they're still working through. She also mentioned that housing changes specifically might need to be handled differently - for some schools you need to contact them directly rather than changing it in FAFSA.

Did you ever get this fixed? I'm having the EXACT same issue now and it's stressing me out!

Just to add some official information here: The Federal Student Aid office has acknowledged several technical issues with the FAFSA correction functionality. If your SAI has already been calculated and your form shows as processed, but the correction button is still inactive, you should: 1. First contact your school's financial aid office - many can make certain corrections on their end 2. If they direct you back to FAFSA, then contact Federal Student Aid directly 3. For housing changes specifically, most schools have their own internal processes Also worth noting that once schools have downloaded your FAFSA data, some corrections must be made through them rather than directly on StudentAid.gov. This is part of the new system architecture and not necessarily a glitch.

Great to see this got resolved! For anyone else running into this issue, I'd recommend starting with your school's financial aid office like Liam did. I've noticed that many FAFSA correction issues this year are actually due to schools having already downloaded the data, which triggers different correction procedures. The new system definitely needs better error messaging - a simple "Contact your school's financial aid office" would be so much more helpful than just a greyed-out button!

I'm so glad I found this thread! I'm a college freshman and just ran into this exact same issue with the greyed out correction button. Reading through everyone's experiences has been incredibly helpful - I had no idea that schools downloading your FAFSA data could affect your ability to make corrections directly on the website. I was starting to panic thinking there was something wrong with my application. I'm going to contact my school's financial aid office first thing Monday morning. It's really reassuring to know this is a common issue and not something I did wrong. Thanks to everyone who shared their solutions!

As someone who just joined this community and is navigating FAFSA for the first time, this thread has been incredibly eye-opening! I had no idea there were so many technical issues with the new system this year. The fact that schools downloading your data can lock you out of making corrections directly is something I never would have known without reading everyone's experiences here. It's really helpful to see the step-by-step solutions people found - starting with the school's financial aid office seems to be the key. Thanks to everyone who shared their struggles and successes. It's reassuring to know there's such a supportive community here to help newcomers like me navigate these confusing processes!