Important Note: Parents and students should be careful of sites that use FAFSA in their URL. The FAFSA application is FREE. If the site you go to attempts to charge you for the application, you are not at the government’s official site. To be sure you are at the official site, use the links shown above. And, don’t forget your PIN! Both parent and student need separate PINs so that they can electronically sign and access information about their FAFSA application.