{"id":16221,"date":"2025-09-26T09:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/?page_id=16221"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:10:18","slug":"obbba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/obbba\/","title":{"rendered":"The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and Financial Aid\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Financial Aid and Scholarships Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/first-year\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">First-Year Students Aid <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/transfer\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Transfer Students Aid <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/international\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">International Students Aid <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/graduate\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Students Aid<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/current\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Current Students Aid<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/fafsa\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Filing the FAFSA<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/obbba\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Important Financial Aid Changes (2026\u20132027)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/financial-aid-cycle\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">The Financial Aid Cycle<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/financing-options\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Financing Options<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/financial-aid-scholarships\/scholarship-renewal-criteria\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Scholarship Renewal Criteria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-important-financial-aid-changes-for-2026-2027-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-obbba-and-financial-aid-nbsp-nbsp\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Important Financial Aid Changes for 2026\u20132027:<\/strong> The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and Financial Aid&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In accordance with the recent reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the Butler University Office of Financial Aid is providing important updates that will affect the financial aid of prospective and current Butler University undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our financial aid staff are committed to helping students and families navigate these changes while staying informed of policy updates to ensure students receive the most accurate and up to date information and guidance. As the U.S. Department of Education releases guidance, Butler will continue to monitor changes and developments and share timely information with students and the campus community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/the-obbba\/#loan-changes\">Student and Parent Loan Changes<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/the-obbba\/#fafsa \">FAFSA Form Changes<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/the-obbba\/#fafsa \">Pell Eligibility Changes<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/admission-aid\/the-obbba\/#repayment\">Repayment Options for Borrowers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"loan-changes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student and Parent Loan Changes&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tParent PLUS Loan\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All parents (combined) may borrow $20,000 per year per dependent student and a $65,000 aggregate limit per dependent student. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Legacy Provision: If a borrower has a Federal Direct Loan made before July 1, 2026, while the dependent student is enrolled in a credentialed program, the parent can continue to borrow under current loan limits for 3 academic years or the remainder of their dependent student\u2019s expected time to credential, whichever is less,&nbsp;<strong>however the student must remain enrolled in the current plan of study.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tUndergraduate Direct Student Loans \t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Borrowers of the undergraduate subsidized and unsubsidized loans will not see any changes to eligibility or lifetime loan limits under the OBBBA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tSchedule of Reductions (SOR)\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning with the 2026\u201327 academic year, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces a&nbsp;<strong>Schedule of Reductions (SOR)<\/strong>&nbsp;for federal student loans. Students enrolled less than full-time will have their annual Direct Loan eligibility reduced proportionally based on their credit hours enrolled. While students must still be enrolled at least half-time to qualify for federal loans, those taking fewer than a full-time course load will be eligible for a reduced loan amount. Butler University will continue to monitor federal guidance and provide updates as additional information becomes available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reduced Annual Loan Limit Percentage = (Number of Credit Hours Enrolled for the Term\/Number of Credit Hours Considered Full Time for that term for the Program of Study) X 100<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tNew Graduate Loan Limits\u202f\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Starting July 1, 2026:\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Graduate students who are new borrowers <\/strong>may borrow up to $20,500 per year, with a aggregate limit of $100,000.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Professional students<\/strong> <em>(e.g., law and PharmD)<\/em> may borrow up $50,000 per year in Unsubsidized Loans, with a aggregate limit of $200,000.\u202f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you have borrowed an Unsubsidized Loan in your current program of study, you will continue to qualify for the existing Unsubsidized Loan limits along with the Grad PLUS loan <strong>as long as you remain enrolled in that program of study<\/strong>. If you have also borrowed a Grad PLUS loan in your current or existing program you may continue borrowing for an additional three years or the end of your program or whichever comes first.\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> There is a $257,500 lifetime borrowing limit on all federal student loans, excluding Parent PLUS and Graduate PLUS loans.&nbsp;Includes amounts canceled, repaid, forgiven, or discharged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re starting a new Graduate program before July 1, 2026, you may be eligible for the Grad PLUS under the current rules.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tGrad PLUS Loan\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Important news for graduate student borrowers. Certain provisions of the law must still be clarified. The information below is what is interpreted of the changes as of today. Currently, there are no changes to the 2025-2026 academic year.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Grad PLUS Loans Are Being Phased Out<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Starting July 1, 2026, new borrowers will no longer be eligible for the Federal Direct Grad PLUS Loan.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Exception: If you are <strong>enrolled in a current program and have borrowed a<\/strong> <strong>Grad PLUS before July 1, 2026<\/strong>, you will still be able to access a Grad PLUS loan for up to three additional years or until your program ends (whichever comes first)\u202f<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>This legacy provision only applies to loans borrowed for your current program. If you have borrowed a Grad PLUS for a previous program and start a new one after July 1, 2026, you will <strong>not<\/strong> be eligible for the loan in your new program.\u202f&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"fafsa\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAFSA Form &amp; Pell Eligibility Changes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following changes go into effect <strong>July 1, 2026<\/strong>. Changes will be applied to the 2026-2027 award year<strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tFAFSA Asset Exemption\u00a0\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning with the 2026\u20132027 award year, the Student Aid Index (SAI) asset calculation will exclude the following from current net worth of business and farms and should not be reported as assets on the FAFSA form:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The net worth of a\u202ffamily-owned business\u202fwith 100 or fewer full-time (or full-time equivalent) employees.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The net worth of a\u202ffarms on which the family resides.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The net worth of a\u202fcommercial fishing business\u202fand related expenses, owned and controlled by a family.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tFull Cost of Attendance (COA) Scholarships\/Grants\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effective July 1, 2026, students who receive grants or scholarships from non-federal sources covering their entire cost of attendance (COA) are ineligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant, even if otherwise eligible for the program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tForeign Income and Pell Eligibility \t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning with the 2026-2027 award year, the foreign earned income exclusion amount reported on the FAFSA form will be added to the adjusted gross income (AGI) when determining Federal Pell Grant eligibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tStudents with High SAIs \t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning with the 2026-2027 award year, an applicant with a Student Aid Index (SAI) equal to or greater than twice the maximum Federal Pell Grant award amount for the award year is ineligible for a Federal Pell Grant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the 2026\u20132027 award year, this threshold is $14,790.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This limit does not apply to students who qualify for a Federal Pell Grant under the Special Rule (dependents of certain deceased service members and Public Safety Officers).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"repayment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Repayment Options for Borrowers&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new law introduces several important changes to student and parent loan repayment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP)\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Income-Based Plan: The Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>RAP monthly payments are calculated based on Adjusted Gross Income (AGI).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$10 minimum monthly payment is required, and a borrower&#8217;s RAP monthly payment is based on their AGI and number of dependents.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Income and dependents are calculated separately for married borrowers who filed taxes separately from their spouses.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Borrowers who don&#8217;t have an AGI or whose AGI doesn&#8217;t reasonably reflect the borrower&#8217;s current income are required to provide the U.S. Department of Education (ED) with documentation to calculate their monthly payments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tNew Borrowers  \t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A standard repayment plan with fixed monthly payments and fixed terms ranging from 10 to 25 years based on the amount borrowed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tCurrent Borrowers \t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div 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