Indiana students are resisting a national decline in filing for Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

The FAFSA form came out last December, and the U.S. Department of Education has worked through many issues, which has worried higher education leaders, families and students.

Nationally, fewer students are applying for and receiving this important financial aid. But Commission for Higher Education Chief Program Officer Michelle Ashcraft says Indiana students are doing well.

Students from low-income and high-minority high schools submitted more applications this year.

Ashcraft says there’s still time to submit or correct applications.

She says students can reach out to the commission or their college or university for help.