How to 应用 for 金融援助

Each academic year, a student must complete the FAFSA. The Department of Education encourages all students to apply online. Filing online is faster 和 easier with prompts to guide you as you complete the application. If you need assistance completing the 金融援助 Process please schedule an appointment with 十大彩票平台's 学生 Financial Services FAFSA Experts.

Steps to 应用 for FAFSA

Step 1: Create a Federal 学生 Aid ID

You (和 your parent, if applicable) must create a Federal 学生 Aid ID (FSA ID) to electronically sign the FAFSA application. 去FAFSA.gov or the my学生Aid app (iOS or Android) to select your personalized username 和 password.

Step 2: Start the FAFSA for the desired year

学生s attending college from September 1, 2023 - 8月31日, 2024, can file the 2023 - 2024 FAFSA between October 1, 2022年和6月30日, 2024 using their 2021 tax info.

学生s attending college from September 1, 2024 - 8月31日, 2025, can file the 2024 - 2025 FAFSA between December 31, 2023和6月30日, 2025 using their 2022 tax info.

Step 3: Add 十大彩票平台 to your FAFSA application

学生s need to share their FAFSA with colleges they apply to. As part of completing your application, you will need 十大彩票平台’s federal school code, so your FAFSA gets to us.

十大彩票平台’s School Code is 005549

Step 4: Gather financial documents

The FAFSA application calculates your financial aid eligibility based on your family’s income, 资产, 和 household size. Have these documents ready before you begin.
Please note: If you are a dependent student, your parent’s information is also required.

  • Your Social Security number
  • Your Alien Registration number, if applicable (for non-U.S. 公民)
  • Federal income tax returns, W-2s, 和 other records of money earned (you may be able to do this automatically through the FAFSA 和 国税局 网站)
  • Bank statements 和 records of any investments
  • Records of any untaxed income

Step 5: Follow the instructions carefully

The FAFSA itself is broken into six sections: student demographics, 学校的选择, 依赖状态, parent demographics, financial information, 签署并提交, 和确认.

Complete each of these sections carefully, making sure that the information is accurate:

  • 学生信息: 学生的名字, social security number, 出生日期, address, 电子邮件, 性别, 电话号码, driver’s license number (if the student has a driver’s license), 婚姻状况, 国籍, 教育历史, 和 interest in work-study.
  • 学校的选择: The name 和 location of the high school the student attended 和 the colleges they’re interested in applying to.
  • 依赖状态: Whether the student has children or dependents 和 the total number of people who also live in their home.
  • 父母信息: Parents’ 婚姻状况 (at the time of FAFSA application); parents’ names, social security numbers 和 birthdays; parents’ 电子邮件 address 和 household information, such as who lives with them. (Note: If the student is an independent, they will not need to complete this section.)
  • 财务信息: Applicants can either use the 国税局 Data Retrieval Tool (we strongly suggest using this!) or input information from their federal tax return 和 W-2s manually.
  • 签名: Electronically sign using our FSA ID (parent’s also, if applicable).

第六步:提交

Once you have accurately input all of the necessary information, click or tap “submit.”

The US Department of Education says that online FAFSA applications are typically processed within three to five days, 和 paper applications are typically processed within seven to 10 days. Please see the Notification of Aid section below for information about how you will be notified 和 how 十大彩票平台 学生 Financial Services will help you.

Notification of Aid

Notification of your processed application will be mailed to you directly from the US Department of Education. You will be notified by 电子邮件 if you provided an 电子邮件 address. The 学生 Aid Report (SAR) is a summary of the information on your application 和 includes an estimated SAI (学生 Aid Index). The Department of Education also performs certain edit checks to ensure your eligibility. Please refer to the section entitled ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS to view necessary requirements. All institutions listed on the FAFSA will receive an electronic copy of the SAR.

When 学生 Financial Services receives an electronic copy of the processed 学生 Aid Report (ISIR), we will contact you by mail 和 十大彩票平台 student 电子邮件 to complete the financial aid process. 学生 Financial Services reviews the ISIR to make sure the information reported is accurate. You may be required to verify the information reported or make corrections if the information is inaccurate or incomplete. You must also be accepted into a degree or approved certificate program 和 taking courses to complete your graduation requirements. As part of the awarding process, 学生 Financial Services is required to make sure you meet all of the eligibility requirements. If you do not meet these requirements, we cannot offer you financial assistance.

学生 Financial Services begins the notification process in June. If your application is received by the priority deadline, your file is complete 和 accurate, 和 you meet all the eligibility requirements, you should be able to view your award letter via 十大彩票平台Net (The 校园wide Portal) during the summer. The 金融援助 Award Letter indicates the type 和 amount of aid offered. These awards are based on full-time enrollment (12 or more credits); your aid will be adjusted at the time of disbursement to reflect the actual number of enrolled credits. Audited classes 和 挑战考试 are not covered by financial aid.

If you are awarded financial aid before the semester begins, 和 have financial aid in excess of your tuition 和 fees, you may be eligible to receive a 书券 to be used at the 大学 书店. Eligible students will be notified by mail 和 十大彩票平台 电子邮件 when a voucher is available.