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. 在线申请更快、更容易，在你完成申请时有提示来指导你. 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, 如果适用的话，必须创建一个联邦学生援助ID (FSA ID)来电子签署FAFSA申请. 去FAFSA.gov或my学生Aid应用程序(iOS或Android)选择您的个性化用户名和密码.

Step 2: Start the FAFSA for the desired year

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.

学生s attending college from September 1, 2025 - 8月31日, 2026, can file the 2025 - 2026 FAFSA between December 1, 2024 (anticipated release date) 和 June 30th, 2026 using their 2023 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

FAFSA申请根据你的家庭收入计算你的经济援助资格, 资产, 家庭规模. Have these documents ready before you begin.
请注意:如果你是一个独立的学生，你的父母的信息也需要.

Your Social Security number
Your Alien Registration number, if applicable (for non-U.S. 公民)
Federal income tax returns, W-2s, 以及其他挣到的钱的记录(你可以通过 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.

仔细填写以下每一部分，确保信息准确无误:

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: 学生就读的高中的名称和地点以及他们有兴趣申请的大学.
依赖状态: 学生是否有子女或家属，以及住在他们家里的总人数.
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. (注:如果学生是独立学生，他们不需要完成这一部分.)
财务信息: 申请人可以使用国税局数据检索工具(我们强烈建议使用该工具)!) 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

一旦你准确地输入了所有必要的信息，点击“提交”.”

美国教育部表示，在线FAFSA申请通常在三到五天内处理完毕, 和 paper applications are typically processed within seven to 10 days. 请参阅下面的援助通知部分，了解如何通知您以及十大彩票平台学生金融服务将如何帮助您.

Notification of Aid

申请处理后的通知将由美国教育部直接邮寄给您. You will be notified by 电子邮件 if you provided an 电子邮件 address. 学生资助报告(SAR)是你申请信息的摘要，包括一个估计的SAI(学生资助指数)。. 教育部也会执行一些编辑检查来确保你的资格. Please refer to the section entitled ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS to view necessary requirements. FAFSA上列出的所有机构都将收到SAR的电子副本.

当学生财务服务收到处理后的学生援助报告(ISIR)的电子副本时, 我们将通过邮件和十大彩票平台学生电子邮件与您联系，以完成财务援助流程. 学生金融服务部审查ISIR，以确保报告的信息准确无误. 您可能需要核实所报告的信息，或在信息不准确或不完整的情况下进行更正. 你还必须被接受进入一个学位或批准的证书课程，并参加课程以完成你的毕业要求. As part of the awarding process, 学生金融服务部门需要确保你符合所有的资格要求. 如果你不符合这些要求，我们无法为你提供经济援助.

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. 当获得代金券时，符合条件的学生将通过邮件和十大彩票平台电子邮件收到通知.