FAFSA Application

 

Apply for student financial aid to help finance the cost of your college education. To receive student financial aid, you need to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every school year. This form is available on the Web so that you may complete and submit your financial aid application electronically. Using a PIN, you may go back to edit a financial aid application.

First Time Applicants (from the FAFSA website):

1. Print and complete a FAFSA on the Web Worksheet
2. Tell us if you want to sign your application electronically using your U.S. Department of Education Personal Identification Number (PIN).
3. If you are a dependent student, one of your parents will also have to sign your application. Your parent can sign electronically with a PIN, too. A PIN is not required to fill out and submit a FAFSA but using a PIN is the fastest way to sign your application. The process of obtaining a PIN is easy. Students and Parents should apply for a PIN at www.pin.ed.gov. Note: You will not receive your PIN on the same day that you apply for it, so apply for a PIN right away!

Federal Student Financial Aid Deadlines

2008-2009 School Year (July 1st, 2008 - June 30th, 2009)

FAFSA on the Web, Renewal FAFSA on the Web, and applications must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, June 30, 2009. Corrections on the Web forms must be submitted by midnight Central Daylight time, September 15, 2009.

Documents Needed (from the FAFSA website)

For the 2008-2009 school year, you will need the following financial information.

• Your Social Security Number (can be found on Social Security card)
• Your driver’s license (if any)
• Your 2007 W-2 Forms and other records of money earned
• Your (and your spouse’s, if you are married) 2007 Federal Income Tax Return - IRS Form 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, foreign tax return, or tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau
• Your parents’ 2007 Federal Income Tax Return (if you are a dependent student)
• Your most recent bank statements
• Your most recent business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond, and other investment records
• Your alien registration number or permanent residence card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)

To organize your information, print and complete a FAFSA on the Web Worksheet before you begin entering your information online. Keep these records! You may need them again. Do not mail your records with your signature page. The financial aid process can take as long as four weeks, so get started early.