General Questions on Financial Aid
What is student financial aid? Answer>>
How do I apply for financial aid? Answer>>
When should I apply? Answer>>
Why can't I submit my financial aid application before January 1? Answer>>
How soon after January 1 should the FAFSA form be sent in? Is it better to wait until the income tax forms have been completed? Answer>>
Do I have to reapply for financial aid every year? Answer>>
I probably don't qualify for aid. Should I apply for aid anyway? Answer>>
Do I need to be admitted before I can apply for financial aid at a particular university? Answer>>
How do I apply for financial aid? Answer>>
How much aid can I get? Answer>>
What is a Federal Pell Grant? Answer>>
How do I apply for a Pell Grant and other types of need-based aid? Answer>>
When can I expect to receive my PELL money? Answer>>
What is a Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)? Answer>>
Can I receive a Grant If I'm enrolled less than half time? Answer>>
Can I get PELL for remedial courses? Answer>>
Can I get PELL for repeating a course? Answer>>
I got an outside scholarship. Should I report it to the financial aid office? Answer>>
Are work-study earnings taxable? Answer>>
What other sources of financial aid should I check out? Answer>>
Where can I go for more information? Answer>>
Questions on FAFSA
Who can assist me with any FAFSA questions I might have? Answer>>
What should I (the student) do if my family has special circumstances that aren't mentioned in the application? Answer>>
I'm not sure if I want to take out a student loan or work during the school year. What should I enter for the questions asking if I am interested in student loans or work-study? Answer>>
If I live with an aunt, uncle, or grandparent, should that relative's income be reported instead of parental information? Answer>>
If I live with an aunt, uncle, or grandparent, should that relative's income be reported instead of parental information? Answer>>
What if I live with a girlfriend or boyfriend who pays the rent? Answer>>
When is student aid considered income? Answer>>
What's the difference between cash support and in-kind support? Answer>>
If I'm an emancipated minor, am I now independent? Answer>>
If I am in the National Guard or am an active duty military member, am I considered a veteran for purposes of filling out the FAFSA? Answer>>
I'll be filing a tax return this year but I probably won't get around to it until April. How should I answer the financial questions? Should I wait to fill out this form until after I've filed my tax return? Answer>>
If my parents are divorced, whose information do I need? Answer>>
I am entering financial information for my mother and stepfather on the FAFSA. Should I give my father's Social Security Number (SSN) and last name, or my stepfather's? Answer>>
What should you do if the parent with whom you live is remarried and the stepparent refuses to supply information? Answer>>
How does a family decide who should be counted in the household size? Answer>>
My parents separated four months ago. I live with my mother. My parents filed a joint tax return and claimed me as an exemption. Do I report both their incomes, or just my mother's? Answer>>
If I (the student) am separated but filed a joint tax return, how is the information reported? Answer>>
Who qualifies to be counted in the number in college? Answer>>
When Does My School Have to Receive the Results From My Application? Answer>>
What if I don't get a SAR Acknowledgement or SAR, or I need another copy of that form? Answer>>
What is the Data Release Number (DRN)? Answer>>
I sent in my FAFSA over four weeks ago but haven't heard anything. What should I do? Answer>>
Why should I bother to complete the pre-application worksheet rather than just fill in the FAFSA and use that when I apply online? Answer>>
How soon after January 1 should the FAFSA form be sent in? Is it better to wait until the income tax forms have been completed? Answer>>
Do all colleges want me to complete the FAFSA before my parents have completed their taxes? Answer>>
What information do I need to complete a FAFSA accurately? Answer>>
How do Returning or Continuing Students Re-apply? Answer>>
I'm a dependent student, but whose information do I report if my parents are divorced or separated? Answer>>
How do the schools I'm interested in, get my FAFSA results? Answer>>
What do I do with my SAR? Answer>>
What if I later want to add or change schools? Answer>>
How do I make changes or corrections to my Student Aid Report (SAR)? Answer>>
Once my SAR is correct and complete, how do I find out if I'm eligible and what aid I'll receive? Answer>>
My SAR indicates that my application has been selected for "Verification". What is that? Answer>>
What is a PIN and what is it used for? Answer>>
How and when do I get a PIN? Answer>>
How will my PIN be sent to me? Answer>>
I lost my PIN. What should I do? Answer>>
My parents don't support me and won't contribute to my education, so why am I still considered a "dependent" student? Answer>>
Questions on TAP
How do I apply for TAP? Answer>>
How much TAP am I eligible for, and when will I receive it? Answer>>
What are the eligibility requirements? Answer>>
I received TAP last year, do I have to apply again? Answer>>
How much TAP can I receive each semester? Answer>>
For how many semesters can I receive TAP? Answer>>
Can I get TAP for repeating a course? Answer>>
Can I get TAP for remedial courses? Answer>>
Where I could I go for more information about my TAP award? Answer>>
If I am planning on attending college out-of-state should I fill out the TAP application? Answer>>
I don't think that I will be eligible for a TAP grant. Why should I bother to complete the form? Answer>>
I missed the link to the TAP on the Web site when I completed my FAFSA online. Can I get to it any other way? Answer>>
Questions on Work-Study
Are work-study earnings taxable? Answer>>
How do I apply? Answer>>
Where would I work? Answer>>
Can I choose where I would like to work? Answer>>
Can I earn as much money as I want? Answer>>
Am I paid an hourly wage or a salary? Answer>>
How will I be paid? Answer>>
If I am unable to earn my entire award, will I be able to receive the rest of the money? Answer>>
How many credits do I have to take for FWS eligibility? Answer>>
Do I have to stop working if I withdraw from school? Answer>>
I am currently receiving unemployment. Do I have to report FWS earnings to the unemployment office? Answer>>
Are FWS earnings taxable? Answer>>
Why do I have to fill out an I-9 Form? Answer>>
What are the benefits of the FWS program? Answer>>
Questions on Loans
How do I apply for a Perkins or Stafford Loan? Answer>>
Can I cancel my student loan if I change my mind, even if I've signed the promissory note agreeing to the loan's terms? Answer>>
How do my parents apply for a PLUS Loan? Answer>>
Are my parents responsible for my educational loans? Answer>>
If I take a leave of absence, do I have to start repaying my loans? Answer>>
When do I start paying back my student loans? Answer>>
