Financial Aid FAFSA

The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The federal government uses this form to determine your eligibility for financial aid, which can include grants, scholarships, work-study and loans. The FAFSA is used to determine how much of this aid you’re eligible for.

Complete the FAFSA form

Information Needed for 2011-2012 FAFSA

1. Your Social Security Number. Be sure it is correct!
2. Your 2010 W-2 Forms and other records of money earned
3. Your (and your spouse´s, if you are married) 2010 Federal Income Tax Return.
   • IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040 EZ
   • Foreign Tax Return, or
   • Tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federal States of Micronesia, or Palau
4. Your Parents´ 2010 Federal Income Tax return (if you are a dependent student)
5. Your 20 untaxed income records
   • Child Support Received/Paid
   • Pensions/Annuities
   • Veterans benefits records
6. Your current bank statements
7. Your current business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond and other investment records
8. Your alien registration or permanent resident card (if you are not a U.S. citizen)