1 .准备
Gather all the documents you will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The 2024-2025 FAFSA utilizes your 2022 tax information. The student and each contributor to the FAFSA form must provide consent and approval to the access, 信息披露, and use of Federal Tax 信息rmation (FTI) by the IRS to the Department of Education.
我们理解一些家庭的感受, the tax year that applies to the FASFSA doesn’t accurately reflect your current financial situation. If you have experienced a reduction in income contact each of the schools to which you’re applying to explain and document the change in income. 学校 have the ability to assess your situation and adjust your FAFSA, if warranted.
步骤2 -完成
尽早提交文件是关键! We strongly encourage our students to complete the FAFSA as early as possible. This will ensure that you have enough time to complete any missing financial aid documents or make any necessary financial plans for the upcoming school year. FAFSA学校代码:008849.
如果你还没有， 建立联邦学生援助(FSA) 帐户通过设置用户名和密码. 每一个学生, 如果你是一个依赖父母的人, will need an FSA account (also known as an FSA ID) to complete the FAFSA process on fafsa.政府. We recommend creating your account early—even before you’re ready to complete the FAFSA—to avoid delays in the process. 那是因为你 may need to wait up to three days to use your FSA account after creating it.
重要: 不 为他人创建一个FSA账户. That means parents should not create FSA accounts for their children and vice versa. In addition to being against the rules to create an FSA account for someone else, doing so may result in issues signing and submitting the FAFSA and could lead to financial aid delays.
You can find the number on your Social Security card. If you don’t have access to it or you don’t know where it is, you can 申请一张新卡或更换卡 来自社会保障局. 如果你不是美国人.S. 但符合联邦学生援助的另一个 合格标准，你还需要你的外国人登记号码. Both parents and students need this information for the FAFSA.
If you don’t have a driver’s license, don’t worry about this step!
Be sure to add any college you’re considering, even if you haven’t applied or been accepted yet.
The schools you list on your FAFSA will electronically receive your FAFSA results within 3-5 business days. They will use your FAFSA information to determine the types and amounts of financial aid you may receive.
You can list up to 20 schools at a time on your FAFSA.
3 .回顾
When your FAFSA has been processed, you will receive the FASFA Submission Summary (FSS) to review. If necessary, make corrections to your FSS so that the most accurate information is reported.
FAFSA对免税收入提出质疑, 比如子女抚养费和利息收入, 可能适用于你，也可能不适用于你. 关于2024-2025年FAFSA, you’ll report 2022 tax or calendar year information when asked these questions. 查看其他信息.
This section includes savings and checking account balances, 以及股票等投资的价值, 债券, 不动产，不包括你的主要住所. Report the current amounts as of the date you sign the FAFSA form, 而不是报告2022纳税年度的金额.
重要的是: Misreporting the value of investments is a common FAFSA mistake. 请 小心翼翼地 回顾一下什么是，什么不是 学生投资和家长投资 确保你没有多报或少报. You may be surprised by what can (and cannot) be excluded.
4 .回应
Once our office receives your FAFSA we will begin to package you with the financial aid you are eligible to receive. This process generally takes 2-3 weeks to complete and is dependent on all financial aid documents being submitted. 2024-2025年， 请注意，美国.S. Department of Education has not yet released FAFSA information to colleges and universities. PBA expects to receive your FAFSA information in mid-March.
新生须知, please contact your 招生 Counselor with any questions about the process of applying for financial aid.
Current students, please contact the 财政援助办事处 with any questions.
5 .接收
Your aid will be disbursed after the Office of the Registrar completes enrollment verification each semester. Your aid will first be applied to your tuition, fees, and miscellaneous charges. Any remaining aid on your account will be credit balance, or refund. Students receive their refunds approximately one month after classes have started (this is dependent on course enrollment – please contact our office for more information).
与你的 NelNet校园商务 account you can view your account balance, see your account details, and make payments. 单击上面的按钮来设置您的首选项!
All student account refunds will be issued via direct deposit to your bank account OR a physical check. 如果您不选择付款方式, the default option will be a check mailed to the legal home address on file; however, please note that physical checks take longer to process. The fastest way to receive your funds is to select Direct Deposit.
要选择退款偏好，请登录您的 NelNet校园商务 今天的账户!
6 .更新
你需要 更新FAFSA application before the beginning of each academic year. 一个学年包括秋季、春季和夏季.
还有其他问题吗??
FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This form is the single most important financial aid gateway. 它会问你关于学生的(和), 如果你不满24岁, the student’s parents’) income and savings to estimate how much aid the student needs. Your FAFSA information is used to award federal grants, 国家拨款, 还有无数大学奖学金, 基金会, 和公司.
访问studentaid.政府 (or get the “My Student Aid” app) to complete the FAFSA. 您将需要您的FSA ID和密码.
We encourage families to complete the FAFSA by March 1 annually.
提交FAFSA后, 您将收到FAFSA提交摘要, 这是你提交的FAFSA数据的摘要. 检查你的摘要是否准确, as this information will be sent to PBA to determine your eligibility. Once our office receives your FAFSA we will begin to package you with the financial aid you are eligible to receive. This process generally takes 2-3 weeks to complete and is dependent on all financial aid documents being submitted.