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To receive financial assistance, it is recommended that you first complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA). Most scholarships require a completed FAFSA.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is FREE to fill
out. If a website asks for payment, you are on the wrong website. Visit
www.fafsa.gov for the option to file the FAFSA electronically or to fill
out a paper form (it is highly recommended to file the FAFSA
electronically for quicker processing).
You will need these documents to complete your FAFSA:
9 Your Social Security Number (it is important that you enter it correctly on the FAFSA)
9 Your parents’ Social Security Numbers (if you are considered a dependent student)
9 Your driver’s license number (if applicable)
9 Your alien registration number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
9 Federal tax information or tax returns, including IRS W-2 information, for you (and your spouse, if you are
married), and for your parents if you are a dependent student:
o IRS 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ
o Foreign tax return, or
o Tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau
9 Records of your untaxed income, such as child support received, interest income, and veterans non-
education benefits, for you, and for your parents if you are a dependent student
9 Information on savings and checking account balances; investments, including stocks and bonds and real
estate, but not including the home in which you live; and business and farm assets for you, and for your
parents if you are a dependent student
Keep copies of these records as you might need them again. D
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send any records to the campus unless it is
requested by the campus.