如何申请学生资助

Kennesaw State students use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to 申请经济资助. Your FAFSA 应用程序 for the upcoming school year should 将于四月十五日完成.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

  • 的 FAFSA 使用 州政府和联邦政府的援助项目.
  • Be sure to list 正规博彩十大网站排名’s school code on your FAFSA, 001577.
  • 正规博彩十大网站排名's Priority Deadline for FAFSA completion is April 15.
  • You must file a FAFSA each year to be considered for financial aid. 欲了解更多信息，请 查看 FAFSA概述 和 如何填写FAFSA 视频由 US 教育部 office of Federal Student Aid.
  • 使用 IRS数据检索工具 to transfer your tax information to your FAFSA.  如果你 didn't use the IRS数据检索工具 initially, you can go back 和 use the tool to update your info..

Georgia Scholarship/Grant Application (GSFAPPS)

  • 如果你 只希望 to apply for the HOPE or 泽尔·米勒奖学金 Program, you can complete the GSFAPPS应用程序.
  • 正规博彩十大网站排名's Priority Deadline for GSFAPPS completion is March 1. 

Once your 应用程序 has been received, the Office of 奖学金 和 Financial Aid may ask you for additional documents.

Check your 正规博彩十大网站排名 e-mail account often, 和 make sure you submit any additional documents 尽可能快.

提交fafsa GSFAPPS应用程序

验证

验证 is a process m和ated by the U.S. 教育部 to confirm the accuracy of the information provided on the FAFSA. 学生 who are selected for verification will be required to provide certain documents to the Office of 奖学金 和 金融援助 before their financial aid 应用程序 can be processed. Examples of some documents that may be requested include:

  • 所得税记录从 美国国税局
  • Dependent/Independent 验证 Web Form

Other documents may be requested as needed in order to process your financial aid 应用程序. To determine if you need to submit additional documents to the Office of 奖学金 和 金融援助, please log in to 猫头鹰表达, select the 金融援助 tab 和 then click on the View Requirements 和 Submit Documents link. In addition, the Office of 奖学金 和 金融援助 will send you email notifications. Check your 正规博彩十大网站排名 e-mail account often, 和 make sure you submit documents as quickly 尽可能.

提交fafsa 猫头鹰表达

Requesting a re-evaluation of your aid eligibility

Families facing severe financial problems due to job loss, medical expenses, foreclosure or business decline can request a review of their aid eligibility. 这叫做 a 家庭 Contribution Appeal 和 the form to request a review is located on 猫头鹰表达.

Circumstances that will be considered include:
 - Loss of income because of recent unemployment
 - High unreimbursed medical 和/or dental expenses
 -分居或离婚
 -父母或配偶死亡
 -出勤费用

运用专业判断:  Evaluation of financial aid 应用程序s are h和led through a review process using professional judgment by financial aid professionals in the 正规博彩十大网站排名 Office of 奖学金 和 金融援助.  Any request to our office is considered using best professional practices 和 making such a request does not guarantee approval. Financial aid regulations are subject to change through legislation or policy changes by the U.S. 教育部.

请求的时间: All requests will be reviewed as they are received.  You should allow a minimum of three weeks for your request to be reviewed.

All requests for a Professional Judgment must be processed by June 15th for the current academic year, 例如, for the 2021-2022 academic year requests must be processed by June 15, 2022.  Requests received after the June 15th date will not be considered.

依赖项重写

的 law governing Federal Student Aid (Title IV) categorizes students as "dependent" or "independent" based on the premise the student 和 parents have the primary responsibility for meeting the student's educational costs. This premise applies even when the parents 实际上不是在支持学生吗.

的 institution's financial aid administrator is given the statutory authority to exercise "professional judgment" 和 declare a dependent student independent if he or she determines this action would be reasonable in light of documented unusual or 独特的环境.

NOTE: 父母 refusal to contribute financially or unwillingness to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or the student not being claimed on the parent(s)' Federal Tax Return, or the student showing self-sufficiency are not reasons to declare a student independent for Federal Student 金融援助.

然而, some unusual circumstances which qualify as reasons to declare a student independent may include, but are not limited to: parental ab和onment of the student, leaving an abusive family environment which threatens the student's physical/emotional health or safety, or a student's inability to locate parents for a long-term 和 on-going basis.  

学生 may complete the Dependency Override process on 猫头鹰表达. 

All requests for a Dependency Override must be processed by June 15th for the current academic year, 例如, for the 2021-2022 academic year requests must be processed by June 15, 2022.  Requests received after the June 15th date will not be considered.

提交fafsa 猫头鹰表达