Applying for Financial Aid
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Applying for Financial Aid
NOTE to Alverno Students: It is time to apply for your financial aid for the 2011-2012 academic year. Prepare to file your 2011-2012 FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) by printing and completing the 2011-2012 FOTW worksheet. The questions appear in the same order as the questions on the 2011-2012 FAFSA on the Web. Complete the worksheet based on information from your paycheck records, end-of-January W2s, and last year’s tax documents. Once the worksheet is completed, follow the steps listed below to file your FAFSA and your 2011-2012 Financial Aid Annual Form for the upcoming 2011-2012 academic year. Do not take the chance of losing out on financial aid by waiting until you file your tax forms in April.
Estimate, Don’t Be Late!
The following steps will make it easy for you to complete the financial aid process. Current students can track their progress in completing financial aid through Alverno's Interactive Online (IOL). On the Menu, "Communications - My Documents" will allow you to see which documents the Financial Aid Office has received and which documents are still needed.
- Apply online for a Federal Personal Identification Number (PIN number) at www.pin.ed.gov. This PIN will allow you to electronically sign federal documents, loan applications, etc. Dependent students and their parents should acquire a PIN number to make these processes easier.
Dependent vs. Independent Student Definition
Federal regulations require that all students who answer "NO" to all of the following statements are considered dependent students:
- I will be 24 years old by January 1st of the school year I am applying for
- I am married at the time of completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- I am a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces
- I will be in a graduate degree program
- I have children or dependents for whom I provide more than half of their support
- I am an orphan or ward of the court
- I am homeless and can document this by one of the following: the McKinney-Vento Act school district liaison; U.S. Dept. of HUD; or Runaway & Homeless Youth Act program director.
- Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Use Alverno's Federal Code (003832) in Step 6 to assure that the results are sent to our Financial Aid Office.
The priority deadline for submission of all financial aid documents is March 15. After that date, the FAFSA should be completed as soon as possible.
- Complete the 2011-2012 Financial Aid Annual Form available from the Admissions and the Financial Aid Offices, or print out the following form: 2011-12 Financial Aid Annual Form (IAPP) (pdf).
- Review the Student Aid Report (SAR) that you will receive two to five days after submitting the FAFSA. Contact the Financial Aid Office if you find errors. Alverno College will receive an Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) after you file a FAFSA. An ISIR is the same as a SAR.
- Respond to any follow-up requests for additional information from the Financial Aid Office. Students may be asked to submit copies of federal tax returns used in completing the FAFSA, a verification form or other supporting information/documentation. Verification forms can be printed out from below.
2011-12 Dependent Verification Form (pdf)
2011-12 Independent Verification Form (pdf) - Continuing students are notified by e-mail and postcard that their award is ready to view on IOL beginning in March. New students are sent an award packet upon acceptance. Additional information regarding the award letter for continuing students can be found by reviewing the Financial Aid Handbook (pdf).
