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FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA)

The Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA) has undergone significant changes in 2024, leading to delayed start to the FAFSA filing process and increasing the wait times for families to receive aid award packages from colleges. 西南浸信会 University is working to minimize the impact of these delays on families by providing timely updates and tips for navigating the new FAFSA.

Thanks to the updates made to the FAFSA, it isn’t as complicated or time-consuming as it seems or has been in the past: in fact, nearly 2/3 of the questions have been eliminated on the newly designed form, and there are many you don’t even have to answer 独自一人! 用不了多久你就能 catch up on your Instagram feed - and with only a few pieces of information - you can take the critical first step in getting the money you need to attend college!

To receive any state or federal financial aid for which you may qualify, you 必须 填妥及递交 Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA).

  1. 完成FAFSA 免费的 using the official FAFSA website at http://studentaid.gov / h /申请Aid/ fafsa
  2. Indicate SBU on your FAFSA using SBU's FAFSA school code: 002502
  3. SBU建议的FAFSA截止日期: 2月1日 即将到来的学年
  4. To be considered for the Access Missouri Grant Program, undergraduate students 必须 have a FAFSA received date on or before April 1

Once SBU receives your FAFSA results, a personalized financial aid package will be put together for you and a financial aid award letter will be mailed indicating 你的经济援助资格. 你的 宝博体育顾问 will help you through this process and work with you to create a financial aid package 这对你有用.

The Department of Education is planning to send colleges FAFSA information in March, and SBU is planning to release financial aid awards in April.

NEW FAFSA Filing Kit: Everything You Need to Fill Out the FAFSA

Filing the FAFSA isn’t as complicated or time-consuming as it seems: in fact, nearly 2/3 of the questions have been eliminated on the newly designed form, and there are many you don’t even have to answer 独自一人! 用不了多久你就能 catch up on your Instagram feed - and with only a few pieces of information - you can take the critical first step in getting the money you need to attend college!

Here’s a checklist of everything you and your parent need to fill 出, sign and submit 联邦助学金免费申请表:

  • You and your parent’s Social Security numbers. 如果你不是美国人.S. 公民却堕落了 into one of thecategories that make you eligible for federal financial aid, you’ll 我也需要你的a号. If yourparent doesn’t have a Social Security Number, that’s ok - just provide their mailing address.
  • Driver’s license (if you have one).
  • List of schools to which you want to send the FAFSA. 从今年开始，你可以上市了 最多20个! They’ll automatically receive your FAFSA results electronically, and use them to determine the types and amounts of financial aid you may receive.
  • If applicable, other records of money earned, and records of the value of student and parents assets and investments (not including retirement funds).

In previous years, you would have needed your and your parents’ federal income tax returns for the “prior-prior” year. But now, federal tax information (FTI) will automatically populate in your FAFSA once you and your parent(s) have provided consent. 少了一个 必须要做的事!

想知道更多吗?? Check 出 the Federal Student 援助 YouTube channel for more info on the big changes to the FAFSA that make it easier and faster to fill 出. 你的 school’s financial aid office will help you with any questions you have at any time in the process, so don’t hesitate to contact them as well.

Our 财政援助办公室 will work with you to ensure you have access to the resources 你需要支付大学学费. Our goal is to make sure all qualified applicants can 在这里投资教育.

If you have any questions ab出 financial aid, need help filling 出 the FAFSA or encounter special financial circumstances your family is experiencing, please call 电话:(804)123-5678或发电子邮件给我们.

Don’t forget to list our FAFSA Code:  002502

奖学金和经济援助

你的 personalized financial aid package will include all financial aid for which you 合格，可能包括:

  • SBU scholarships (academic, athletic, church-related, performance-based or privately 资助奖)
  • State-funded and federal-funded grants
  • 学生贷款
  • Federal college work study program

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