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To receive consideration for
Federal Financial Aid and the HOPE
Scholarship
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You may complete the
electronic version of the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) found at
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
You may request a paper FAFSA
if you do not have computer access. These
may be obtained from the Georgia College &
State University
Financial Aid Office located
in 103 Parks Hall.
A PIN from the U.S. Department of Education
serves as your identifier to let you access
your personal information in various U.S.
Department of Education systems. It's like
the Personal Identification Number that you
get from your bank that enables you to access
your account. Because the PIN serves as an
electronic signature for the FAFSA, it should
not be given to anyone. Both students and
parents will use a PIN to electronically sign
the FAFSA.
PIN Registration
Help in completing the electronic version of
the FAFSA can be found at
HELP.
Click for a listing of
Title IV Codes.
The GCSU Federal School Code is 001602.
To receive consideration for
the HOPE Scholarship Only
If you are only interested in
the HOPE Scholarship you may complete the
Scholarship & Grant Application.
Status of Financial Aid
Application
Students are encouraged to check with the
Financial Aid Office regarding the status of
their application. This may be done by
visiting or telephoning the office or
checking the GCSU PAWS website at
http://paws.gcsu.edu.
Students may check the status of the FAFSA by
using the Department of Education's automated
system (touch tone phone required) at
1-800-4FED-AID (1-800-433-3243) and selecting
option #1. Students who do not wish to use
the automated system or who have a rotary
phone should call (319) 337-5665.
Students may check the status of the FAFSA
online at
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student
Aid.
Verification Procedures
Verification is a process used to check the
accuracy of the information that a student
gives when applying for financial aid. The
selection of an application for verification
does not mean that we believe your
information is incorrect. Some applications
are selected for review on a random basis.
Some applications are selected upon a set of
common edits that check data for consistency
and logic. In some cases, data is checked
against the Social Security Administration
and the Veterans Administration to ensure
that these benefits are being reported
correctly. Finally, data is also checked
against prior applications that have been
submitted to the U. S. Department of
Education. Until the verification process
is complete, no Federal Funds may be
disbursed. If a student seeking a Federal
Stafford Loan or a Federal PLUS Loan and is
selected for verification, the application
cannot be processed until verification is
complete.
The GCSU
Financial Aid Office will
notify students if selected for verification.
Pay particular attention to the listed items
that are requested in the notification
letter.
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Signed copy of student's and
parents' Federal income tax forms;
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Explanation of untaxed
income;
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Birth certificate of
dependent child;
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Dependent or Independent
verification worksheet;
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Marriage license, etc.
Financial Aid Verification
Procedures 2008-2009
(pdf)
Request of Documentation
Explanation 2008-2009
(pdf)
Links to Verification
Worksheets: A Dependent Worksheet is for
students who had to list the parent
information on the FAFSA, which was
determined by the following criteria:
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The student is under 24
years old.
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The student has no
dependents (children) of their own.
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The student is not a veteran
of U.S. Armed Forces.
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The student is not married.
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The student is not working
on a master's or doctorate degree.
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The student is not an orphan
or ward of the court.
Dependent Verification Worksheet 2008-2009
(pdf)
Independent Worksheets are for students who
were not required to list the parent
information on the FAFSA.
Independent Verification
Worksheet 2008-2009
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