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The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the  for financial assistance from federal or state programs. Assistance is available as grants, loans, work-study and scholarships, depending on eligibility. The FAFSA needs to be completed every year you plan to attend and receive financial aid.

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To prepare for the FAFSA, review Federal Student Aid鈥檚

Scholarships are a great way to help reduce your out-of-pocket expenses for the cost of your education. 麻豆原创 and the 麻豆原创 Foundation offer many scholarships opportunities.

Note: The Foundation scholarship applications period for fall semesters is generally Feb. 1-March 15. Students who wish to continue receiving scholarships in the Spring semester will need to reapply during the spring application period, which is generally from Sept. 15-Oct. 15.

The financial aid office may need to request additional information. On average, 15% of students may need to submit additional documentation. Don鈥檛 worry. This does not mean you did anything wrong. You can view any requested documentation through your

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• Dependency Override Appeal: In a limited number of situations, students that would otherwise be required to submit parent information may be able to submit their FAFSA and receive financial aid without it because of their . The FAFSA will provide a student in this situation with a provisional Student Aid Index (SAI) and the student must follow up with 麻豆原创鈥檚 Financial Aid office for review of their dependency status and confirmation of the unusual circumstances that were not adequately considered. Dependency overrides are considered on a case-by-case basis. To ensure fairness and compliance with federal, state and university regulations, there are limits to the circumstances 麻豆原创 can consider.
• Student Aid Index (SAI) Appeal: If you or your family have experienced significant changes in income or have expenses that are not reflected in the FAFSA, your special circumstances may be eligible for a professional judgment. A professional judgment allows a financial aid office to adjust certain elements on the FAFSA to account for special circumstances that have not been adequately considered.
  
  Special circumstances are considered on a case-by-case basis and to ensure fairness and compliance with federal, state and university regulations, there are limits to the circumstances we can consider. Because of funding limits, please be aware that a recalculation of your financial aid eligibility does not guarantee any additional financial aid will be offered to you.

Below are a few examples of the unusual circumstances 麻豆原创 can consider and the supporting documentation needed for review.

Below are a few examples of the special circumstances 麻豆原创 can consider and the supporting documentation needed for review. Note: This list is not inclusive. If you have a situation that is not listed, contact 麻豆原创鈥檚 Financial Aid Office.

We understand this can be a difficult time and uncomfortable to discuss, but we ask that you notify 麻豆原创鈥檚 Financial Aid office. You can complete either form below with supporting documentation and email it to finaid@kish.edu or drop it off in person at the Financial Aid office in C2100

• Dependency Override Form
• SAI Appeal Form

An FSA ID is a username and password you must use to log in to certain U.S. Department of Education (ED) websites. Your FSA ID identifies you as someone who has the right to access your own personal information on ED websites such as the FAFSA.

If you are a parent of a dependent student, you will need your own FSA ID if you want to sign your child鈥檚 FAFSA electronically. If you have more than one child attending college, you will use the same FSA ID to sign all applications. Please note that each FSA ID user must have a unique email address.

Your FSA ID is used to sign legally binding documents electronically. It has the same legal status as a written signature. Do not give your FSA ID to anyone 鈥� not even to someone helping you fill out the FAFSA. Sharing your FSA ID could put you at risk of identity theft.

To create or retrieve a forgotten FSA ID, visit .

Your dependency status determines whose information you must report when you fill out the FAFSA.

• If you are a dependent student, you will report your and your parents鈥� information.
• If you are an independent student, you will report your own information (and, if you鈥檙e married, your spouse鈥檚).
• Your answers to questions on the FAFSA determine whether you are considered a dependent or independent student.
• Not living with parents or not being claimed by them on tax forms does not make you an independent student for purposes of applying for federal student aid.
• If you have no contact with your parents and don鈥檛 know where they live, or you have left home due to an abusive situation, fill out the FAFSA and then immediately get in touch with our office to further discuss your situation and options available to you.

A parent means your legal (biological or adoptive) parent or a person that the state has determined to be your legal parent. A stepparent is considered a parent if they have adopted you. Stepparents who have not adopted you will be identified as a parent spouse.

Question 1: Are your biological or adoptive parents married to each other?

• If Yes 鈥� Your parents鈥� marital status is married (not separated), and both of your parents鈥� information must be included on the FAFSA form. If your parents did not file taxes jointly, then both of your parents are contributors. Their individual information, consent and approval, and signatures will be required on the FAFSA form. If your parents filed taxes jointly, only one parent is required as a contributor and will report information for both parents.
• If No 鈥� Answer Question 2

Question 2: Do your biological or adoptive parents live together?

• If Yes 鈥� Your parents鈥� marital status is unmarried (both legal parents living together), and both of your parents are contributors, even if they were never married, are divorced, or are separated. Their individual information, consent and approval, and signatures will be required on the FAFSA form.
• If No 鈥� Answer Question 3

Question 3: Did one parent provide more financial support than the other over the past 12 months?

• If Yes 鈥� The individual information, consent and approval, and signature of the parent who provided more financial support over the past 12 months will be required on the FAFSA form, and this parent will be identified as a contributor.
• If No 鈥� The individual information, consent and approval, and signature of the parent who has the greater income and assets will be required on the FAFSA form, and this parent will be identified as a contributor.

Question 4: Has this parent married/remarried?

• If Yes 鈥� Your parent鈥檚 marital status is married/remarried. Your stepparent will also be identified as a contributor on the FAFSA form if they do not file their taxes jointly with your parent.
• If No 鈥� Your parent鈥檚 marital status is single (never married), separated, divorced or widowed. An additional parent will not be identified as a contributor.

 

 

Note: Dependent students are required to report parent information on the FAFSA form, and in most cases, a parent will be identified as a contributor for these students. All contributors are required to provide their information, signature, and consent and approval to have their federal tax information transferred directly from the IRS into the FAFSA form. Being a contributor on the FAFSA form does not mean an obligation to pay for the student鈥檚 education.

Contact 麻豆原创鈥檚 Financial Aid office at finaid@kish.edu or 815-825-9328 or visit our office at C2100.

The Alternative Application is available to Illinois residents who are not able to complete the FAFSA due to citizenship status or inability to register for selective service. To see if you qualify, complete the