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Funding Your Education 1997-98Deadlines and Verification |
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What deadlines do I have to meet to get aid?Whether you apply electronically or by mail, the CPS must receive your paper Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or your FAFSA Express transmission and signature page/signed Student Aid Report (SAR) by June 30, 1998 for the 1997-98 school year. If your FAFSA is not received by that date or your FAFSA Express transmission and signature are not received by that date, your application will not be processed, and you won't get any federal aid. Each school sets its own deadlines for students to apply for aid from our campus-based programs (FSEOG, FWS, and Federal Perkins Loans) and for applying for its own aid. The deadlines will usually be much earlier than our June 30, 1998 deadline for filing a FAFSA. Check with the school for these deadlines. Also, states have their own deadlines for applying for state aid. Check with your state agency to find out what deadlines you have to meet. You might miss out on aid from these programs if you don't apply early. There is also a deadline for submitting a valid SAR to your college's or career school's financial aid office. A valid SAR is complete and needs no corrections. Check with your college or career school for information on this deadline. As stated previously, if you applied electronically through your college or career school, you will receive a SAR Information Acknowledgement instead of a SAR. In this case, there is a deadline for your school to receive a valid electronic record. (Your school will automatically get a record if you apply electronically through the school.) You may need to go to the financial aid office to certify that all the information on your electronic record is correct or to provide additional information if your school requests it. Again, check with your school for more information on applicable deadlines. If your application is selected for verification, your school may ask you to document that your SAR or electronic record is complete and correct. What is verification?Verification is a process the Department of Education uses to make sure that the information applicants report is accurate. This prevents ineligible students from receiving aid by reporting false information, and it ensures that eligible students receive all of the aid they are qualified for. Each year, we select a group of FAFSAs for verification. Some of these applications are selected because of inconsistent information; others are chosen at random. Some colleges and career schools also choose applications for verification. In either case, a student whose application is selected must give his or her financial aid office certain documentation to show that the information on the FAFSA is correct. The sooner you verify your information, the sooner you'll be able to receive financial aid if you're eligible. If selected, you must provide your school with the required proof by August 31, 1998 or within 60 days after your last date of enrollment for 1997-98, whichever is earlier. If you don't meet this deadline, you won't receive aid from the Department, and you might not get aid from other sources.
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