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How to Apply for Financial Aid

Verification of Application Information

The federal government requires the Office of Student Financial Aid to verify information that financial aid applicants report on their FAFSA's. This process is called verification. If you are selected for verification, you will be asked to document that the information you reported on your FAFSA is accurate.

If tax forms and other verification materials are requested, be sure you respond by the deadline date listed on your verification notification so that you receive full consideration for all programs.

Students who submit verification materials after their deadline will not be awarded funds from most need-based institutional scholarship and grant funds or from Federal SEOG, Federal Perkins Loan or Federal Work-Study funds regardless of meeting other deadlines.

It is important to make sure that all tax forms are SIGNED and that each page of the documentation includes THE STUDENT'S NAME AND OSU ID#.

Please allow 2 - 4 weeks for processing following our receipt of ALL required documents. Please note that we will record the actual date we receive your information.  All of your federal and need-based aid will be on hold until verification is resolved.

Documentation

As part of this process you will be asked to provide copies of certain documents. These usually include:

  • your federal tax form and all supporting schedules,
  • your parents' federal tax form (if you are a dependent student),
  • your spouse's federal tax form (if you are married and did not file a joint return),
  • copies of W-2 forms, and
  • verification forms (household information, untaxed income, asset, etc.)

These sometimes include:

  • additional documentation and verification forms relating to your specific situation

 

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