Special Circumstances Request

Saturday, December 02, 2023

Complete this request if you have special circumstances you would like the Financial Aid Office to consider for the 2022-2023 academic year. You must have a 2022-23 FAFSA on file and must not be on Financial Suspension to be eligible for this request. This request is designed for students that are not currently pell eligible.

The U.S. Department of Education defines special circumstances as changes affecting income that result in the tax information reported from 2020 to be significantly higher than income earned either in 2021 or 2022. Typically, these circumstances are considered if they are beyond the student’s (or parents’ if dependent) control.

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*Full Name:

*Student ID:

*Please select the significant circumstance that most relates to your situation:

Change in Job Status (upload below: termination letter, unemployment and/or copy of severance benefits, if applicable)

Loss of Financial Benefits - Child support, Social Security, Disability, Alimony (upload below: documentation indicating the last date of benefits, if possible)

Significant Medical/Dental Expenses *NOTE: You must show you have paid these expenses and as a result, your income has been substantially impacted. (upload below: documents that show the medical/dental expense and receipt of payment)

Separation/Divorce/Death of Spouse after the original completion of the 2022-23 FAFSA (upload below: separation documents, divorce decree, or documentation of spouse death, and individual W2s for 2020)

Other Situation Not List (upload below: documentation supporting/verifying your situation)

*Briefly explain in your own words your special circumstance(s):

Uploading Significant Circumstance Documents

1. All students must complete the 2022-23 Verification Worksheet and provide signed tax returns for 2020 if they have not already done so for the 2022-23 academic year. If you have these documents available, please upload them below.

2. Special circumstances require the Office of Financial Aid to verify your income for 2020 and the circumstances for which your specific circumstance request is based. Additional information is often required to complete the Special Circumstances Request. While not required, providing the upload information listed under your specific circumstance(s) above will allow our office to more easily review your eligibility for special circumstances on the front end.

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Understandings

By submitting this form, I understand the following:

This is a request for special circumstance(s) consideration and not approval of circumstances that will result in additional aid eligibility.
I am responsible for checking my e-mail and providing any additional documentation requested by the Office of Financial Aid in a timely manner.
I must make my own payment arrangements if sufficient financial aid is in place to pay my bill for the current or upcoming semester.

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I understand that typing my full name in this box constitutes a legal signature confirming that I have read and acknowledge the understandings above.

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