Admissions & Aid
Financial Aid Forms
The Department of Education selects approximately 30 percent of all submited FAFSAs to undergo a process called verification. It is our responsibility to gather the necessary information from students and parents to complete this verification process. Students may check the status of documents received through their Navigator account.
Verification takes a minimum of four to five weeks once all documents are received by our office.
2009-2010 Academic Year Follow-up Forms
Students should frequently check their financial aid "to-do" list on Navigator to be sure their file with our office is complete. Do not fill out any of these forms unless you are asked to by the Financial Aid Office, or see them listed on your "to-do" list on Navigator.
- Asset Information Worksheet
- Income Expense Worksheet (Dependent & Independent)
- Verification Worksheet
- Income Property Verification Worksheet
- Prior Degree Worksheet
- Family Member Confirmation
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Financial Aid Appeals The Financial Aid Office understands that each student/family's financial situation may not be fully expressed through the FAFSA. After receiving an initial award letter, students with unusual or unforeseen financial circumstances are welcome to submit an appeal. While not all will be approved for additional funding, each request will be reviewed with privacy, care and understanding. Appropriate appeal circumstances include:
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The Financial Aid Office will NOT consider the following situations for an appeal:
- Tuition paid for elementary/secondary private schooling (unless medically or academically necessary). Contact your financial aid administrator for information.
- Expenses related to personal living (for example, wedding expenses, credit card bills, home mortgage, school loan payments, and other miscellaneous consumer expenses)
- Parent's own college expenses
- Reduction in overtime pay
- Business losses or shifts in commission sales
- Stock market losses
- Bankruptcy
- Foreclosure
Appeals
FAFSA and New Filing Deadline
FAFSA's for the 2010/2011 academic year will be available online January 1st. Salem State College's NEW priority deadline for filing FAFSA has been changed to March 1st.