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FAFSA

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July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

F R E E A P P L I C AT I O N f o r F E D E R A L S T U D E N T A I D

Use this form to apply free for federal and state student
grants, work-study, and loans.
Or apply free online at fafsa.gov.
Apply by the Deadlines

Use Your Tax Return

State Deadline
AK
AR

Alaska Performance Scholarship – June 30, 2020 # $
Alaska Education Grant ^ $
Academic Challenge – June 1, 2020 (date received)
Workforce Grant 
Higher Education Opportunity Grant – June 1, 2020 (date received)
For many state financial aid programs – March 2, 2020 (date postmarked) + *
For additional community college Cal Grants – September 2, 2020 (date
postmarked) + *
Contact the California Student Aid Commission or your financial aid
administrator for more information.
February 15, 2020 (date received) #  *
FAFSA form completed by May 1, 2020 #
For DCTAG, complete the DC OneApp and submit supporting documents
by May 31, 2020. #

Fill Out the FAFSA® Form

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If you or your family experienced significant changes to your financial situation (such
as loss of employment), or other unusual circumstances (such as tuition expenses at an
elementary or secondary school or high unreimbursed medical or dental expenses),
complete this form to the extent you can and submit it as instructed. Consult with the
financial aid office at the college(s) you applied to or plan to attend.
For help in filling out the FAFSA form, go to StudentAid.gov/completefafsa or call
1-800-433-3243. TTY users (for the hearing impaired) may call 1-800-730-8913.
Fill the answer fields directly on your screen or print the form and complete it by hand.
Your answers will be read electronically; therefore, if you complete the form by hand:
• use black ink and fill in circles completely: Correct
• print clearly in CAPITAL letters and skip a
box between words:

• report dollar amounts (such as $12,356.41)
like this:

1 5
$

Incorrect

E L M

S T

1 2 3 5 6
,

x  √

CA
CT

DC
DE

April 15, 2020 (date received)

FL

May 15, 2020 (date processed)

IA

July 1, 2020 (date received) – Earlier priority deadlines may exist for
certain programs. *

ID

Opportunity Grant – March 1, 2020 (date received) # *

IL

Refer to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission’s web site for the
Monetary Award Program (MAP) renewal deadline. ^ $

IN

Frank O’Bannon Grant – April 15, 2020 (date received)
21st Century Scholarship – April 15, 2020 (date received)
Adult Student Grant ^ $ – New applicants must submit additional form.
Workforce Ready Grant ^

KS April 1, 2020 (date received) #  *
LA July 1, 2021 (July 1, 2020 recommended)
MA May 1, 2020 (date received) #

MD March 1, 2020 (date received)
ME

May 1, 2020 (date received)

MI

March 1, 2020 (date received)

MN 30 days after term starts (date received)
February 3, 2020 # Applications accepted through April 1, 2020 (date
MO
received).
MP April 30, 2020 (date received) # *
MS

June 1, 2020 (date received)

MT

NY

December 1, 2019 #  *
2019-2020 Tuition Aid Grant recipients – April 15, 2020 (date received)
All other applicants:
- Fall and spring terms – September 15, 2020 (date received)
- Spring term only – February 15, 2021 (date received)
Nevada Promise Scholarship – April 1, 2020 * $
Silver State Opportunity Grant ^ $
All other aid  *
June 30, 2021 (date received) *

OH

October 1, 2020 (date received)

NJ

NV

OR

no cents

Orange is for student information and purple is for parent information.

PA

Mail Your FAFSA® Form

After you complete this application, make a copy of pages 3 through 8 for your records.
Then mail the original of pages 3 through 8 to:
Federal Student Aid Programs, P.O. Box 7650, London, KY 40742-7650.
After your application is processed, you will receive a summary of your information in
your Student Aid Report (SAR). If you provide an e-mail address, your SAR will be sent
by e-mail within three to five days. If you do not provide an e-mail address, your SAR
will be mailed to you within three weeks. If you would like to check the status of your
application, go to fafsa.gov or call 1-800-433-3243.

Let’s Get Started!
Now go to page 3 of the FAFSA form and begin filling it out. Refer to the
notes on pages 9 and 10 as instructed.

SC

OSAC Private Scholarships – March 1, 2020 *
Oregon Promise Grant – Contact state agency. *
Oregon Opportunity Grant ^ $
All first-time applicants enrolled in a: community college; business/trade/
technical school; hospital school of nursing; designated Pennsylvania
Open-Admission institution; or non-transferable two-year program –
August 1, 2020 (date received)
All other applicants – May 1, 2020 (date received) *
Tuition Grants – June 30, 2020 (date received)
SC Commission on Higher Education Need-based Grants ^ $

State Grant – Prior-year recipients receive award if eligible and apply by
February 1, 2020. All other awards made to neediest applicants. $
Tennessee Promise – February 1, 2020 (date received)
State Lottery – Fall term, September 1, 2020 (date received); spring and
summer terms, February 1, 2021 (date received)
January 15, 2020 # *
TX
Private and two-year institutions may have different deadlines. 
PROMISE Scholarship – March 1, 2020. New applicants must submit
WV additional form. Contact your financial aid administrator or state agency.
WV Higher Education Grant Program – April 15, 2020
TN

* Additional forms may be required.

^ As soon as possible after October 1, 2019.

 Check with your financial aid administrator.

# For priority consideration, submit by date specified.

$ Awards made until funds are depleted.

+ Applicants encouraged to obtain proof of mailing.

The Federal Student Aid logo and FAFSA are registered trademarks of Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education.

STATE AID DEADLINES

We recommend that you complete and submit your FAFSA form as soon as possible
on or after October 1, 2019. The easiest way to complete or correct your FAFSA form
with accurate tax information is by using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool either through
fafsa.gov or the myStudentAid mobile app. In a few simple steps, most students and
parents who filed a 2018 tax return can transfer their tax return information directly
into their FAFSA form.
If you (or your parents) have missed the 2018 tax filing deadline of April 2019, and
still need to file a 2018 income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you
should submit your FAFSA form now using estimated tax information, and then you
must correct that information after you file your return.
Note: Both parents or both the student and spouse may need to report income
information on the FAFSA form if they did not file a joint tax return for 2018. For
assistance with answering the income information questions in this situation, call
1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).

•

States and territories not included in the main listing below:
AL, AS*, AZ, CO, FM*, GA, GU*, HI*, KY^$, MH*, NC^$, ND^$,
NE, NH*, NM, OK^$, PR, PW*, RI*, SD*, UT$*, VA*, VI*, VT^$*,
WA^$, WI and WY*.

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For federal aid, submit your application as early as possible, but no earlier than
October 1, 2019. We must receive your application no later than June 30, 2021. Your
college must have your correct, complete information by your last day of enrollment
in the 2020-2021 school year.
For state or college aid, the deadline may be as early as October 2019. See the table to
the right for state deadlines. You may also need to complete additional forms.
Check with your high school counselor or a financial aid administrator at your college
about state and college sources of student aid and deadlines.
If you are filing close to one of these deadlines, we recommend you file either online at
fafsa.gov or via the myStudentAid mobile app. These are the fastest and easiest ways
to apply for aid.

Pay attention to any symbols listed after your state deadline.

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What is the FAFSA® form?

Information on the Privacy Act and use of your
Social Security Number

Why fill out a FAFSA form?

We use the information that you provide on this form to determine if you are
eligible to receive federal student financial aid and the amount that you are
eligible to receive. Sections 483 and 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended, give us the authority to ask you and your parents these questions,
and to collect the Social Security Numbers of you and your parents. We use your
Social Security Number to verify your identity and retrieve your records, and we
may request your Social Security Number again for those purposes.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step in the
financial aid process. You use the FAFSA form to apply for federal student aid,
such as grants, work-study, and loans. In addition, most states and colleges use
information from the FAFSA form to award nonfederal aid.

Why all the questions?
Most of the questions on the FAFSA form are required to calculate your Expected
Family Contribution (EFC). The EFC measures your family’s financial strength
and is used to determine your eligibility for federal student aid. Your state and
the colleges you list may also use some of your responses. They will determine if
you may be eligible for school or state aid, in addition to federal aid.

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How do I find out what my Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is?

State and institutional student financial aid programs may also use the
information that you provide on this form to determine if you are eligible to
receive state and institutional aid and the need that you have for such aid.
Therefore, we will disclose the information that you provide on this form to
each institution you list in questions 101a - 101h, state agencies in your state of
legal residence and the state agencies of the states in which the colleges that
you list in questions 101a - 101h are located.

Your EFC will be listed on your Student Aid Report (SAR). Your SAR summarizes
the information you submitted on your FAFSA form. It is important to review
your SAR to make sure all of your information is correct and complete. Make
corrections or provide additional information, as necessary.

How much student financial aid will I receive?

Using the information on your FAFSA form and your EFC, the financial aid office
at your college will determine the amount of aid you will receive. The college
will use your EFC to prepare a financial aid package to help you meet your
financial need. Financial need is the difference between the cost of attendance
(which can include living expenses), as determined by your college, and your
EFC. If you are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant, you may receive it from only one
college for the same period of enrollment. If you or your family have unusual
circumstances that should be taken into account, contact your college’s
financial aid office. Some examples of unusual circumstances are: unusual
medical or dental expenses or a large change in income from 2018 to this year.

When will I receive the student financial aid?

Any financial aid you are eligible to receive will be paid to you through your
college. Typically, your college will first use the aid to pay tuition, fees and room
and board (if provided by the college). Any remaining aid is paid to you for your
other educational expenses.

How can I have more colleges receive my FAFSA form information?

If you are completing a paper FAFSA form, you can only list four colleges in the
school code step. You may add more colleges by doing one of the following:
• After your FAFSA form has been processed, go to fafsa.gov, log in to the site,
and follow the instructions for correcting your FAFSA form.

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• Use the Student Aid Report (SAR), which you will receive after your FAFSA
form is processed. Your Data Release Number (DRN) verifies your identity and
will be listed on the first page of your SAR. You can call 1-800-433-3243 and
provide your DRN to a customer service representative, who will add more
school codes for you.
• Provide your DRN to the financial aid administrator at the college you want
added, and he or she can add their school code to your FAFSA form.

Note: Your FAFSA record can only list up to ten school codes. If there are ten
school codes on your record, each new code will need to replace one of the
school codes listed.

Where can I receive more information on student financial aid?

The best place for information about student financial aid is the financial aid
office at the college you plan to attend. The financial aid administrator can tell
you about student aid available from your state, the college itself and other
sources.
• You can also visit our web site StudentAid.gov.
• For information by phone you can call our Federal Student Aid Information
Center at 1-800-433-3243. TTY users (for the hearing impaired) may call
1-800-730-8913.
• You can also check with your high school counselor, your state aid agency
or your local library’s reference section.

Information about other nonfederal assistance may be available from foundations,
faith-based organizations, community organizations and civic groups, as well
as organizations related to your field of interest, such as the American Medical
Association or American Bar Association. Check with your parents’ employers or
unions to see if they award scholarships or have tuition assistance plans.

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If you are applying solely for federal aid, you must answer all of the following
questions that apply to you: 1-9, 14-16, 18, 21-23, 26, 28-29, 32-58, 60-67, 69, 72100, 102, and 103. If you do not answer these questions, you will not receive
federal aid.
Without your consent, we may disclose information that you provide to entities
under a published “routine use.” Under such a routine use, we may disclose
information to third parties that we have authorized to assist us in administering
the above programs; to other federal agencies under computer matching
programs, such as those with the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security
Administration, Selective Service System, Department of Homeland Security,
Department of Justice and Veterans Affairs; to your parents or spouse; and to
members of Congress if you ask them to help you with student aid questions.
If the federal government, the U.S. Department of Education, or an employee
of the U.S. Department of Education is involved in litigation, we may send
information to the Department of Justice, or a court or adjudicative body, if the
disclosure is related to financial aid and certain conditions are met. In addition,
we may send your information to a foreign, federal, state, or local enforcement
agency if the information that you submitted indicates a violation or potential
violation of law, for which that agency has jurisdiction for investigation
or prosecution. Finally, we may send information regarding a claim that is
determined to be valid and overdue to a consumer reporting agency. This
information includes identifiers from the record; the amount, status and history
of the claim; and the program under which the claim arose.

State Certification

By submitting this application, you are giving your state financial aid agency
permission to verify any statement on this form and to obtain income tax
information for all persons required to report income on this form.

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required
to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a
valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information
collection is 1845-0001. Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average one and a half hours per response, including
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. The obligation to respond to this collection is voluntary. If you
have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission
of this form, please contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center, P.O. Box
84, Washington, D.C. 20044 directly. [Note: Please do not return the completed
form to this address.]
We may request additional information from you to process your application
more efficiently. We will collect this additional information only as needed and
on a voluntary basis.

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FAFSA



July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

F R E E A P P L I C AT I O N f o r F E D E R A L S T U D E N T A I D

Step One (Student): For questions 1-31, leave any questions that do not apply to you (the student) blank.

OMB # 1845-0001

Your full name (exactly as it appears on your Social Security card) If your name has a suffix, such as Jr. or III, include a space between your last name and suffix.
1. Last
name

2. First
name

3. Middle
initial

Your permanent mailing address
4. Number and street
(include apt. number)

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5. City (and country if
not U.S.)

6. State

8. Your Social Security Number See Notes page 9.

–

  – 

9. Your date
of birth

MONTH

DAY

7. ZIP code

10. Your telephone number

YEAR

(

Your driver’s license number and driver’s license state (if you have one)
11. Driver’s license
number

) 

  – 

12. Driver’s license
state

13. Your e-mail address. If you provide your e-mail address, we will communicate with you electronically. For example, when your FAFSA form has been processed, you
will be notified by e-mail. Your e-mail address will also be shared with your state and the colleges listed on your FAFSA form to allow them to communicate with you. If
you do not have an e-mail address, leave this field blank.

14. Are you a U.S.
citizen?
Mark only one.

See Notes page 9.

16. What is your
marital status as
of today?

Yes, I am a U.S. citizen (U.S. national). Skip to question 16. . . . . . .

1

No, but I am an eligible noncitizen. Fill in question 15.. . . . . . . . . .

2

No, I am not a citizen or eligible noncitizen. Skip to question 16.

3

I am single . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

I am separated . . . . . . . . . . .

3

I am married/remarried

2

I am divorced or widowed

4

See Notes page 9.

21. Are you male or
female?

STATE

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18. What is your
state of legal
residence?

See Notes page 9.

19. Did you become a legal
resident of this state
before January 1, 2015?

Male

1

Female

2

Yes

1

No

2

15. Alien Registration Number

A

17. Month and year you were married,
remarried, separated, divorced or
widowed.
See Notes page 9.

MONTH

YEAR

20. If the answer to question 19 is “No,”
give month and year you became a
legal resident of that state.

MONTH

YEAR

22. If female, skip to question 23. Most male students must register with the Selective
Service System to receive federal aid. If you are male, are age 18-25, and have not
registered, fill in the circle and we will register you. See Notes page 9.

23. Have you been convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an offense that occurred while you were receiving federal
student aid (such as grants, work-study, or loans)?

Answer “No” if you have never received federal student aid or if you have never had a drug conviction for an offense that occurred while receiving
federal student aid. If you have a drug conviction for an offense that occurred while you were receiving federal student aid, answer “Yes,” but
complete and submit this application, and we will mail you a worksheet to help you determine if your conviction affects your eligibility for aid.
If you are unsure how to answer this question, call 1-800-433-3243 for help.

Register me

1

No

1

Yes

3

Some states and colleges offer aid based on the level of schooling your parents completed.
24. Highest school completed by Parent 1

Middle school/Jr. high

1

High school

2

College or beyond

3

Other/unknown

4

25. Highest school completed by Parent 2

Middle school/Jr. high

1

High school

2

College or beyond

3

Other/unknown

4

26. What will your high school completion status be when you begin college in the 2020-2021 school year?
High school diploma. Answer question 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

Homeschooled. Skip to question 28. . . . . . . . . . .

3

General Educational Development (GED) certificate or state certificate. Skip to question 28.

2

None of the above. Skip to question 28.. . . . . . . .

4

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28. Will you have your first bachelor’s degree
before you begin the 2020-2021 school
year?

27. What is the name of the high school where you received or will receive your high school diploma?
Enter the complete high school name, and the city and state where the high school is located.
STATE

High School Name

Yes

High School City

29. What will your college grade level be when you begin the
2020-2021 school year?

No

1

2

30. What college degree or certificate will you be working on when you
begin the 2020-2021 school year?
0

1st bachelor’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

Attended college before and 1st year undergraduate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

2nd bachelor’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

2nd year undergraduate/sophomore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Associate degree (occupational or technical program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

2
3

4th year undergraduate/senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

5th year/other undergraduate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

Associate degree (general education or transfer program). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certificate or diploma (occupational, technical or education program
of less than two years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certificate or diploma (occupational, technical or education program
of two or more years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

3rd year undergraduate/junior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Teaching credential (nondegree program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7

1st year college graduate/professional (MBA, MD, PhD, etc.) . . . . . . . . .

6

College graduate or professional degree (MBA, MD, PhD, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8

Continuing graduate/professional or beyond (MBA, MD, PhD, etc.) . .

7

Other/undecided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9

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Never attended college and 1st year undergraduate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

31. Are you interested in being considered for work-study?

Step Two (Student):

Yes

1

No

2

Don’t know

5

6

3

Answer questions 32–57 about yourself (the student). If you were never married, or are separated,
divorced or widowed and are not remarried, answer only about yourself. If you are married or remarried
as of today, include information about your spouse.

32. For 2018, have you (the student) completed
your IRS income tax return or another tax
return listed in question 33?

33. What income tax return did you file or will you file
for 2018?

I have already completed my return. . . . . . .

1

I will file but have not yet completed my
return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

I’m not going to file. Skip to question 38. .

3

IRS 1040. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

A foreign tax return, IRS 1040NR or IRS 1040NR-EZ.
See Notes page 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

A tax return with Puerto Rico, another U.S. territory,
or Freely Associated State. See Notes page 9. . . . . .

34. For 2018, what is or will be your tax filing
status according to your tax return?

4

35. Did (or will) you file Schedule 1 with your 2018 tax return? Answer “No” if you did not file Schedule 1 or only
filed it to report an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. See Notes page 9 for other exceptions.

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

Head of household. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Married—filed joint return . . . . . . . . . . .

2

Married—filed separate return . . . . . . .

3

Qualifying widow(er). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

Don’t know. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6

Yes

2

No

1

Don’t know

3

For questions 36–44, if the answer is zero or the question does not apply to you, enter 0. Report whole dollar amounts with no cents.

$

37. Enter your (and spouse’s) income tax for 2018. Income tax amount is the total of IRS Form 1040—line 13 minus
Schedule 2—line 46. If negative, enter a zero here.

$

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36. What was your (and spouse’s) adjusted gross income for 2018? Adjusted gross income is on IRS Form 1040—line 7.

,

,

,

,

Questions 38 and 39 ask about earnings (wages, salaries, tips, etc.) in 2018. Answer the questions whether or not a tax return was filed. This information
may be on the W-2 forms or on the tax return selected in question 33: IRS Form 1040—line 1 + Schedule 1—lines 12 + 18 + Schedule K-1 (IRS Form 1065)—
Box 14 (Code A). If any individual earning item is negative, do not include that item in your calculation.
38. How much did you earn from working in 2018?

$

,

,

39. How much did your spouse earn from working in 2018?

$

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

,

40. As of today, what is your (and spouse’s) total current balance of cash, savings, and checking accounts? Don’t include
$
student financial aid.
41. As of today, what is the net worth of your (and spouse’s) investments, including real estate? Don’t include the home you
$
live in. See Notes page 9.
42. As of today, what is the net worth of your (and spouse’s) current businesses and/or investment farms? Don’t include a
family farm or family business with 100 or fewer full-time or full-time equivalent employees. See Notes page 9.
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43. Student’s 2018 Additional Financial Information (Enter the combined amounts for you and your spouse.)

$

,

,

b. Child support paid because of divorce or separation or as a result of a legal requirement. Don’t include support for children in your
household, as reported in question 93.

$

,

,

c. Taxable earnings from need-based employment programs, such as Federal Work-Study and need-based employment portions of
fellowships and assistantships.

$

,

,

d. Taxable college grant and scholarship aid reported to the IRS as income. Includes AmeriCorps benefits (awards, living allowances and
interest accrual payments), as well as grant and scholarship portions of fellowships and assistantships.

$

,

,

e. Combat pay or special combat pay. Only enter the amount that was taxable and included in your adjusted gross income. Don’t include
untaxed combat pay.

$

,

,

f. Earnings from work under a cooperative education program offered by a college.

$

,

,

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a. Education credits (American Opportunity Tax Credit and Lifetime Learning Tax Credit) from IRS Form 1040 Schedule 3—line 50.

44. Student’s 2018 Untaxed Income (Enter the combined amounts for you and your spouse.)

a. Payments to tax-deferred pension and retirement savings plans (paid directly or withheld from earnings), including, but not limited to,
amounts reported on the W-2 forms in Boxes 12a through 12d, codes D, E, F, G, H and S. Don’t include amounts reported in code DD
(employer contributions toward employee health benefits).

$

,

,

b. IRA deductions and payments to self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, Keogh and other qualified plans from IRS Form 1040 Schedule 1—total
of lines 28 + 32.

$

,

,

c. Child support received for any of your children. Don’t include foster care or adoption payments.

$

,

,

d. Tax exempt interest income from IRS Form 1040—line 2a.

$

,

,

e. Untaxed portions of IRA distributions and pensions from IRS Form 1040—line 4a minus line 4b. Exclude rollovers. If negative, enter
a zero here.

$

,

,

f. Housing, food and other living allowances paid to members of the military, clergy and others (including cash payments and cash value
of benefits). Don’t include the value of on-base military housing or the value of a basic military allowance for housing.

$

,

,

$

,

,

$

,

,

$

,

,

g. Veterans noneducation benefits, such as Disability, Death Pension, or Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and/or VA
Educational Work-Study allowances.
h. Other untaxed income not reported in items 44a through 44g, such as workers’ compensation, disability benefits, untaxed foreign
income, etc. Also include the untaxed portions of health savings accounts from IRS Form 1040 Schedule 1—line 25. Don’t include
extended foster care benefits, student aid, earned income credit, additional child tax credit, welfare payments, untaxed Social Security
benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act educational benefits, on-base military housing
or a military housing allowance, combat pay, benefits from flexible spending arrangements (e.g., cafeteria plans), foreign income
exclusion or credit for federal tax on special fuels.
i. Money received, or paid on your behalf (e.g., bills), not reported elsewhere on this form. This includes money that you received from a
parent or other person whose financial information is not reported on this form and that is not part of a legal child support agreement.
See Notes page 9.

Step Three (Student):

Answer the questions in this step to determine if you will need to provide parental information. Once
you answer “Yes” to any of the questions in this step, skip Step Four and go to Step Five on page 8.

45. Were you born before January 1, 1997? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

50. Do you now have or will you have children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2020
and June 30, 2021?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

1

No

2

51. Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and who receive more than half of their
support from you, now and through June 30, 2021?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

Yes

1

No

2

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Yes

46. As of today, are you married? (Also answer “Yes” if you are separated but not divorced.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

47. At the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year, will you be working on a master’s or doctorate program (such as an MA,
MBA, MD, JD, PhD, EdD, graduate certificate, etc.)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48. Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training? See Notes page 9. . . . .
49. Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces? See Notes page 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52. At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent
or ward of the court? See Notes page 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53. As determined by a court in your state of legal residence, are you or were you an emancipated minor? See Notes page 10. . . .
54. Does someone other than your parent or stepparent have legal guardianship of you, as determined by a court in your state
of legal residence? See Notes page 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55. At any time on or after July 1, 2019, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an
unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? See Notes page 10. . . . . .
56. At any time on or after July 1, 2019, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was
homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? See Notes page 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57. At any time on or after July 1, 2019, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living
program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of
being homeless? See Notes page 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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If you (the student) answered “No” to every question in Step Three, go to Step Four.
If you answered “Yes” to any question in Step Three, skip Step Four and go to Step Five on page 8.

(Health professions and law school students: Your college may require you to complete Step Four even if you answered “Yes” to any Step Three question.)

If you believe that you are unable to provide parental information, see Notes page 10.

Step Four (Parent): Complete this step if you (the student) answered “No” to all questions in Step Three.

Answer all the questions in Step Four even if you do not live with your legal parents (biological, adoptive, or as determined by the state [for example, if the parent is listed
on the birth certificate]). Grandparents, foster parents, legal guardians, widowed stepparents, aunts, uncles, and siblings are not considered parents on this form unless they
have legally adopted you. If your legal parents are married to each other, or are not married to each other and live together, answer the questions about both of them. If
your parent was never married or is remarried, divorced, separated or widowed, see StudentAid.gov/fafsa-parent and/or Notes page 10 for additional instructions.

58. As of today, what is the marital status of your parents?
Never married. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

Unmarried and both legal parents living
together.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

Married or remarried. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

Divorced or separated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

Widowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

59. Month and year
they were married,
remarried, separated,
divorced or widowed.

MONTH

YEAR

What are the Social Security Numbers, names and dates of birth of the parents reporting information on this form? If your parent does not have a Social Security

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Number, you must enter 000-00-0000. Don’t enter an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) in the Social Security Number field. If the name includes a suffix,
such as Jr. or III, include a space between the last name and suffix. Enter two digits for each day and month (e.g., for May 31, enter 05 31).
Questions 60-63 are for Parent 1 (father/mother/stepparent)

60. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

–

  – 

,

Questions 64-67 are for Parent 2 (father/mother/stepparent)

64. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

–

62. FIRST INITIAL 63. DATE OF BIRTH

61. LAST NAME, AND

66. FIRST INITIAL 67. DATE OF BIRTH

65. LAST NAME, AND

  – 

,

68. Your parents’ e-mail address. If you provide your parents’ e-mail address, we will let them know your FAFSA form has been processed. This e-mail address will
also be shared with your state and the colleges listed on your FAFSA form to allow them to electronically communicate with your parents.

69. What is your
parents’ state of
legal residence?

STATE

70. Did your parents become
legal residents of this state
before January 1, 2015?

Yes

1

No

2

71. If the answer to question 70 is “No,” give the
month and year legal residency began for the
parent who has lived in the state the longest.

MONTH

YEAR

72. How many people are in your parents’ household?

Include:
• yourself, even if you don’t live with your parents,
• your parents,
• your parents’ other children (even if they do not live with your parents) if (a) your parents will provide more than half of their support
between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, or (b) the children could answer “No” to every question in Step Three on page 5 of this form, and
• other people if they now live with your parents, your parents provide more than half of their support and your parents will continue to
provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.

73. How many people in your parents’ household (from question 72) will be college students between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021?
Always count yourself as a college student. Do not include your parents. Do not include siblings who are in U.S. military service academies. You
may include others only if they will attend, at least half-time in 2020-2021, a program that leads to a college degree or certificate.

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At any time during 2018 or 2019, did you, your parents, or anyone in your parents’ household (from question 72) receive benefits from any of the federal programs listed?

Mark all that apply. Answering these questions will NOT reduce eligibility for student aid or these programs. TANF has different names in many states. Call 1-800-433-3243 to
find out the name of your state’s program. If you, your parents, or anyone in your household receives any of these benefits after filing the FAFSA form but before December
31, 2019, you must update your response by logging in to fafsa.gov and selecting “Make FAFSA Corrections.”

74. Medicaid or
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)

75. Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP)

76. Free or Reduced
Price School
Lunch

77. Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families
(TANF)

78. Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC)

If your answer to question 58 was “Unmarried and both legal parents living together,” contact 1-800-433-3243 for assistance with answering questions 79-92.
79. For 2018, have your parents completed their IRS
income tax return or another tax return listed in
question 80?
My parents have already completed their return.
My parents will file but have not yet completed
their return. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
My parents are not going to file.
Skip to question 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80. What income tax return did your parents
file or will they file for 2018?
IRS 1040. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1

2

3

A foreign tax return, IRS 1040NR or IRS
1040NR-EZ. See Notes page 9. . . . . . . . . . . . .
A tax return with Puerto Rico, another U.S.
territory or Freely Associated State.
See Notes page 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

82. Did (or will) your parents file Schedule 1 with their 2018 tax return?
Answer “No” if they did not file Schedule 1 or only filed it to report
an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. See Notes page 9 for other
exceptions.

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Yes

2

No

1

Don’t know

3

81. For 2018, what is or will be your parents’ tax
filing status according to their tax return?
1

3

4

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Head of household. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married—filed joint return . . . . . . . . . . .
Married—filed separate return . . . . . . .
Qualifying widow(er). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Don’t know. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

83. As of today, is either of
your parents a dislocated
worker? See Notes page 10.

1
4
2
3
5
6

Yes

1

No

2

Don’t know

3

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For questions 84–92, if the answer is zero or the question does not apply, enter 0. Report whole dollar amounts with no cents.
84. What was your parents’ adjusted gross income for 2018? Adjusted gross income is on IRS Form 1040—line 7.

$

,

,

85. Enter your parents’ income tax for 2018. Income tax amount is the total of IRS Form 1040—line 13 minus
Schedule 2—line 46. If negative, enter a zero here.

$

,

,

Questions 86 and 87 ask about earnings (wages, salaries, tips, etc.) in 2018. Answer the questions whether or not a tax return was filed. This information may be on the W-2
forms or on the tax return selected in question 80: IRS Form 1040—line 1 + Schedule 1—lines 12 + 18 + Schedule K-1 (IRS Form 1065)—Box 14 (Code A). If any individual
earning item is negative, do not include that item in your calculation. Report the information for the parent listed in questions 60-63 in question 86 and the information for
the parent listed in questions 64-67 in question 87.

$

,

,

87. How much did Parent 2 (father/mother/stepparent) earn from working in 2018?

$

,

,

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86. How much did Parent 1 (father/mother/stepparent) earn from working in 2018?

88. As of today, what is your parents’ total current balance of cash, savings, and checking accounts? Don’t include student
financial aid.

$

,

,

89. As of today, what is the net worth of your parents’ investments, including real estate? Don’t include the home in which $
your parents live. See Notes page 9.

,

,

90. As of today, what is the net worth of your parents’ current businesses and/or investment farms? Don’t include a family
farm or family business with 100 or fewer full-time or full-time equivalent employees. See Notes page 9.

$

,

,

a. Education credits (American Opportunity Tax Credit and Lifetime Learning Tax Credit) from IRS Form 1040 Schedule 3—line 50.

$

,

,

b. Child support paid because of divorce or separation or as a result of a legal requirement. Don’t include support for children in your
parents’ household, as reported in question 72.

$

,

,

$

d. Your parents’ taxable college grant and scholarship aid reported to the IRS as income. Includes AmeriCorps benefits (awards, living
allowances and interest accrual payments), as well as grant and scholarship portions of fellowships and assistantships.

,

,

$

,

,

e. Combat pay or special combat pay. Only enter the amount that was taxable and included in your parents’ adjusted gross income.
Don’t include untaxed combat pay.

$

,

,

$

,

,

a. Payments to tax-deferred pension and retirement savings plans (paid directly or withheld from earnings), including, but not limited
to, amounts reported on the W-2 forms in Boxes 12a through 12d, codes D, E, F, G, H and S. Don’t include amounts reported in code
DD (employer contributions toward employee health benefits).

$

,

,

b. IRA deductions and payments to self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, Keogh and other qualified plans from IRS Form 1040 Schedule 1—total
of lines 28 + 32.

$

,

,

c. Child support received for any of your parents’ children. Don’t include foster care or adoption payments.

$

,

,

d. Tax exempt interest income from IRS Form 1040—line 2a.

$

,

,

e. Untaxed portions of IRA distributions and pensions from IRS Form 1040—line 4a minus line 4b. Exclude rollovers. If negative, enter
a zero here.

$

,

,

f. Housing, food and other living allowances paid to members of the military, clergy and others (including cash payments and cash
value of benefits). Don’t include the value of on-base military housing or the value of a basic military allowance for housing.

$

,

,

g. Veterans noneducation benefits, such as Disability, Death Pension, or Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC) and/or VA
Educational Work-Study allowances.

$

,

,

$

,

,

91. Parents’ 2018 Additional Financial Information (Enter the amounts for your parent[s].)

c. Your parents’ taxable earnings from need-based employment programs, such as Federal Work-Study and need-based employment
portions of fellowships and assistantships.

f. Earnings from work under a cooperative education program offered by a college.

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92. Parents’ 2018 Untaxed Income (Enter the amounts for your parent[s].)

h. Other untaxed income not reported in items 92a through 92g, such as workers’ compensation, disability benefits, untaxed foreign
income, etc. Also include the untaxed portions of health savings accounts from IRS Form 1040 Schedule 1—line 25. Don’t include
extended foster care benefits, student aid, earned income credit, additional child tax credit, welfare payments, untaxed Social
Security benefits, Supplemental Security Income, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act educational benefits, on-base military
housing or a military housing allowance, combat pay, benefits from flexible spending arrangements (e.g., cafeteria plans), foreign
income exclusion or credit for federal tax on special fuels.

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Step Five (Student): Complete this step only if you (the student) answered “Yes” to any questions in Step Three.

93. How many people are in your household?

Include:
• yourself (and your spouse),
• your children, if you will provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, even if they do not live with you, and
• other people if they now live with you, you provide more than half of their support and you will continue to provide more than half of their
support between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.

94. How many people in your (and your spouse’s) household (from question 93) will be college students between July 1, 2020
and June 30, 2021? Always count yourself as a college student. Do not include family members who are in U.S. military service academies.
Include others only if they will attend, at least half-time in 2020-2021, a program that leads to a college degree or certificate.

At any time during 2018 or 2019, did you (or your spouse) or anyone in your household (from question 93) receive benefits from any of the federal programs listed?
Mark all that apply. Answering these questions will NOT reduce eligibility for student aid or these programs. TANF has different names in many states. Call 1-800-433-3243
to find out the name of your state’s program. If you (or your spouse) or anyone in your household receives any of these benefits after filing the FAFSA form but before
December 31, 2019, you must update your response by logging in to fafsa.gov and selecting “Make FAFSA Corrections.”

96. Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP)

97. Free or Reduced
Price School
Lunch

98. Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families
(TANF)

99. Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants,
and Children (WIC)

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95. Medicaid or
Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)

100. As of today, are you (or your spouse) a dislocated worker? See Notes page 10.

Yes

No

1

Don’t know

2

3

Step Six (Student): Indicate which colleges you want to receive your FAFSA information.

Enter the six-digit federal school code and your housing plans for each college or school you want to receive your FAFSA information. You can find the
school codes at fafsa.ed.gov/spa/fsc or by calling 1-800-433-3243. If you cannot obtain a code, write in the complete name, address, city and state of the
college. If you want more schools to receive your FAFSA information, read What is the FAFSA form? on page 2. All of the information you included on
your FAFSA form, with the exception of the list of colleges, will be sent to each of the colleges you listed. In addition, all of your FAFSA information, including
the list of colleges, will be sent to your state grant agency. For federal student aid purposes, it does not matter in what order you list your selected schools.
However, the order in which you list schools may affect your eligibility for state aid. Consult your state agency or StudentAid.gov/order for details.
101. a

101. c

101. e

101. g

1ST FEDERAL SCHOOL CODE

OR

2ND FEDERAL SCHOOL CODE

OR
OR

NAME OF
COLLEGE
ADDRESS
AND CITY

OR

NAME OF
COLLEGE
ADDRESS
AND CITY

4TH FEDERAL SCHOOL CODE

101. b on campus

ADDRESS
AND CITY
NAME OF
COLLEGE
ADDRESS
AND CITY

3RD FEDERAL SCHOOL CODE

HOUSING PLANS

STATE

NAME OF
COLLEGE

STATE

101. d

STATE

101. f

STATE

101. h

2

off campus

3

on campus

1

with parent

2

off campus

3

on campus

1

with parent

2

off campus

3

on campus

1

with parent

2

off campus

3

Step Seven (Student and Parent): Read, sign and date.

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If you are the student, by signing this application you certify that you (1) will use federal and/or state
student financial aid only to pay the cost of attending an institution of higher education, (2) are not
in default on a federal student loan or have made satisfactory arrangements to repay it, (3) do not
owe money back on a federal student grant or have made satisfactory arrangements to repay it, (4)
will notify your college if you default on a federal student loan and (5) will not receive a Federal Pell
Grant from more than one college for the same period of time.
If you are the parent or the student, by signing this application you certify that all of the information
you provided is true and complete to the best of your knowledge and you agree, if asked, to
provide information that will verify the accuracy of your completed form. This information may
include U.S. or state income tax forms that you filed or are required to file. Also, you certify that
you understand that the Secretary of Education has the authority to verify information
reported on this application with the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies. If
you electronically sign any document related to the federal student aid programs using an FSA ID
(username and password) and/or any other credential, you certify that you are the person identified
by that username and password and/or other credential, and have not disclosed that username
and password and/or other credential to anyone else. If you purposely give false or misleading
information, you may be fined up to $20,000, sent to prison, or both.
If a fee was paid to someone for advice or
for completing this form, that person must
complete this section.

104. Preparer’s Social Security Number (or 105)

Preparer’s name, firm and address

105. Employer ID number (or 104)

–

102. Date this form was completed
MONTH

103. Student (Sign below)
1

Parent (A parent from Step Four sign below.)

2

COLLEGE USE ONLY

– 

– 

2019
2020
2021

DAY

D/O

1

FAA Signature

FEDERAL SCHOOL CODE

Homeless
Youth
Determination

4

1

106. Preparer’s signature and date
DATA ENTRY
USE ONLY:

1

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Notes for question 8 (page 3)
Enter your Social Security Number (SSN) as it appears on your Social
Security card. If you are a resident of one of the Freely Associated
States (i.e., the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
or the Federated States of Micronesia) and were issued an identification
number beginning with “666” when submitting a FAFSA form previously,
enter that number here. If you are a first-time applicant from one of the
Freely Associated States, enter “666” in the first three boxes of the Social
Security Number field and leave the remaining six positions blank, and
we will create an identification number to be used for federal student
aid purposes. Do not enter an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
(ITIN) in the Social Security Number field.

Notes for questions 14 and 15 (page 3)

Net worth means the current value, as of today, of investments,
businesses, and/or investment farms, minus debts related to those same
investments, businesses, and/or investment farms. When calculating net
worth, use 0 for investments or properties with a negative value.
Investments include real estate (do not include the home in which you
live), rental property (includes a unit within a family home that has its
own entrance, kitchen, and bath rented to someone other than a family
member), trust funds, UGMA and UTMA accounts, money market funds,
mutual funds, certificates of deposit, stocks, stock options, bonds, other
securities, installment and land sale contracts (including mortgages
held), commodities, etc.
Investments also include qualified educational benefits or education
savings accounts (e.g., Coverdell savings accounts, 529 college savings
plans and the refund value of 529 prepaid tuition plans). For a student
who does not report parental information, the accounts owned by the
student (and/or the student’s spouse) are reported as student investments
in question 41. For a student who must report parental information, the
accounts are reported as parental investments in question 89, including
all accounts owned by the student and all accounts owned by the parents
for any member of the household.
Money received, or paid on your behalf, also includes distributions to
you (the student beneficiary) from a 529 plan that is owned by someone
other than you or your parents (such as your grandparents, aunts,
uncles, and non-custodial parents). You must include these distribution
amounts in question 44i.
Investments do not include the home you live in, the value of life
insurance, ABLE accounts, retirement plans (401[k] plans, pension funds,
annuities, non-education IRAs, Keogh plans, etc.) or cash, savings and
checking accounts already reported in questions 40 and 88.
Investments also do not include UGMA and UTMA accounts for which
you are the custodian, but not the owner.
Investment value means the current balance or market value of these
investments as of today. Investment debt means only those debts that
are related to the investments.
Business and/or investment farm value includes the market value of
land, buildings, machinery, equipment, inventory, etc. Business and/or
investment farm debt means only those debts for which the business or
investment farm was used as collateral.
Business value does not include the value of a small business if your
family owns and controls more than 50 percent of the business and the
business has 100 or fewer full-time or full-time equivalent employees.
For small business value, your family includes (1) persons directly related
to you, such as a parent, sister or cousin, or (2) persons who are or were
related to you by marriage, such as a spouse, stepparent or sister-in-law.
Investment farm value does not include the value of a family farm that
you (your spouse and/or your parents) live on and operate.

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If you are an eligible noncitizen, write in your eight- or nine-digit Alien
Registration Number. Generally, you are an eligible noncitizen if you are
(1) a permanent U.S. resident with a Permanent Resident Card (I-551); (2)
a conditional permanent resident with a Conditional Green Card (I-551C);
(3) the holder of an Arrival-Departure Record (I-94) from the Department
of Homeland Security showing any one of the following designations:
“Refugee,” “Asylum Granted,” “Parolee” (I-94 confirms that you were
paroled for a minimum of one year and status has not expired), T-Visa
holder (T-1, T-2, T-3, etc.) or “Cuban-Haitian Entrant;” or (4) the holder of
a valid certification or eligibility letter from the Department of Health and
Human Services showing a designation of “Victim of human trafficking.”
If you are in the U.S. and have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA), an F1 or F2 student visa, a J1 or J2 exchange visitor visa,
or a G series visa (pertaining to international organizations), select “No, I
am not a citizen or eligible noncitizen.” You will not be eligible for federal
student aid. If you have a Social Security Number but are not a citizen
or an eligible noncitizen, including if you have been granted DACA, you
should still complete the FAFSA form because you may be eligible for
state or college aid.

Notes for questions 41 and 42 (page 4), 44i (page 5),
and 89 and 90 (page 7)

Notes for questions 16 and 17 (page 3)

Report your marital status as of the date you sign your FAFSA form. If
your marital status changes after you sign your FAFSA form, check with
the financial aid office at the college.

Notes for questions 21 and 22 (page 3)

To be eligible for federal student aid, male citizens and male immigrants
residing in the U.S. aged 18 through 25 are required to register with the
Selective Service System, with limited exceptions. The Selective Service
System and the registration requirement applies to any person assigned the
sex of male at birth (see www.sss.gov/Registration-Info/Who-Registration).
The Selective Service System and the registration requirement for males
preserves America’s ability to provide resources in an emergency to the U.S.
Armed Forces. For more information about the Selective Service System, visit
sss.gov. Forms are available at your local U.S. Post Office.

Notes for questions 33 (page 4)
and 80 (page 6)

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If you filed or will file a foreign tax return, IRS 1040NR or IRS 1040NR-EZ, or
a tax return with Puerto Rico, another U.S. territory (e.g., Guam, American
Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Swain’s Island or the Northern Marianas
Islands) or one of the Freely Associated States, use the information from
that return to fill out this form. If you filed a foreign return, convert all
monetary units to U.S. dollars, using the published exchange rate in effect
for the date nearest to today’s date. To view the daily exchange rates, go to
federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/current.

Notes for question 48 (page 5)

Notes for questions 35 (page 4)
and 82 (page 6)

Notes for question 49 (page 5)

Many people only need to file IRS Form 1040 and no schedules. Answer
“No” if you did not file a Schedule 1 or only filed it to report one or more
of the following six additions or adjustments to income:
1. Capital gain (line 13 – may not be less than zero)
2. Unemployment compensation (line 19)
3. Other income to report an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend (line
21 – may not be less than zero)
4. Educator expenses (line 23)
5. IRA deduction (line 32)
6. Student loan interest deduction (line 33)
If you filed a Schedule 1 and reported additional income or adjustments
to income on any lines other than or in addition to the six exceptions
shown above, you must answer “Yes.”

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Answer “Yes” if you are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces or are
a National Guard or Reserves enlistee who is on active duty for other than
state or training purposes.
Answer “No” if you are a National Guard or Reserves enlistee who is on
active duty for state or training purposes.
Answer “Yes” (you are a veteran) if you (1) have engaged in active duty
(including basic training) in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are a National
Guard or Reserves enlistee who was called to active duty for other than
state or training purposes, or were a cadet or midshipman at one of the
service academies, and (2) were released under a condition other than
dishonorable. Also answer “Yes” if you are not a veteran now but will be
one by June 30, 2021.
Answer “No” (you are not a veteran) if you (1) have never engaged in
active duty (including basic training) in the U.S. Armed Forces, (2)
are currently an ROTC student or a cadet or midshipman at a service
academy, (3) are a National Guard or Reserves enlistee activated only for
state or training purposes, or (4) were engaged in active duty in the U.S.
Armed Forces but released under dishonorable conditions.
Also answer “No” if you are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces
and will continue to serve through June 30, 2021.
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Notes for question 52 (page 5)

Notes for Step Four, questions 58–92 (pages 6 and 7)

Answer “Yes” if at any time since you turned age 13:

Review all instructions below to determine who is considered a parent
on this form:

• You had no living parent, even if you are now adopted; or
• You were in foster care, even if you are no longer in foster care today;
or
• You were a dependent or ward of the court, even if you are no longer
a dependent or ward of the court today. For federal student aid
purposes, someone who is incarcerated is not considered a ward of
the court.
If you are not sure if you were in foster care, check with your state
child welfare agency. You can find that agency’s contact information at
childwelfare.gov/nfcad.
The financial aid administrator at your school may require you to provide
proof that you were in foster care or a dependent or ward of the court.

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Notes for questions 53 and 54 (page 5)

• If your parent was never married and does not live with your other
legal parent, or if your parent is widowed and not remarried, answer
the questions about that parent.
• If your legal parents (biological, adoptive, or as determined by the
state [for example, if the parent is listed on the birth certificate]) are not
married to each other and live together, select “Unmarried and both
legal parents living together” and provide information about both of
them regardless of their gender. Do not include any person who is
not married to your parent and who is not a legal or biological parent.
Contact 1-800-433-3243 for assistance in completing questions
79-92, or visit StudentAid.gov/fafsa-parent.
• If your legal parents are married, select “Married or remarried.” If your
legal parents are divorced but living together, select “Unmarried and
both legal parents living together.” If your legal parents are separated
but living together, select “Married or remarried,” not “Divorced or
separated.”
• If your parents are divorced or separated, answer the questions about
the parent you lived with more during the past 12 months. (If you did
not live with one parent more than the other, give answers about
the parent who provided more financial support during the past 12
months or during the most recent year that you actually received
support from a parent.) If this parent is remarried as of today,
answer the questions about that parent and your stepparent.
• If your widowed parent is remarried as of today, answer the questions
about that parent and your stepparent.

The definition of legal guardianship does not include your parents, even
if they were appointed by a court to be your guardians. You are also not
considered a legal guardian of yourself.

Answer “Yes” if you can provide a copy of a court’s decision that as of today
you are an emancipated minor or are in legal guardianship. Also answer
“Yes” if you can provide a copy of a court’s decision that you were an
emancipated minor or were in legal guardianship immediately before you
reached the age of being an adult in your state. The court must be located
in your state of legal residence at the time the court’s decision was issued.
Answer “No” if you are still a minor and the court decision is no longer in
effect or the court decision was not in effect at the time you became an
adult. Also answer “No” and contact your school if custody was awarded
by the courts and the court papers say “custody” (not “guardianship”).
The financial aid administrator at your college may require you to provide
proof that you were an emancipated minor or in legal guardianship.

Notes for questions 55–57 (page 5)

Answer “Yes” if you received a determination at any time on or after
July 1, 2019, that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless
or at risk of being homeless.

• “Homeless” means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing. You
may be homeless if you are living in shelters, parks, motels, hotels,
public spaces, camping grounds, cars, abandoned buildings, or
temporarily living with other people because you have nowhere else
to go. Also, if you are living in any of these situations and fleeing an
abusive parent, you may be considered homeless even if your parent
would otherwise provide a place to live.

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• “Unaccompanied” means you are not living in the physical custody
of your parent or guardian.
Answer “No” if you are not homeless or at risk of being homeless, or
do not have a determination. However, even if you answer “No” to
each of questions 55, 56, and 57, you should contact the financial
aid administrator at the college you plan to attend if you are either
(1) homeless and unaccompanied or (2) at risk of being homeless,
unaccompanied, and providing for your own living expenses - as your
college financial aid office can determine that you are “homeless” and are
not required to provide parental information.

The financial aid administrator at your college may require you to
provide a copy of the determination if you answered “Yes” to any of
these questions.

Notes for students unable to provide parental information on
pages 6 and 7
Under very limited circumstances (for example, your parents are
incarcerated; you have left home due to an abusive family environment;
or you do not know where your parents are and are unable to contact
them), you may be able to submit your FAFSA form without parental
information. If you are unable to provide parental information, skip
Steps Four and Five, and go to Step Six. Once you submit your FAFSA
form without parental data, you must follow up with the financial aid
office at the college you plan to attend, in order to complete your
FAFSA form.

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Notes for questions 83 (page 6)
and 100 (page 8)

In general, a person may be considered a dislocated worker if he or she:
• is receiving unemployment benefits due to being laid off or losing a
job and is unlikely to return to a previous occupation;
• has been laid off or received a lay-off notice from a job;
• was self-employed but is now unemployed due to economic
conditions or natural disaster; or
• is the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces and
has experienced a loss of employment because of relocating due to
permanent change in duty station; or
• is the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces and
is unemployed or underemployed, and is experiencing difficulty in
obtaining or upgrading employment; or
• is a displaced homemaker. A displaced homemaker is generally a
person who previously provided unpaid services to the family (e.g.,
a stay-at-home mom or dad), is no longer supported by the spouse,
is unemployed or underemployed, and is having trouble finding or
upgrading employment.
Except for the spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces, if
a person quits work, generally he or she is not considered a dislocated
worker even if, for example, the person is receiving unemployment
benefits.
Answer “Yes” to question 83 if your parent is a dislocated worker. Answer
“Yes” to question 100 if you or your spouse is a dislocated worker.
Answer “No” to question 83 if your parent is not a dislocated worker.
Answer “No” to question 100 if neither you nor your spouse is a dislocated
worker.
Answer “Don’t know” to question 83 if you are not sure whether your
parent is a dislocated worker. Answer “Don’t know” to question 100 if
you are not sure whether you or your spouse is a dislocated worker. You
can contact your financial aid office for assistance in answering these
questions.
The financial aid administrator at your college may require you to
provide proof that your parent is a dislocated worker, if you answered
“Yes” to question 83, or that you or your spouse is a dislocated worker, if
you answered “Yes” to question 100.