Apply for Financial Aid

In order to receive federal student aid, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• Graduate from high school (or earn a high school equivalent certification) and provide Dunwoody with an official high school transcript or GED score from a recognized GED testing center
• Be accepted for enrollment in college courses working toward an associate, bachelor, or graduate degree
• Be a citizen, or eligible non-citizen, of the United States
• Have a valid Social Security Number
• Certify that you intend to use financial aid for educational purposes, that you are not in default on a federal student loan, and that you do not owe money on a federal grant
• Register with the Selective Service (if required)

For details regarding undocumented students, contact Financial Aid at financialaid@dunwoody.edu or 612.374.5800.

Please note that certain programs like the Administrator Credential Program are ineligible for financial aid due to the inherent structure of the program. Private loans are available for certificate programs.

The Financial Aid Office will accept your financial aid forms if you have applied for admission but have not been admitted. However, financial aid is only awarded to admitted students.

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The Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID is used for signing your FAFSA form, completing your required Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note, retrieving your loan history data, etc.

Dependent students should make sure that at least one of their parents also creates their own FSA ID.

Apply for an FSA ID.

To apply for all need-based financial aid including grants, scholarships, loans, and federal work-study funds, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the priority deadline, April 21.

Dunwoody’s School Code is 004641. The 2018-2019 FAFSA form will use your tax information from your 2016 Federal Income Tax Return. If your financial situation has changed drastically since the prior year, please contact the Financial Aid Office at financialaid@dunwoody.edu or 612.374.5800 to discuss your options.

Complete the FAFSA.

A Student Aid Report (SAR) is generated after you submit your FAFSA application. Depending on the options you chose when you filled out the FAFSA, it will either be mailed or emailed to you.

If necessary, make changes or corrections and submit your SAR for reprocessing. Your complete, correct SAR will contain your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) – the number used to determine your federal student aid eligibility.

Dunwoody is required by federal regulations to audit the accuracy of the financial information provided on the FAFSA form. Most students are identified by the U.S. Department of Education for verification. Dunwoody also has the right to select students for further confirmation of data if information provided seems conflicting.

All applicants are encouraged to utilize the IRS Data Retrieval Tool when completing the FAFSA to reduce their chances of inconsistent or misreported information. This tool is available to most tax filers who have a processed tax return for two years prior on file with the IRS. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool inputs tax return information into the FAFSA directly from the IRS. If you are selected for verification and are unable, or choose not, to use the data retrieval tool, you must request a tax return transcript from the IRS and submit it to the Financial Aid Office.

Missing Information Notifications are emailed to students at their Dunwoody email address the beginning of April for the following academic year and monthly until all documents are received. Verification requires action from the student.

Students are required to determine their missing information online through Dunwoody’s financial aid portal Net Partner.

Financial aid eligibility will not be finalized until all requested verification documentation is received. Financial aid awards are subject to change based on the accuracy of information submitted on the FAFSA.

Students and Parents who did not file a 2016 Federal Tax Return are required to provide the Financial Aid Office with W-2s and/or earning statements for any taxable income earned in 2016 (if applicable); in addition, to a Verification of Non-Filing Letter from the IRS dates on or after October 1, 2017.

You will be notified which verifications you are required to submit.

Verification Forms:

• Standard Verification Worksheet- Dependent Student
• Standard Verification Worksheet- Independent Student
• Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose
• Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose- Spanish Version
• Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose – Notary Version
• Selective Service Registration
• Minnesota State Grant Program Student Eligibility Questionnaire

Award letters are emailed to students at their Dunwoody email address the beginning of April for the following academic year.

You can also always check your financial aid status online through Dunwoody’s financial aid portal Net Partner to determine if you have been awarded.

Your financial aid package may be a combination of scholarships, loans, grants, and Federal Work-Study funds.

If you are a first-time borrower and you accept to borrow any of the Federal Direct Loans awarded, you will be required to complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling and sign a Master Promissory Note prior to disbursement of the loan.

You can complete these steps at StudentLoans.gov.