Click here for information about what the FAFSA is and how to apply.
It is always free to apply for financial aid. Please make sure that you go to studentaid.gov
Click here for instructions on getting an FSA ID. (Both Parents and Students will need one)
The FAFSA questions ask for information about you (your name, date of birth, address, etc.) and about your financial situation. Depending on your circumstances (for instance, whether you’re a U.S. citizen or what tax form you used), you might need the following information or documents as you fill out the application:
Your Social Security number (it’s important that you enter it correctly on the FAFSA form!)
Your parents’ Social Security numbers if you are a dependent student
Your driver’s license number if you have one
Your Alien Registration number if you are not a U.S. citizen
Federal tax information or tax returns including IRS W-2 information, for you (and your spouse, if you are married), and for your parents if you are a dependent student:
IRS 1040
Foreign tax return, IRS 1040NR, or IRS 1040NR-EZ
Tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau
Records of your untaxed income, such as child support received, interest income, and veterans noneducation benefits, for you, and for your parents if you are a dependent student
Information on cash; savings and checking account balances; investments, including stocks and bonds and real estate (but not including the home in which you live); and business and farm assets for you, and for your parents if you are a dependent student
Keep these records! You may need them again. Do not mail your records.
The FAFSA form asks for financial information, including information from tax forms and balances of savings and checking accounts.
The 2022–23 FAFSA form asks for 2020 tax information.
The 2023–24 FAFSA form asks for 2021 tax information.
Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority
Helpful Publications Regarding Financial Aid:
Federal Student Aid: Find the Information You Need
https://studentaidhelp.ed.gov/app/home/site/studentaid
Phone: 1-800-433-3243
Email: studentaid@ed.gov
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