Financial Aid

Federal Application for Free Student Aid (FAFSA)

• Alli will be onsite at all October Office Hours to help students file! View what you need to bring with you here
• ALL eligible students (US Citizens and Green Card Holders) should file the FAFSA
• Opens October 1, strongly suggested to file by November 1
• Questions? Email us at launchuclassof2018@launchu.org

CSS Profile (required at some colleges)

• Don't need to fill out until you are accepted to the college
• Required in order to receive a financial aid award letter
• View what colleges require the CSS profile here
• Questions? Email us at launchuclassof2018@launchu.org

Verification (required based on FAFSA)

• Some students will be chosen for verification, which will require them to file additional financial aid paperwork at each college they're accepted to
• You can tell whether or not you're selected for vericiation by looking next to the student's EFC on the Student Aid Report of the FAFSA. If there is an asterisk (*) next to the EFC, the student has been selected (ex: EFC=000000*)
• Contact the financial aid department or go to their website for each college where the student has been accepted to get the required paperwork and send back to the school
• Typically, a federal tax transcript is required for verification. Order/download the student's tax transcript here and make copies to send to each college: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript
• Questions? Email us at launchuclassof2018@launchu.org