Financial Aid

经济援助的定义是你收到的任何资源(除了你申请的资金) 从你的父母和你的非必需品收入中获得)来帮助你支付 for college. It includes (but is not limited to) loans, grants, scholarships, tuition and fee waivers, work-study athletic scholarships, and veterans benefits.

No. You should submit the Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) each year as soon as possible (October 1).

NOTE: 在你被录取之前，经济援助办公室不能完成授予程序 to the university. So, you should begin the admissions application process as soon as you can.

The priority deadline is March 1. You must have your FAFSA filed and all other necessary 在此日期之前提交给财务援助办公室的文件，以确保您的财务 aid award will be processed on time.

No! If you will be taking classes, you can only receive federal financial aid from the school you will be pursuing a degree from.

The guidelines to determine your dependency status are listed on the FAFSA. If you 至少对一个问题回答“是”，你将被认为是独立的 student by the U.S. Department of Education and therefore do not need to include parent information on the FAFSA. If your parent is remarried and you are a "dependent" student 根据联邦处理者的定义，你还需要提供你继父母的证明 information and income on the FAFSA.

You must be able to answer "YES" to at least one of the following:

1. Are you 24 years of age prior to January 1?
2. As of today, are you married?
3. Do you have any children who receive more than half of their support from
   you?
4. Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with
   you and who receive more that half their support from you, now and through
   the end of the upcoming academic year.
5. At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a ward of the court?
6. Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?
7. Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training? statement)
8. 你是或曾经是你所在州法院认定的被解放的未成年人吗 legal residence?
9. 你是或曾经是由你所在州法院决定的法定监护人 legal residence?
10. Are you homeless or at risk of being homeless?
11. 在学年开始时，你会攻读硕士学位还是博士学位 degree?

You may file an appeal with our office if you have extenuating circumstances such as both parents being deceased or incarcerated.

财政援助办公室将无法批准依赖覆盖为 following circumstances:

• You live on your own and pay all of your own bills
• Your parent(s) do not claim you on their tax returns
• Your parent(s) refuse to give information on FAFSA or verification documents
• Your parent(s) do not financially support you

Yes. Many families mistakenly think they don't qualify for aid and prevent themselves from receiving financial aid by failing to apply for it. In addition, there are a 很少有援助来源，如无补贴的斯塔福德和PLUS贷款 regardless of need. The FAFSA form is free. There is no good excuse for not applying.

Yes. In order to receive financial aid, our office requires you to fill out a new FAFSA each year. If your financial circumstances change, you may get more or less aid. After your first year you will receive notification of a "Renewal Application" 来自教育部，其中包含先前的预印信息 year's FAFSA. Note that your eligibility for financial aid may change significantly, especially if you have a different number of family members in college. Renewal of 你的经济援助计划也取决于你取得令人满意的学业进步 为了获得学位，例如获得最低学分和达到最低学分 GPA.

如果你在你的FAFSA上列出了格兰布林的学校代码(002006)，你就被录取了 to the University, we will be able to begin the financial aid process. If you have not, you will need to add our school code to your FAFSA by going online to: www.fafsa.ed.gov and then “Make FAFSA corrections”

不幸的是，我们将无法处理你的经济援助奖励没有你的 parent’s information if you are a dependent student.

No. A student must apply for financial aid each "Academic Year" that they plan to attend. GSU的学年从秋季学期开始，包括以下内容 Spring and Summer semesters.

你将报告与你同住的父母的信息，以获得更多的金额 of time during the 12 months preceding the date you file your FAFSA application.

如果你不和父母任何一方住在一起，或者你和父母双方住在一起的时间相同 时间，然后使用提供更多时间的父母的信息 在提交FAFSA申请之日之前的12个月内的经济支持.

如果你在此期间没有得到任何父母的经济支持，你必须报告 关于最近提供了更多的父母的信息 support.

Your stepparent's financial information is required on the FAFSA if:

-你接受经济支持的父母是单亲，现在已经再婚.
-赡养你的父母离异或丧偶，但现在已经离婚 remarried

这并不意味着你的继父母有义务给你经济援助， 但他或她的收入和资产代表了家庭的重要信息 financial resources. Including this information on the FAFSA helps the Federal Processor form an accurate picture of your family's total financial strength.

美国国税局提供了一份免费的纳税申报表，其中显示了所包含的大多数行项目 最初提交的申报表，包括任何附带的表格和时间表. 在大多数情况下，纳税申报表将满足您的财务要求 aid department. The transcript can be ordered from irs.gov

The U.S. Department of Education selects a percentage of financial aid applications for additional review each year. This review process is known as verification.

申请被选中进行验证的学生必须证明其准确性 of the application information by submitting information regarding:

1. Adjusted Gross Income 
2. Parents' Tax Return Transcript - required if student was required to complete the FAFSA with parent information and the parent did not do the IRS data retrieval on the FAFSA
3. Household Size
4. Number in College
5. Sources and amounts of Untaxed Income

经济援助办公室将通过他们的 banner web account. Students will be notified what documentation is required to complete the verification process. The documentation will be compared to the original application and any corrections will be made through the Federal Processor. A response to the 在获得财政援助之前，必须从联邦处理人员那里收到更正 can be made. Students who are selected for verification and do not provide all requested documentation will not receive an award while their file remains incomplete.

Not necessarily. You will know when you receive your Student Aid Report (SAR) each year if you have been selected for verification.

No. 联邦佩尔助学金只资助经济上符合条件的本科生 (由FAFSA决定)没有完成学士学位或专业学位的人.

不，你必须注册至少六个小时的本科课程或五个小时的本科课程 a graduate.

本票是你和你的贷款人之间的法律协议 agree to disburse the funds on your behalf and you agree to repay the loan in due course.

如果你有资格申请并获得补贴直接贷款，联邦政府 在你上学期间和毕业后6个月内，银行会为你支付利息吗 停止学生身份(至少一半时间)，此时你需要开始偿还 the loan.

如果你有资格获得无补贴的直接贷款，你要负责 for all the interest that accumulates. You will have the option of either paying the 利息，因为它累积或资本化的利息(加上本金) balance). If you choose to pay the interest back as it accumulates you will pay less in interest overall. Like a subsidized loan, you will have to begin payment six-months after you cease to be a student (at least half-time).

被这所大学录取的学生将获得经济援助 当财政援助办公室从部门收到有效的FAFSA结果时 of Education and any necessary documentation is completed. The University notifies students when awards are ready to be accepted on banner web.   If you are an incoming 大一新生或转学生，你会收到一封电子邮件，解释如何 accept your awards on banner web.  

Financial aid for summer is awarded separately. Generally, we offer your maximum eligibility for fall/spring. If you plan to attend during the summer and accepted all the aid 如果你申请了秋季/春季课程，你可能就没有资格申请夏季课程了. 我们会在春季成绩评估完成之后，在你完成申请之后，审核你的夏季助学金资格 registered for summer term.

Academic Scholarships are awarded to New Freshmen admitted by Dec. 1 of each year with the highest academic scores based on the scholarship criteria listed on http://www.keramicke-plocice.net/finaid/scholarships/. The Scholarship Committee pulls the pool of students that are admitted after Dec.1 of each year and sends notices to students that are awarded. The students with the highest test scores and GPA are awarded an Academic Scholarship. There are also other scholarships listed on http://www.keramicke-plocice.net/finaid/scholarships/ that continuing students may apply for.