Student Financial Aid

These forms are presented in .pdf format in alphabetical order by subject and can be completed online and then printed or saved. To view a .pdf file, you need the Adobe® Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge from Adobe.

Appeal Documents

• Dependency Information/Appeal Application: Students classified as dependent may petition to be reclassified as independent based upon documented adverse family circumstances. If you do not meet the independent criteria as defined on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid it may be appropriate for you to file a Dependency Appeal.
  • 2013-2014 Dependency Appeal

• Enrollment Verification Appeal: For financial aid recipients who wish to appeal WF grades at the end of a given semester.
  • 2012-2013 Enrollment Verification Appeal
  • 2013-2014 Enrollment Verification Appeal
    
    
• Satisfactory Academic Progress Advisor Certification Form: For students who are required to meet with their academic advisor and submit an Academic Advisor Certification Form as part of their Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal .
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress Advisor Certification Form
    
    
• Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeal Form and Policy: The policy and appeal form to be completed and submitted by students who wish to appeal their denied satisfactory academic progress status.
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy & Appeal Form
    
    
• Special Consideration Application (SCAP): For students requesting a review of FAFSA information due to a change in their or their family's financial situation.
  • Online Special Consideration Application Form
    
    
• Term Enrollment and Late Add Exception Form: Use this form to adjust the number of credit hours your financial aid is based on.
  • Term Enrollment and Late Add Exception Form

Loan Documents

• Alternative/Private Loan Questionnaire: This form is required of all students who have already applied for an alternative/private loan.
  • Alternative/Private Loan Questionnaire
    
• Federal Direct Plus Loan Process: should be completed by parents interested in borrowing a Federal Direct PLUS Loan. Completing this Pre-Application will initiate SFA's processing of the loan. The amount of your PLUS loan is based on the cost of education less any other financial aid you receive. Students must also be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours). Pre-Applications received for Fall will not be processed until mid-June to ensure the credit check is valid at the time of disbursement.
  • 2013-2014 Federal Direct PLUS Loan Process
    
• Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Process: should be completed by a Graduate Student interested in borrowing a Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan. Completing this Pre-Application will initiate SFA's processing of the loan. The amount of your Graduate PLUS loan is based on the cost of education less any other financial aid you receive. The Graduate borrower must be enrolled at least half-time (4 credit hours). Pre-applications received for Fall will not be processed until mid-June to ensure the credit check is valid at the time of disbursement.
  • 2013-2014 Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan Process
    
• Student Loans Discharged Through Permanent Disability: For students who have one or more student loans discharged because of total and permanent disability.
  • 2013-2014 Prior Loan Discharge Form
• Conditional Discharge Request: This form must be completed by any student wishing to receive Federal Student Loans during a Total and Permanent Disability Conditional Discharge period.
  • 2013-2014 Conditional Discharge Request
• Dependent Student Without Parental Data: Application for a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan to be filled out by a student whose parents have ended all financial support and have refused to complete and sign a FAFSA.
  • 2013-2014 Dependent Student Without Parental Data

Other Documents  

• Application for Student Employment in the Financial Aid Office: This form is for BGSU students who wish to apply for an open student employee position in the Financial Aid Office. A BGSU Student must be enrolled at least half time to be eligible for an on-campus job. If you are looking for a part time or full time permanent employee position then please click on the following link: http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr/employment/
  • Application for Student Employment in Financial Aid Office
    
    
• Change in Student Marital Status: If your marital status has changed since filing your FAFSA, use this form to inform our office of the change.
  • 2013-2014 Change in Marital Status
    

• Confirmation of Dependency Status: This form is used to help determine if parent information is required to be reported on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This form is NOT a Dependency Appeal or Verification Worksheet for Dependent Students. The Dependency Appeal is located under Appeal Documents. The Verification Worksheet for Dependent Students is located at the bottom of the Verification Documents section.
  • 2013-2014 Confirmation of Dependency Status
    
    
• Consortium Agreement Form: For students who want to use their financial aid to enroll as transient, concurrent or guest students at another institution.
  • 2013-2014 Consortium Agreement Form
    
    
• Degree Holder Guest Non-Degree Student Programs Review Form
  • 2013-2014 Guest Student or Non-Degree Graduate Review Form
    
    
• Federal Financial Aid Refund/Withdrawal Fact Sheet: Contains information about how withdrawing affects the student's receipt of federal financial aid.
  • Federal Financial Aid Refund/Withdrawal Fact Sheet
    
• Student’s Authorization to Release Financial Account Information: Allows students to give SFA permission to release financial information.
  • Student’s Authorization to Release Financial Account Information
    
    

Publications

• College Preparation Checklist
  • College Preparation Checklist
    
    
• Direct Loan Basics for Parents
  • Direct Loan Basics for Parents
    
    
• Direct Loan Basics for Students
  • Direct Loan Basics for Students
    
    
• Do You Need Money for College? Federal Student Aid at a Glance
  • Do You Need Money for College? Federal Student Aid at a Glance 2012-2013
    
    
• Transfer Student Financial Aid Checklist
  • Financial Aid Checklist and Tips
    
    
• Understanding your Financial Aid Award: Brochure containing a quick overview of options, programs, and strategies regarding financial aid.
  • Understanding Your Financial Aid Award
• You Have Choices: Financing options beyond the FAFSA
  • You Have Choices brochure

Scholarship Applications

• Scholarship application forms are now located on the Scholarships page.

Verification Documents

• Additional Financial Information Worksheet: This form is used to clarify taxable income offsets.
  • 2013-2014 Additional Financial Information Worksheet
    
    
• Asset Clarification Form: This form is used to clarify information about student and/or parent assets.
  • 2013-2014 Asset Clarification Form
    
    
• Child Care Expense Form: For students who wish to report child care expenses.
  • 2013-2014 Child Care Expense Form
    
    
• Citizenship Eligibility Certification Form: For students required to verify their citizenship status.
  • 2013-2014 Citizenship Eligibility Certification Form
    
    
• Family Member Enrollment Verification Form: This form is for students required to verify a sibling's enrollment at another institution.
  • 2013-2014 Family Member Enrollment Form
    
    
• Household Information Worksheet: This form is used to clarify information about the number of people in your family, the number of people in your family that are attending college, or the marital status of a family member.
  • 2013-2014 Household Information Worksheet
    
    
• Parent Income & Living Expense Assessment Form: This form is requested when the parent income reported on the FAFSA does not appear to be sufficient to meet basic family living expenses.
  • 2013-2014 Parent Income & Living Expense Assessment Form
    
    
• Qualified Education Benefits Assessment Form:
  • 2013-2014 Qualified Education Benefits Assessment Form
    
    
• Student Income & Living Expense Assessment Form: This form is requested when the income reported on the FAFSA does not appear to be sufficient to meet basic living expenses.
  • 2013-2014 Student Income & Living Expenses Assessment Form
    
    
• Untaxed Income Clarification Form: This form is used to clarify information about income types that are not included on a tax return.
  • 2013-2014 Untaxed Income Clarification Form
    
    
• Verification Worksheet: If your file was selected for verification, you must complete the Verification Worksheet. If you were required to report parent information on the FAFSA, you are a Dependent student and should print the Verification Worksheet for Dependent students. If you were not required to report parent information on the FAFSA, you are an Independent student and should print the Verification Worksheet for Independent students.
  • 2013-2014 Verification Worksheet - Dependent
  • 2013-2014 Verification Worksheet - Independent

• Verification Worksheet (RS VERSION): If your file was selected for verification (RS VERSION), you must complete the Verification RS Worksheet. If you were required to report parent information on the FAFSA, you are a Dependent student and should print the Verification RS Worksheet for Dependent students. If you were not required to report parent information on the FAFSA, you are an Independent student and should print the Verification RS Worksheet for Independent students.
  • 2013-2014 Verification RS Worksheet - Dependent
  • 2013-2014 Verification RS Worksheet - Independent