How to Apply for Financial AId

Student Eligibility:

In order to receive student financial assistance at Southern Connecticut State University, you:

• Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen of the United States
• Must be registered with the Selective Service Administration (if a male)
• Must be formally admitted by the Office of Admission by the financial aid's "priority" date of March 5, 2010 (for maximum consideration for 2010-2011 gift aid).
• Must complete the 2010-2011 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by our "priority" date, March 5, 2010.
• Must be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per semester
• Must be making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) - see policy at http://www.southernct.edu/financialaid/makingsenseoffinancialaid/
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Student Responsibility:

• Complete the 2010-2011 FAFSA via the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov or you can download the paper 2010-2011 FAFSA at http://www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov/fafsa/fafsa_options.html#pdfFafsa2009-2010 by our priority date, March 5, 2010.
• Use your 2009 parent and student federal tax forms to complete your FAFSA
• Enter our SCSU federal code (001406) on your FAFSA and select a housing code.
• Sign your FAFSA application with both your and your parent's federally provided PIN.

Those signed FAFSA applications that the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships received from the federal processor prior to March 5, 2010 (priority date) will be reviewed within six to eight weeks of the FAFSA receipt date. 

Please Note:  Unsigned or incomplete FAFSA applications (rejected ISIR records) cannot be considered for financial assistance until you submit corrections to the federal processor.