Financial Aid: Renewal Applications
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Note the requirements
To be considered for Financial Aid at Western Connecticut State University, the
following conditions must be met:
- You must be a matriculated student registered at least half-time for the upcoming semester.
- You must have maintained satisfactory academic progress. (this requires that you pass at least 24 credits per
full-time academic year.)
- You must have completed your financial aid file on time.
- You must not have been convicted for any offense under
any federal or state law involving the possession or sale of
illegal drugs during a period of enrollment for which you
were receiving Title IV aid.
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Note the deadlines
- The output document resulting from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (F.A.F.S.A.) is the Institutional
Student Information Record or Student Aid Report (SAR). These forms must be received in the University's data files
with a valid index number, and with Western's name by March 15. The applicant should allow two weeks for the
processing of the electronic F.A.F.S.A., hence March 1st is the recommended filing date.
- Financial aid awards are given on a first come/first served basis. Please complete your paperwork in a timely manner.
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Fill out an application
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If selected for verification, you must:
- If you are selected for verification by the US Department of Education, you must submit the following information to the
Office of Student Financial Services by April 15th to be considered an on-time applicant.
- If you are applying as a dependent student, you must submit a signed copy of your parents' previous year's Federal
Income Tax Return (form 1040A or 1040 and supporting schedules) to the
Office of Student Financial Services.
- All students must submit a signed copy of their own previous year's Federal Income Tax Return (form 1040EZ, 1040A or
1040 and supporting schedules) to the Office of Student
Financial Services.
- If a student or his/her parent did not file a tax return for the previous year, a non-filers certification form must be signed and returned to the
Office of Student Financial Services.
- A verification worksheet also needs to be completed, please contact the
Office of Student Financial Services for more information.
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State Scholarship Recipients:
If you are a recipient of a State Scholarship, and are subject to their deadline dates, it is suggested that you
complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as outlined in the First-Time Applicant section, making sure
to meet the necessary deadline dates.
To find out more information
concerning state scholarships, please visit
http://www.students.gov.
Once you access this website proceed to the right hand side and
click Find State Financial Aid.