AwardYear: 1994-1995 Edition: PostSecondary Part: 3 - - Filling Out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid SectionNumber: SectionTitle: Section A -- "Yourself" PageNumbers: 64 PURPOSE: THE FAFSA COLLECTS IDENTIFYING INFORMATION THAT IS USED TO TRACK THE STUDENT (NAME, PHONE NUMBER, ADDRESS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, ETC.), AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT AFFECTS THE STUDENT'S BASIC ELIGIBILITY. FOR INSTANCE, SECTION A INCLUDES A QUESTION ABOUT CITIZENSHIP STATUS BECAUSE THE STUDENT MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN OR ELIGIBLE NONCITIZEN TO RECEIVE AID FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAMS. SIMILARLY, A STUDENT WHO HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IS INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A FEDERAL PELL GRANT OR A FEDERAL SEOG. The student must give a HOME MAILING ADDRESS (rather than a school or office address). However, students who are incarcerated should use a school address. The SCHOOL must send applications from incarcerated students to a special P.O. Box. (Students can't just send in a SAR with a school address.) The student's STATE OF LEGAL RESIDENCE identifies the agency to which information will be sent if the student has authorized such a release in Section H of the form. The student's state is also used to determine the appropriate state and other tax allowance in the EFC calculation. For a dependent student, the state of legal residence is usually the state in which his or her parents live. If the student fills out a FAFSA and omits his or her SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, it will not be processed. If the student does not have a Social Security Number, or cannot find it, he or she must contact his or her local Social Security office. A student's marital status affects the treatment of his or her income and assets in the EFC calculation. Marital status cannot be projected--the student must report his or her marital status on the date of application. The FAFSA asks if the student will have his or her first BACHELOR'S DEGREE BEFORE JULY 1, 1994 because eligibility for the Federal Pell Grant and Federal SEOG programs is restricted to undergraduate students. If the student answers "yes" to this question, a message saying a bachelor's degree has been received will be printed at the top of page one of the SAR. |