{"id":236,"date":"2023-10-19T05:28:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T05:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2023-11-23T14:02:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T14:02:48","slug":"financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"236\" class=\"elementor elementor-236\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a31cc8c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1a31cc8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f68543c\" data-id=\"5f68543c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47a56932 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47a56932\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-713450b\" data-id=\"713450b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2d64d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2d64d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cc3adb\" data-id=\"1cc3adb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff75b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"ff75b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFinancial Aid  \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1032b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc1032b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tApplying for financial aid can be a daunting task. Luckily, the FAFSA is your ticket to free money to help pay for college. But what if you have questions about how it works? Here\u2019s everything you need to know about applying for financial aid: How to sign up and complete the application, what documents you\u2019ll need, and more\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c96bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33c96bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff6f31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ff6f31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dd6cf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57dd6cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fafsa-early-1-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-720\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fafsa-early-1-removebg-preview.png 691w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/fafsa-early-1-removebg-preview-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b6f7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48b6f7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11506e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e11506e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sign up for FAFSA Online<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1a060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da1a060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--base-2); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform );\">Sign up for FAFSA online and select your state. Create an account with the official FAFSA website, which is available at fafsa.gov\/login.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Complete the online application by answering questions about yourself and your family, including income and assets; expenses; household size (including dependents); the number of people in college (if applicable) as well as their grade level; immigration status (if applicable); citizenship status (if applicable).<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also need to provide information about each school you plan on attending during the upcoming academic year or summer term, along with their codes&#8211;you can find these by searching &#8220;school code&#8221; on Google. Everything must be accurate when completing this form because many schools will use these results in their admissions decisions!<\/p>\n<p>Submit your application early so there won&#8217;t be any delays later when it comes time for financial aid disbursement from the schools themselves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88e9a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d88e9a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bbf799 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bbf799\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28367e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28367e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complete CSS Profile<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad91f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad91f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The CSS Profile is a form you can fill out online or at your school\u2019s financial aid office. It asks for information about your family\u2019s income, assets and expenses, which are used to calculate how much money you may qualify for in aid packages. The results will be sent directly to the schools of your choice so they know what kind of aid package they should offer you if they decide to admit you as an undergraduate student. You\u2019ll also access this information through CUNYfirst (the university\u2019s student information system).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93f3c8 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a93f3c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599d4c5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"599d4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/How-to-Review-Download-or-Share-Responses-to-Microsoft-Forms.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-721\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/How-to-Review-Download-or-Share-Responses-to-Microsoft-Forms.png 980w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/How-to-Review-Download-or-Share-Responses-to-Microsoft-Forms-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/How-to-Review-Download-or-Share-Responses-to-Microsoft-Forms-768x392.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bfe97 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26bfe97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a482e1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a482e1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d57919 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d57919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1_6Jp3vJWe7VFlFHZ9WhSJng-1024x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1_6Jp3vJWe7VFlFHZ9WhSJng-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1_6Jp3vJWe7VFlFHZ9WhSJng-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1_6Jp3vJWe7VFlFHZ9WhSJng-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1_6Jp3vJWe7VFlFHZ9WhSJng.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342e61b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"342e61b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3355189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3355189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gather your tax documents and W-2 forms<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bc0f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88bc0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To apply for financial aid, you must submit copies of all tax documents showing the total amount of income earned by you and your spouse (if applicable) during the previous calendar year.<\/p><ul><li>Your federal income tax return transcript or a copy of your filed return. You can get this from the IRS website or by calling 800-829-1040.<\/li><li>A copy of state income tax return transcripts if required by state law; include any schedules showing adjusted gross income and taxable interest reported on page 1 as well as all figures used in calculating adjusted gross income shown on line 38a or b on page 2<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db8fd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5db8fd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e084463 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e084463\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0f5f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a0f5f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complete the online application<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b1a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50b1a19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The online application is easy to complete, and you can do it from any computer or device with internet access. It\u2019s available in English and various other languages (including Spanish, Chinese and Korean). You\u2019ll need to provide personal information such as your name, address and phone number; financial information such as income levels for you and your family members; academic information such as GPA scores; and documents that verify identity (such as a driver\u2019s license or passport). You may also be asked for proof that you are eligible for certain types of aid (e.g., FAFSA verification)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3884042 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3884042\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bba21 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64bba21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/istockphoto-1149466575-612x612-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/istockphoto-1149466575-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/istockphoto-1149466575-612x612-1-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1393735 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1393735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef3121 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ef3121\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da934aa elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da934aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/20141229-191635738-6399-scholarship-awards-1024x595.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-727\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/20141229-191635738-6399-scholarship-awards-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/20141229-191635738-6399-scholarship-awards-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/20141229-191635738-6399-scholarship-awards-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/20141229-191635738-6399-scholarship-awards-1536x892.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/einfoworld.co\/columbia-university\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/20141229-191635738-6399-scholarship-awards-2048x1189.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecc2a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ecc2a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486d73b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"486d73b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outside Scholarship and External Payment Form<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729b46e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729b46e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can apply for outside scholarships and external payments through the FAFSA. When you fill out the FAFSA, you will be asked if you want to apply for financial aid from outside sources. If so, some of your information will be shared with those organizations so they can send awards directly to you.<\/p><p>You can also use an IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) to transfer tax information from previous years&#8217; tax returns into your application. This can help speed up the process and make it easier for someone else in your family who does not have access<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21beab7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21beab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e62a21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e62a21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e113cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e113cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check your financial aid status on Track Your Application Status<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bbc365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bbc365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnce you\u2019ve finished filling out the application and submitted it, you can check your status online. Go to Track Your Application Status and enter your personal information to do this. We\u2019ll let you know if any issues prevent us from processing your financial aid application through this tool. If everything looks good, congratulations! You\u2019re now on track to receive financial aid at UC Berkeley!\n<br><br>\nIf any changes need to be made to your application (such as adding a scholarship), log in using the username\/password combination provided when submitting the FAFSA form or use our Forgot Username or Password tool if needed\u2013and then update those sections accordingly before re-submitting them all together again via FAFSA on time next year!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c7a26 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"43c7a26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d416b4 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d416b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" 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You can do this online at www.fafsa.gov and click \u201cMake Corrections.\u201d You will then be able to enter the necessary corrections, including any information left out or entered incorrectly. If you would prefer not to go through this process yourself, there is also an option where you can have someone else make these changes for you (such as a parent).<\/li><li>Submit corrections: Once all necessary modifications have been made, it\u2019s time to submit them! This can be done online or by phone; however, if emailing is more convenient for you, feel free! Remember that once submitted, these new numbers will replace anything previously submitted, so all previous data will no longer be valid for reference purposes afterwards. Remember those old forms lying around somewhere?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15ae04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a15ae04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40b57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e40b57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You can use the FAFSA to apply for financial aid from all schools that accept it<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727d8bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"727d8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re a high school student, you can use the FAFSA to apply for federal student aid at any college or university that accepts it. 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