2010-2011 Financial Aid Application Forms

If you are applying for financial aid for Fall 2010, Spring 2011 and/or Summer 2011 the following documents may be necessary for you to submit:

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid 2010-2011
Fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid 2010-2011 if you are filing for financial aid for the Fall 2010, Spring 2011, and/or Summer 2011 semesters online using your browser.   You can link to the Department of Education’s website by clicking on the title above.

2010-2011 Student Data Form
All students applying for federal financial aid are required to complete a Student Data Form. Please print, complete and submit this document to the Financial Aid Office. 

If your Student Aid Report (SAR), the result of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is selected for review in a process called verification you will need to submit the following documents (This list is not all inclusive. If additional documentation is required you will be notified.):

• Signed copies of 2009 Income Tax Returns used in preparing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
  
  
• 2010-2011 Verification Worksheet for Dependent Students
  If parental income and asset information was required when you complete the application you will need to complete and submit this worksheet to the Financial Aid Office. Please print, complete and submit the document to the Financial Aid Office.
  
  
• 2010-2011 Verification Worksheet for Independent Students
  If parental income and asset information was not required when you complete the application you will need to complete and submit this worksheet to the Financial Aid Office. Please print, complete and submit the document to the Financial Aid Office.

The following documents may also be used to complete the verification process:

• Asset Verification
  If your adjusted gross income is over a required threshold, this document may be needed to complete the verification process.
  
  
• Head of Household Dependent Student
  This document may be required if additional information is needed about the tax filing status of your parent.
  
  
• Head of Household Independent Student
  This document may be required if additional information is needed about your tax filing status.
  
  
• Income and Support Statement
  This document will be required if you reported no income on your FAFSA.
  
  
• Dependent Student’s Parental Separation Statement
  This document may be required if your parent’s are separated, but not divorced.
  
  
• Independent Student’s Separation Statement
  This document may be required in you are separated, but not divorced.

TEACH Grant Counselor's Letter
If you are applying for a TEACH Grant (see TEACH Grant web-page, http://lsus.edu/finaid/teachgrant.asp), please print-out this letter for an advisor in the Department of Education to complete.

Graduate Letter
If you are a first term graduate student, please complete and submit the Graduate Letter. The purpose of this letter is for your academic advisor to notify you if you are required to complete undergraduate course work before you can begin working on a graduate degree. Students who are required to take undergraduate courses are not graduate students until they are enrolled in graduate courses.

Summer Student Data Form If your plans are to attend LSUS during the upcoming Summer 2011 term and you are receiving financial aid for the Spring 2011 semester and have not been awarded for the Summer, please complete this form. Please note that this form is not available until February 2011.

Special Circumstance Forms

Dependency Override
Complete this document if you believe you qualify for a change in your dependency status.

Income Adjustment Student
Complete this document if you income is significantly less than what was reported on your FAFSA.

Income Adjustment Parent
Complete this document if your parent’s income is significantly less than what was reported on your FAFSA.

Appeal Form
Complete this form only if you have been notified that you are not meeting the academic progress policy at LSUS.