Definitions
- What is a FAFSA transaction?
- What is a PIN?
- What is a Data Release Number (DRN)?
- What is the Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?
- What is a signature page?
- What is a Confirmation Number?
- What is a Student Aid Report (SAR)?
What is the difference...?
- Is electronic filing really faster?
- What is the difference between a Renewal FAFSA and the FAFSA?
- What is the difference between an Electronic Access Code (EAC) and PIN?
- What is the difference between your PIN and the Data Release Number (DRN)?
Eligibility
- Who is eligible to receive federal student aid?
- Can I use FAFSA on the Web to estimate my Expected Family Contribution (EFC)?
- How much financial aid am I eligible to receive?
- I have an EFC. How much money will I receive?
- Do you have any drug-related convictions?
Applying for Aid
- How do I answer the tax questions if I (or my parents) do not file a tax return?
- How do I answer the tax questions if I am (or my parents are) separated, divorced, or widowed?
- How do I get a school code for a foreign school?
- How do I report the financial aid I received last year as part of my income?
- I have already submitted an application for the 2006-2007 or 2007-2008 school year. Can I submit another application using FAFSA on the Web?
- Can I file an original FAFSA instead of a Renewal FAFSA?
- I submitted the FAFSA under the wrong Social Security Number or name. What should I do?
- I think I filed the wrong year application. What should I do?
- If I want to apply to more than six schools, should I send another application?
- If I want to apply to more than six schools, what should I do?
- What can I do if I and my family have unusual circumstances? How do I reflect this on the application?
- What should I do if my last name has changed?
- What will my e-mail address be used for?
- What will my parents’ e-mail address be used for?
- Why does the FAFSA ask for the wrong year's tax information?
- Which school year should I select if I am applying for a summer session?
- What if someone else fills out the FAFSA for me?
- I don't talk to my parents. What should I do?
Using FAFSA on the Web
- Can I submit a Renewal FAFSA using FAFSA on the Web?
- I have already submitted an application for the 2006-2007 or 2007-2008 school year. Can I submit another application using FAFSA on the Web?
- Can I file an original FAFSA instead of a Renewal FAFSA?
- When should I correct or update FAFSA information?
Using Corrections on the Web
- Can I apply for aid using Corrections on the Web?
- Can I change any field on the FAFSA using Corrections on the Web?
- Can I use FAFSA on the Web to make corrections or updates to an application already submitted for processing?
- How can I change an address or change schools so I can get a Student Aid Report (SAR)?
- I don't know my latest transaction number. What should I do?
- I have multiple transactions on file, but I need to correct the first transaction. Is this possible?
- If I submitted a paper FAFSA, can I use Corrections on the Web?
- When using Corrections on the Web, I see all of the parental questions. Do I have to fill those out since I'm an independent student?
- I just used Corrections on the Web, but made an error. Can I go back and file another correction to fix it?
- There are wrong assumptions made on my Student Aid Report. How do I correct them?
- Can I correct my Social Security Number using Corrections on the Web?
- When should I correct or update FAFSA information?
PINs/Signatures
PINS
- Can I and my parent share the same PIN?
- Do I need a PIN for Corrections on the Web?
- Do I need a PIN?
- How do I get a PIN?
- How can a Federal Student Aid (PIN) be used?
- Who is eligible for a PIN?
- How can I change my PIN mailing address?
Signatures
- Can I fax the FAFSA on the Web signature page?
- Can I sign electronically and my parents sign on paper?
- How do I choose the type of application I want to sign?
- How do I sign a Corrections on the Web Application?
- I am dependent. Do my parents have to sign for corrections made using Corrections on the Web?
- I transmitted a correction but did not print a signature page. What should I do?
- I did not get a signature page option with my Correction on the Web Application. What should I do now?
- If I did not print a signature page for a parent's signature, what should I do?
- I said I printed a signature page, but did not. What should I do?
- One of my parents has a PIN. Can he or she sign electronically?
- What happens if I send the signature page in late?
- Where should I mail the signature page?
- Who has to sign a Correction on the Web?
- Why does my parent have to sign my Renewal FAFSA?
Processing
- If I don't get a Student Aid Report (SAR) within two weeks, should I reapply?
- Is electronic filing really faster?
- I submitted the FAFSA under the wrong Social Security Number or name. What should I do?
- What if my application gets rejected for missing signatures?
- What is the turnaround time for Corrections on the Web?
- When can I submit the FAFSA using FAFSA on the Web?
- When will schools receive my application information?
- How and when can I tell if my application has been submitted successfully?
Technical Questions
- Can I save my application information?
- How can I report a programming error in FAFSA on the Web?
- I am using WebTV and cannot get the application to go through. Why?
- I get the error message "Application Not Found" when checking my application status online. What should I do?
- If I forget the password used to save my application, what should I do?
- I am using a Macintosh. Will FAFSA on the Web behave any differently?
- Is my application information safe on the Internet?
- What if I don't have a printer?
- What if I lose the Internet connection before completing the FAFSA?
- Why is the Web page font different on some pages?
- The browser can not open a PDF file, or opens it on a blank browser window. What should I do?
Getting Help
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