Review Process
After the FAFSA is received, there are sometimes additional items that will need your attention. These additional items may been seen in My.IPFW:
- Student services and financial aid
- Financial aid
- My eligibility
- Student requirements
- Select the current academic year
This will show any additional information needed. If it has been compeleted, it will show it completed. A letter requesting additional items will also be mailed.
Rejected FAFSA
Your FAFSA has been rejected for one or more reasons. You may contact the FAFSA processing center at 1-800-433-3243 for more information concerning your FAFSA.
No Registration Record, No Admissions Application, Inactive Student Records
If Admissions does not have you entered in the system or your student records are inactive, you must contact the Admissions office to make sure they have everything needed to activate your student records.
Non Degree Status
You are currently admitted into a non-degree program. To receive financial aid, you must be admitted into a degree seeking program. You must contact IPFW Admissions Office or your department, to determine if your status can be changed. If your status is changed, you must submit a request for review at the financial aid office to continue processing aid.
Degree Clarification Part A
According to IPFW records and/or your responses on the FAFSA, you have a bachelor’s degree but have registered/will register as an undergraduate student for the academic year. In some cases, federal regulations will not permit us to award financial aid to students who already have a bachelor’s degree. Clarification of your degree status must be provided before your eligibility for financial aid can be determined. This will be completed by the Financial Aid Office. The student does not need to take any action for this requirement.
Degree Clarification Parts B or D
Part B
You indicated on your FAFSA that you would be a graduate student for the academic year, but IPFW records indicate that you are currently classified as an undergraduate student. In some cases, federal regulations will not permit us to award financial aid to students who already have a bachelor’s degree. Clarification of your degree status must be provided before your eligibility for financial aid can be determined. Print the Degree Clarification form and take it to your academic dean or advisor to have Part B completed.
Part D
According to IPFW records, you have been admitted as a graduate student for the academic year. This is inconsistent with responses you made on your FAFSA. Print the Degree Clarification form and take it to your academic dean or advisor to have Part D completed.
Social Security Documents Needed
Students may change names, have incorrect information on the FAFSA or at the social security office. There may be times when our office is required to collect the Social Security card, birth certificates, and marriage or divorce documentation. A few things to keep in mind regarding Social Security documentation include:
- Students must have the correct name on their Social Security card.
- Social Security cards must be signed. They are not valid unless signed.
- These cards are matched to the FAFSA and the school records.
- Financial Aid cannot make a name change in the IPFW system—this is done by the Registrar’s office.
- If an office requests a Social Security card (or any other form of documentation), that information is kept in that office. For example, if Financial Aid collects a copy of your Social Security card and the Registrar’s office also needs a copy, you must bring another copy to the Registrar’s office.
- Birth certificates are always needed with a copy of your Social Security card. We must match your date of birth as well as your Social Security Number.
Proof of Citizenship
Eligibility requirements for citizenship must be met before receiving financial aid. You must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen. You must have a Social Security Number, and, if male, register with Selective Service.
FAFSA will match your name and Social Security Number with the Social Security Administration, the Department of Homeland Security and Selective Service. If there is a problem, our office is required to collect documentation to clear the problem on our records.
Some records may need to be corrected through any of the agencies listed above. If this is the case, we will not be able to award you until all documentation is cleared.
For Example:
If your name on your Social Security card does not match the Social Security Administration, you will need to correct it with the Social Security Administration. We will not be able to award you until we have a copy of your new Social Security card; a letter from the Social Security office is not acceptable documentation.
Overpayment/Default
According to the National Student Loan Database System, you have either defaulted on student loans, have an overpayment on a Pell Grant, or are near or over your Stafford aggragate loan limits. Please contact the Financial Aid Office at (260) 481-6820 for details regarding your NSLDS record.
Drug Abuse
You incorrectly or failed to answer the drug conviction question on your FAFSA form. You may correct this error by:
1. Correcting your SAR and returning it to the processor or
2. By calling 1-800-433-3243, or
3. By going to www.FAFSA.ED.GOV and correcting question #31. Your financial aid cannot be processed until this error is corrected.
Degree Discrepancy
The degree information we have received on your FAFSA appears inconsistent with information you have supplied the Admissions Dept. Please contact our office for further information on how to correct this problem.
Verification
Verification is the match process required for one third (1/3) of all financial aid students. This audit requires the matching of information listed within the FAFSA form, which you have provided to the Federal Student Aid programs. You may be chosen before you are awarded, or, in some cases, chosen by the government after you have been awarded. It is a random, yearly, process.
Your information is confidential and will not leave the office. It will be kept for 5 years and then shredded. This financial aid office can not make copies for you. You will be required to make copies for your student file.
*Note: If you have additional questions about Verification, please check the Verification FAQs.
2008-2009 Forms
- Dependent Verification Worksheet & Worksheet A, B, and C
- Independent Verification Worksheet & Worksheet A, B, and C
Tax forms
Tax forms are required for the verification process. Acceptable forms include the following:
- The 1040 tax form—the first two pages (Lines 1-77)
- The 1040A tax form—the first two pages (Lines 1-48)
- The 1040EZ tax form—the first page (Lines 1-13)
- The 1040X tax form—the first two pages and the original tax form filed
Note: No summary forms will be accepted
Additional Forms Needed If Applicable:
- All W2 forms
- SSA 1099 or SSI Documentation for the requested tax year
- Schedule C—from the 1040 tax form for Business Income or Loss
- Schedule C-EZ—from the 1040 tax form for Business Income or Loss
- Schedule F—from the 1040 tax form for Farm Income or Loss
- Earned Income Credit—may be from any tax form
- Additional Child Tax Credit—from the 1040 or the 1040A tax form
- Education Credit—from the 1040 or 1040A tax form
Remember, the tax forms must be signed; they are not valid unless signed. Even if you (or your parents) filed your taxes electronically, they must be signed.
If you cannot find your copies of you tax forms or W2s, you may request them from the IRS. You may request tax return transcripts or tax account transcripts by phone by calling 1-800-829-1040.
If you did not file taxes, we will need a statement from you explaining how you were able to support yourself without income and have Worksheet B completed from the verification form. If you did work, but just did not file, provide copies of your W2s.
If your parents did not file taxes, they will need to provide a statement how they were able to support themselves and a family without income and have Worksheet B completed from the verification form. If your parents worked, but just didn’t file, provide copies of all W2s.
Keep in mind:
If you made $8,450 ($16,900 if married filing jointly), then you are required to file taxes. If you did not file, but your W2s add up to more than these figures, your must file a tax return before we can complete your verification and award you.
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