2024-25 FAFSA Rally Information

*Sign Up form is below.

*The CONTRIBUTOR may include the student's parents, the spouse of the student's parent, or the student's spouse.

Students/*contributors will need the following at their appointment:

• Bring your FSA ID Username and password.  If you don't have one, create one at www.studentaid.gov.
• Sign into your studentaid.gov account, prior to your appointment, to verify there are no sign-in problems.
• 2022 Taxes and W-2’s for student and contributor if applicable.

NOTE: if the student is classified as a dependent based on Federal guidelines, the contributor must create or have an existing FSA ID.

Tips for creating FSA IDs:

• Student FSA ID Username and contributor FSA IDs are created through www.studentaid.gov
• Student & contributor(s) can’t have the same FSA ID Username, email address, or phone number.
• All phone numbers and email addresses that are used must remain accessible/active through the FAFSA process. If your phone number or email address can’t be accessed when signing into studentaid.gov, a delay in submitting your FAFSA will occur.

Dependent vs. Independent:

• If you are an independent student, no parental information is required.
• If you are a dependent student, both student AND contributor FSA ID Username and passwords are required.

If you answer YES to ANY of the following questions, you may be considered an independent student for FAFSA purposes:

• Were you born before January 1, 2000?
• Are you married?
• Do you have children who received more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024?
• Do you have dependents, other than your children or spouse, who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you, now and through June 30, 2024?
• Are you a veteran of the U.S. armed forces or actively serving in the National Guard?
• At any time since the age of 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a dependent or ward of the court?
• Are you an emancipated minor based on a court's decision?
• At any time since July 1, 2022, were you determined to be an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?

If you did not answer YES to ANY of the questions above, you are considered a dependent student and contributor’s information is required.

NOTE: To invite a contributor to your FAFSA form, you will be asked to provide their:

• First and last name
• SSN
• DOB
• Email address