Hardin-Simmons can accept either a FAFSA or TASFA to determine student eligibility for federal 和/or 状态 financial aid. The FREE application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA) is available for 所有 US citizens. The FAFSA opens October 1 for the following school year. 德州申请州财政援助(TASFA)适用于所有非美国公民的德州居民. The TASFA opens October 1 for the following school year.
下面的步骤适用于每个想知道自己是否有资格获得经济援助的学生.
经济援助基础
So, what is financial aid? Financial aid consists of scholarships, 奖助金, 贷款, 和 employment opportunities to help students finance college 和 other postsecondary education. Financial aid resources are intended to supplement, 而不是取代, the financial resources of the family.
Financial aid exists primarily in two categories: (即 和 以业绩为基础的援助.
助学金 颁发给由联邦学生援助免费申请(FAFSA)确定的经济资格的学生。.
以业绩为基础的援助 is gener所有y given to students in recognition of special skills, 人才, 和/or academic accomplishments.
经济援助的主要目的是帮助学生支付高等教育的费用, 请记住，这并不能免除父母支付子女教育费用的主要责任. To achieve this objective, 必须评估家庭支付教育费用的经济能力，以便公平公正地分配有限的资源.
When applying for federal student aid, the information you report on the “Free Application for Federal Student 援助 “, 或“FAFSA”, is used to calculate your Expected Family Contribution (EFC). 用于计算EFC的公式是由联邦法律规定的，用于根据您的家庭收入来衡量您的家庭经济实力, 资产, family size 和 number of family members in post-secondary education. EFC用于确定您是否有资格获得联邦学生援助以及其他学生援助计划. Cost of attendance (COA) is also referred to as a budget. Financial need is determined by subtracting the EFC from the COA. Please see the formula below.
Cost of attendance – Expected Family Contribution = Financial Need
你是否有资格获得基于需求的援助是通过从计算的经济需求中减去其他外部经济援助(奖学金)来确定的.
Financial Need – Other Outside Assistance = Eligibility for Need-Based 援助 (奖助金, subsidized student 贷款 和 work study)
To start the process of obtaining financial aid, fill out the Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA). This form must be completed online. Online applications require an FSA ID for both you 和 a parent or guardian. The FAFSA may be sent to HSU beginning Oct. 1. FAFSA是基于两年以前的税务信息，是一份必须每年提交的文件. 有些资金是有限的，所以为了优先处理，每年尽快提交表格. Make sure to include HSU’s code: 003571.
The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student 援助) is used to evaluate your 和 your family’s ability to pay for your education; however, t在这里 are some specific situations that may result in an inaccurate assessment of this ability.
To review these situations, we use the special circumstance review, which 所有ows you 和 your family to document your individual financial situation. Our committee will then determine if we are able to provide additional financial aid.
If you are facing one of the situations listed below, please consider requesting a special circumstance review.
Death of parent(s) (if the deceased parent’s income was included on the FAFSA.)
Loss of child support (changes can only be made if child support was included on the FAFSA.)
不寻常的医疗费用(FAFSA已经允许一定比例的与医疗费用有关的收入保护津贴.)
Catastrophic loss, such as a natural disaster.
Deduction of one-time payment (e.g. retirement, payouts, severance pay)
The following DO NOT qualify as a special circumstance review:
父母 refuse to contribute to the student’s education.
父母 are unwilling to provide information on the FAFSA or for verification.
父母 do not claim the student as a dependent for income tax purposes.
The student demonstrates total self-sufficiency.
Year to year fluctuations in income.
Credit card or other personal debts.
St和ard living expenses.
度假的费用.
All other discretionary expenses.
记住:
T在这里 is no deadline for submitting a Professional Judgment Appeal. 然而，美国.S. 教育部要求你仍然作为学生注册，以便处理上诉.
Appeals are typic所有y reviewed within 2-4 weeks after submission. During busy processing times (such as the summer), it may take longer for your appeal to be evaluated.
If the Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) calculated from the FAFSA is zero, 你没有资格完成上诉，因为你目前正在接受联邦最高金额, 状态, 和 institutional aid for which you are qualified. 你可以在FAFSA的学生援助报告(SAR)和/或自助服务的经济援助通知上找到你的EFC.
Only undergraduate students are eligible to apply.
This review does not guarantee that you will receive additional funds.
You must complete verification before your special circumstance appeal can be reviewed.
Requesting an appeal does not guarantee that you will be granted one.
Special circumstance decisions are final. A student cannot appeal to the university president or to the U.S. Department of Education. 国会将对联邦学生援助免费申请(FAFSA)的数据元素进行调整的权力授权给了大学财政援助管理员, 和 only the college financial aid administrator.
你的免费联邦学生援助申请(FAFSA)可能会在一个被称为验证的过程中被选中进行审查. The Department of Education says that before awarding Federal Student 援助, we may ask you to confirm the information you 和 your parents reported on your FAFSA. To verify that you provided correct information, the financial aid office at your school will compare your FAFSA with the documentation you provide. If t在这里 are differences, your FAFSA information may need to be corrected. If selected, you will be directed to your Campus Logic Student形式 to complete the steps necessary for verification. You 和 a parent will be asked to sign a verification webform, attach any required documents, 并在网上提交表格和其他必要的文件给你学校的财政援助管理员. Your school may ask for additional information. If you have questions about verification, 尽快联系你的经济援助管理员，这样你的经济援助就不会被延误.
新的联邦指导方针现在规定，FAFSA验证不能再使用纸质纳税申报表完成. 所有文件必须以官方税务记录或IRS电子数据检索工具的形式直接来自IRS. This IRS Link transfers the necessary tax information directly to your FAFSA.
Below is a list of the documents 和 actions from you, which may be required by the federal government to complete your FAFSA Verification.
Provide a SIGNED, completed copy of the Verification Webform through Campus Logic Student形式.
受抚养学生-使用IRS数据检索工具转移您父母的联邦纳税申报表信息. 一旦您的税务信息通过IRS链接成功转移，不要忘记电子重新签名并重新提交FAFSA. If your parents did not 和 are not required to file an Income Tax Return, 你可能会被要求提交所有父母的W2表格副本，以及美国国税局的非申报核实函(http://www.irs.gov/ > get your tax record > Get Transcript Online > request “Verification of Non-filing Letter”). If you (the student) did not 和 are not required to file a 2019 Tax Return, 您可能需要提交所有2019年W2表格的副本以及非申报声明的核实.
独立学生-使用IRS数据检索工具转移您(和您的配偶)的2019年联邦纳税申报表信息. 一旦您的税务信息成功转移，不要忘记电子签名并重新提交FAFSA. If you did not 和 are not required to file a 2019 Income Tax Return, 您可能需要提交所有您(和/或您的配偶)2019年W2表格的副本以及非申报声明的验证.
浏览“Outside Scholarship Opportunities“. It contains numerous helpful, safe websites 和更多的 than 100 scholarship offers provided to HSU students from numerous donors.
Talk to your high school counselor 和 explore credible websites like www.fastweb.com to learn more about the availability of outside awards. 你当地的图书馆, 报纸, 和 community organizations are also good sources for scholarship information. Your church may offer a scholarship that may also be eligible for matching by HSU. 看到 形式 section for the forms that need to accompany 外面的奖学金.
Beware of scholarship search services that may be scams 和/or frauds. Do not pay for information or services that are provided free elsew在这里.
Once admitted, students can apply for additional scholarship opportunities through 学术中心, HSU’s endowed scholarship management system, which houses 所有 our departmental scholarship opportunities offered across campus.
一旦被HSU录取, 提交了FAFSA, 和 submitted verification documents (if applicable), 你将收到一份官方的经济援助通知，其中列出了你符合资格的援助类型和金额. You can access your financial awards on our Student Self-Service website. You will need to accept 所有 of the financial aid that you want to use for your award year.
如果你有资格并希望在校园工作，并且已经提前注册了下一个长学期, you may apply for one of the many part-time jobs available on campus. Please note that t在这里 are typic所有y more students wanting jobs than t在这里 are available jobs. You can find more information about job fa国税局, seminars, 和 job searching on our 职业服务 页面. By activating your account in our online recruiting platform 握手, you can view open positions on- 和 off-campus, submit your resume for employers to view, see upcoming event details, 和 access career documents 和 resources.
