Below is
a list of requirements and deadlines for a regular decision candidate to apply
for financial aid.
The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) will prepare an estimated financial aid package using the CSS Profile and FAFSA (Requirements 1 & 2 below). Once requirements 3 & 4 have been
submitted by the appropriate deadline, the OSFA will confirm awards based on the
actual information needed to finalize the award.
**Note: During processing, additional documentation may be required.
1.CSS Profile
Deadline:
February 6, 2009
(Required for a preliminary award)
- This is completed on-line at <www.collegeboard.com>. CSS
School code is 5246.
- You must complete the registration with CSS before
completing the actual application.
Registration is also completed on-line at www.collegeboard.com.
- For assistance you can email CSS at <help@cssprofile.org> or call at
1-800-778-6888.
- To be as accurate as possible use year to date pay
stubs and bank statements to help with your estimates. Compare data with 2007 federal taxes. Please be as
accurate as possible, as variances with finalized information can result in an
adjusted award.
2.FAFSA
Deadline: February 6, 2009
(Required for a finalized award)
- This is completed on-line at <www.fafsa.ed.gov>. GW’s school code is 001444.
- For assistance you can call 1-800-4FED AID
(800-433-3242).
- If you have not filed your 2008 Federal Tax
Returns by this point you must still submit the FAFSA using estimated figures.
3. 2008 Income Tax Returns
Deadline: May 1, 2009
(Required for finalized award)
- To complete the student’s file and confirm the estimated
award we have provided based on the 2007 tax information we need to have signed
copies of the Parent and Student 2008 SIGNED Federal Tax Returns and ALL W-2 Statements submitted to the financial aid office.
- Do
not send ESTIMATED copies of the 2008 Taxes. We need signed copies of the actual 2008 Tax
Return and all schedules that were sent to the IRS. (The IRS E-file
confirmation is not acceptable). Please be aware that if you have an extension from the IRS
for your taxes, we will be unable to finalize an award until we receive the
final taxes. We are unable to make
exceptions to this requirement, regardless of the IRS granting an extension.
- If the student and/or parent did not file a
tax form, you must complete a form entitled “Certification That Tax
Return Was/Is Not Required To Be Filed For The 2008 Tax Year”.
- If you list on the PROFILE and FAFSA that you
will have a sibling in college for the 2009-2010 academic year, you will need
to have the sibling’s school confirm this.
Please complete the “2009-2010 Sibling Enrollment Verification
for GW Incoming Students” and send to sibling’s
institution for verification.
- Please submit any of the following
documents that apply to you:
Ø Social Security Recipients—Submit ALL
2008 1099-SS Forms for all family members receiving benefits.
Ø Student’s Proof of Citizenship Status (if not U.S.).
Ø GW Family Grant Application (if you will have a
sibling enrolled at GW as a full-time undergraduate in 2009 -2010).
**Please always include the Student’s Name,
Social Security Number, and Regular Decision 2009-2010 on all documents submitted
to the Financial Aid Office.
**Please note that confirmation of awards cannot be completed until all
documents have been submitted to the Financial Aid Office.
