What FAFSA do I need?

Question

I am taking a class at rio salado college online. It's apart of our local community college system. The start date of my class is 8/18 and it's the summer 2 semester at my school.

I want to see if I can get some aid to cover this class.Which FAFSA do I fill out, the 07-08 or the 08-09?

Answer 1

i believe its the 07-08

Answer 2

Can you get financial aid for less then half time? I thought you had to atleast me half time but anyways you will 08-09 it is from July1st. Good Luck!

Make sure you have all the information you need like tax returns and all you personal identification #'s

Answer 3

Each school is different, but usually summer is considered a trailer, meaning that the financial aid is paid from the results of the previous school year (2007-08 FAFSA.)

The summer class that you are in begins very late, almost into the Fall semester.  In this instance I would ask the financial aid office regarding how they will treat this summer semester.  They may actually use the 2008-09 FAFSA for this term, in which case this is considered a header instead of a trailer.  This is financial aid terminology but the financial aid officer will understand if you ask them.  

The only awards avaliable for summer  is usually the Pell Grant or Loan.   If you attended full time Fall 07 and full time Spring 08, there is no Pell Grant left for summer and summer is considered a trailer.  On the other hand, if summer is considered a header, then you would definitely have Pell grant available because this is the first time you are using the 2008-09 Pell grant.

I would definitly ask the financial aid office about this because you want to make sure you have completed the correct FAFSA, how much you are awarded and how much you have to pay, if any.

Good Luck

Answer 4

1) 2007-08 FAFSA to cover financial aid for the Summer 2008 award period along with 2006 Student Tax Return if selected for verification

2) 2008-09 FAFSA to cover financial aid for the Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 award periods along with 2007 Student Tax Return if selected for verification