We recognize you may have a change in circumstances or special expenses that may affect your ability to afford to go to school. So please contact our office or download a copy (see below) of the Revision Request for Change in Financial Situation or Revision Request for Additional Expenses and follow the directions for describing and documenting your request. Our ability to respond depends on the funds available when your request is reviewed. You will receive a revised award letter and/or a mailed response from our office, indicating the outcome of your request.
Change in kind of aid
We assume everyone wants
as
much grant and scholarship money as possible. Your award reflects your
"fair share" of the limited gift aid we have available. Within limits,
however, you may be able to trade between loan and work. Students awarded
a Federal Perkins Loan may be eligible for Work Study, and vice versa.
Students offered Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans may not have priority
for Work Study (based on relative need), but may replace the recommended
loan amount with income from a non-Work Study job. You may request a
change in the Comments section of the award letter (on the back of the
white copy of the paper award notice or in the box provided in the online
award letter), or write us a note.
Additional expenses
We may be able to increase
your "budget" for additional childcare, health care, transportation, book
and supply costs or purchasing a computer. If funds are available, we will
increase your award to help cover them. Our response depends on whether:
1) the expenses are educationally related and beyond your control; 2) they
are greater than the amount already in your budget for such costs; 3) you
will incur them during the award year (October-June); and 4) they are
adequately documented in your Revision Request. Usually additional
expenses are funded with "self-help" aid (loan or work; usually, Federal
Direct Stafford/Ford Loan). Submit your Revision Request
for Additional Expenses and/or documentation of costs as soon as you
know about your extra costs.
Parents' contribution
If your parents are not
able to make the contribution calculated for them, they may provide us
with more comprehensive information about their situation and ask for a
recalculation on the Revision Request for Change in Financial Situation for
2012-13. Since financial aid is based on the assumption that parents will
contribute their share to a dependent student's education, they will need
to show how circumstances beyond their control prevent them from making
the calculated contribution. Parents may also finance all or part of the
expected contribution through the Federal Direct PLUS Loan
program.
Student's Contribution
If you are not able to
make the expected contribution or if you no longer have the earnings,
benefits, or other support you reported, explain on the Revision Request for Change in Financial Situations.
We will reassess your eligibility for financial aid based on your new
financial situation.