Typically, financial aid packages combine two or more of the following types of aid:

• Scholarships,
• Subsidized Stafford Loans,
• Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
• Graduate Plus Loans

Some of these forms of aid are need-based; others are not based upon financial need.

In order to apply for any or all of these types of aid, with the exception of merit-based awards, candidates must

• Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is available online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
• If you are a renewal-eligible FAFSA applicant (you filed the prior year), you will be asked if you would like to have your application "prefilled" with data from the previous year.  If you agree, an application will automatically be filled with certain data from your prior year application.
• Obtain a PIN from the federal processor to be used as your electronic signature.  If you do not have a PIN, or had a PIN and have lost it,  go to www.pin.ed.gov before filing the FAFSA.
• Answer "yes" to the question seeking approval to release your information to the institutions listed.
• You are allowed to list 10 schools.  List The University of Arizona (School Code 001083) among the institutions to which financial information is to be sent at  Step 5, question 97a.
• File an online correction adding The University of Arizona to Step 5, question 97a of the FAFSA if the institution is not already listed. Please assure that the school being removed has already received your information.
• The College does not accept copies of the Student Aid Report in lieu of receiving the FAFSA information electronically.

What You Will Need

• Use estimated income and assets for the calendar year 2007 as you may be completing the FAFSA before federal taxes have been filed.
• A valid email address for the federal processor to use in contacting you.
• A list of the school codes for the schools that you want to receive this information.  To change schools, you must make a correction to your FAFSA.  Do not contact the schools to make the changes for you.

Notes:

• You are REQUIRED to file corrections to your FAFSA when your federal income tax return has been completed.
• Parent's income is NOT REQUIRED for graduate students.

When to Apply - Deadlines

• Applicants for financial assistance for the 2008-2009 academic year can submit their FAFSA beginning January 1, 2008.
• The priority processing date for need-based financial assistance for that year is March 1, 2009.
• In order to meet the deadline of March 1, the completed FAFSA should be submitted to the processor by Thursday, February 14, 2008.
• Applicants for admission for the 2008-2009 year should not wait for an admission decision before submitting their FAFSA. FAFSA's received after March 1 will be processed and awards made only after all applications which met the priority date have been processed. By applying late, applicants significantly reduce the likelihood of their receiving scholarship aid.

What You Will Receive

• The federal processor will send the applicant a written confirmation entitled Student Aid Report (SAR). If this report is not received within 3 to 5 days of filing the FAFSA online, contact the federal processor at 1-800-433-3243.
• When the SAR is received, the report must be reviewed for accuracy and corrections or changes made according to the instructions. If the SAR is correct, it must be retained for the applicant's records. Do not submit the SAR to The University of Arizona or to the Rogers College of Law. The applicant's FAFSA/SAR information will be received through an electronic process after the applicant is admitted.
• The information will be reviewed by the University and the applicant will receive a Financial Aid Award Letter listing the aid programs for which the applicant is eligible for in the upcoming academic year.
• Any changes made to the FAFSA by either the applicant or the University may create changes in financial aid eligibility and will generate a revised Financial Aid Award Letter.
• All Financial Aid Award Letters should be maintained by the applicant.