Financial Aid

FAFSA Filing Tips

1. Make sure your application contains the correct social security number.

2. Be sure to list Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and our Title IV institutional code 003321 in Step 6 (Institution Choice Section) of the FAFSA form.

3. When reporting income, parents and students should take the adjusted gross income from their last federal tax return. If you have not completed your tax return, please provide your best estimate to prevent missing the priority dates.

4. When reporting taxes paid, parents and students should list the actual taxes paid as shown on their last federal tax return (not from your W-2s).

5. Parents and students should report all sources of untaxed income. For example, you should include social security, aid to dependent children (ADC), and worker’s compensation, etc.

6. Divorced parents sometimes include their ex-spouse’s income. They should only list their income and that of their current spouse.

7. Students must check Yes to the student employment question in order to be considered for either federal or non-federal work-study employment.

8. Keep copies of parent and student tax returns and W-2s which may be solicited by the Financial Aid Office for those families selected for income verification.

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