Special Circumstances

Students are required to notify the Office of Student Financial Assistance if they expect to receive any outside educational benefits including, but not limited to:

private scholarships and grants
Veteran’s Educational Benefits
Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits
employer reimbursement

These educational benefits constitute additional financial resources that may affect the types and amounts of federal, state, or institutional assistance that an individual student may receive.

If a family’s financial circumstances change significantly after they apply for assistance, or if the information collected on the FAFSA does not accurately reflect a family’s current financial situation, the Office of Student Financial Assistance should be contacted. Examples of changes may include:

separation or divorce
death of a major wage earner
loss or reduction of income of at least 25%
unexpected non-insured medical expenses
elementary/secondary tuition expenses

Once the Office of Student Financial Assistance has been contacted regarding these changes, financial need may be reevaluated.