Students

Reminder – the FAFSA is for US Citizens and permanent residents.  If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, you should not complete the FAFSA.  Contact the financial aid office at your institution to see how you should apply for financial aid.

You will probably need at least one of your parents to contribute information to your FAFSA. If you aren’t sure which parent should provide information, check out this chart from Federal Student Aid.

Before you can file the FAFSA, you will need to create a Federal Student ID. Your FSA ID is the username and password you will use to access all Federal Student Aid websites, including StudentAid.gov, which is home to the FAFSA form. Before you can start your FAFSA, your FSA ID must be verified by the Social Security Administration, which can take a few days – so create your FSA ID early!

The FAFSA will open in December, but you can take steps now to gather the information you will need to complete it. Here is what you may need:

• Student FSA ID and password
• Student Social Security number (or alien registration number if you are an eligible non-citizen)
• List of colleges you are applying to
• 2022 federal tax return
• Current asset information (total of cash, savings, checking accounts; net worth of businesses and investments)
• Amount of annual child support received
• If dependent student (most students are): Parent’s date of birth, Social Security number or ITIN, marital status, date parent was married, divorced, or widowed, parent email address
• If applicable, spouse or partner’s Social Security number, date of birth, and email address

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Complete the FAFSA as soon as you can once it opens. Both you and your parent will need to contribute information to the FAFSA, so make sure they are completing it early too! Many colleges and state programs have different priority filing deadlines. While it won’t make you ineligible if you miss a priority filing deadline, the funding in many programs is offered on a first-come, first-served basis, so file as early as possible. Missouri’s priority deadline for need-based aid is February 1. You can still receive aid if you complete the FAFSA by April 1, but the amount may depend on the number of applications received.

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Review your FAFSA for accuracy and make any corrections necessary before you hit submit. Confirm that your parent has completed their section. After the last contributor completes their section, your FAFSA will be complete. You should receive a confirmation e-mail that your FAFSA form has been received. If not, login and double check that it was submitted.

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It could take several days to weeks to process your FAFSA. The end result of your FAFSA is a report called the FAFSA Submission Summary. This will have your Student Aid Index. The SAI tells you how much federal aid you can expect to receive and what you may be expected to pay towards your education. This does not include any aid you may receive from the state of Missouri, your college, or through private scholarships and loans. Your college or university should notify you when your financial aid offer is available. Timelines will vary by school. You may need to login to your college portal to retrieve your financial aid offer letter.

Upcoming FSA ID Creation Events

Hosted by the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development

Location	Date
Kansas City Public Library, 201 E. 75th St, Kansas City MO	December 5 4-7 pm
Park Hills Job Center, 403 Parkway Drive Suite A, Park Hills MO	December 5 4-6 pm
Sedalia Job Center, 515 S. Kentucky Ave, Sedalia MO	December 5 5-7 pm
Joplin Job Center, 730 S. Wall Ave, Joplin MO	December 5 5-7 pm