PRIORITY DATE IS APRIL 1

Unclassified students are not eligible to receive any federal financial aid. Classified students with prior bachelor’s degree are not eligible for PELL or other Federal grants, however, they may qualify for the Federal Family Educational Loan and/or Federal Work-Study Programs.

To apply for the Federal Family Educational Loans, you must first complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Renewal FAFSA and other required documents as outlined in the Financial Aid Application instructions. Next, obtain a Federal Family Educational Loan Request Form from this office or our web site.

HawCC must receive copies of Student Aid Reports electronically. In order for HawCC to receive your information from the federal processor,

you must list HawCC’s school code 005258 in Step 6 of the FAFSA or Renewal application.

HawCC cannot process invalid Student Aid Reports (SAR). Please make corrections and/or provide required signatures to your FAFSA application on the web. Students whose Social Security number is incorrect on the original SAR MUST complete a new FAFSA application. HawCC does not perform student initiated changes to the SAR.

All applications that are accurate and complete by April 1st will receive priority packaging. Accurate and complete means all required documents and forms have been submitted and the applications have no conflicting data. All applications receiving priority packaging should receive a financial aid determination (award or denial letter) by August 15th.

Applications will be initially reviewed when the first valid ISIR (electronic version of the Student Aid Report) is received and a notification of missing information and documents will be sent. Additional file review will only be performed when all requested information and documentation has been received.

Appeals and revisions are done as time permits.

Students requesting funding for consortium (classes at other University of Hawaii colleges or OSU) must be enrolled in at least six (6) HawCC credits. There are other special requirements for funding consortium courses. Please contact the Financial Aid Office for assistance.

The HawCC census date is the end of the Erase Period (The last day to withdraw without a 'W' grade). Funding levels are based on the enrollment level as of this census date.

All correspondence mailed from the HawCC Financial Aid Office and some types of financial aid checks, will be mailed to the student’s mailing address as recorded by the HawCC Admissions and Data Management Office. If no mailing address exists for the student, the student’s permanent address will be used. Listing an address on any financial aid form does NOT constitute a change in records. Students must direct change of address requests directly to the Records and Data Management Office.

• All documents and forms submitted to the HawCC Financial Aid Office (FAO) become a part of your permanent financial aid file and cannot be returned to you. If you need copies of any documents in your permanent file, a duplication charge of $1.00 per page will be assessed.

Please follow ALL instructions carefully to avoid delays in processing your application

PRIORITY DATE IS APRIL 1

APPLY EARLY TO ENSURE YOUR MONEY IS AVAILABLE AT THE START OF SCHOOL

For the typical student, the financial aid process, from filing the FAFSA to receiving an eligibility determination decision, is approximately three months.

INSTRUCTIONS

ALL APPLICANTS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS MUST COMPLETE STEPS 1 THROUGH 2 .

Use only your legal name on all financial aid forms and all other forms filed with other HawCC offices. All correspondence from the FAO will be to your local address. Any change in address must be directed to the HawCC Records and Data Management.

STEP 1:

Complete the FAFSA on the web which can be accessed at www.FAFSA.GOV

You may also use the online (www.FAFSA.GOV) Renewal FAFSA if you completed a FAFSA for the 08-09 year. Please review the Renewal FAFSA carefully and update any information/data that has changed.

• The Hawaii Community College Title IV code is: 005258

STEP 2 :

If you are not a U.S. citizen, please submit a copy of your INS documentation to the HawCC FAO (e.g. your alien registration card/Form G641/passport). All students using a passport to document citizenship must present their passports in person to the HawCC FAO prior to check disbursal.

STEP 3 : (Optional)

If you wish to be able to obtain any information regarding your HawCC financial aid application/records, either via the telephone or in person (you may use a picture ID for counter service), you must complete, sign, and submit a HawCC Financial Aid Password form Student Financial Aid Password Form. Please be aware that anyone with your social security number and your five digit password will be able to obtain access to all of the information contained in your HawCC financial aid records.

Do NOT submit additional documents unless you have been selected for one of the Verification Categories listed below or you have received a request from the Hawaii Community College, Financial Aid Office

VERIFICATION

Your application for Federal student aid may be selected for a process known as verification. This means that the Financial Aid Office must verify the accuracy of the information that you submit on the FAFSA. If selected, you must submit a verification worksheet, federal tax returns, and/or other supporting documents. Until your information has been verified, a financial aid award cannot be issued to you.

You will be notified in writing if you have been selected for verification. You will normally have 60 days to submit the required verification documents. If you fail to submit your verification documents your financial aid file will become inactive and your award will not be issued. If any of the data reported on the FAFSA is found to be incorrect, your financial aid eligibility will be recalculated.

Instructions for completing the verification process and required forms are available at the HawCC Financial Aid Office or on the HawCC Financial Aid web site: http://www.hawcc.hawaii.edu/financialaid/

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