Applying
for Financial Aid at Southern State
GET A FEDERAL
STUDENT AID PIN
(Personal Identification Number) The PIN is your
electronic signature used when applying for Federal Student Aid.
All student’s and at least one parent of a dependent student, MUST
have a Federal PIN.
To APPLY for
a PIN: Visit:
www.pin.ed.gov > select “Apply For PIN” > click Next >
Complete the personal information. Note: If you choose to
create your own PIN, it will take 7 to 10 days to receive
your PIN. > click Next. If you choose to have them give
you a random PIN and select DISPLAY NOW, you can immediately
view and print your PIN that can be used to complete the
FAFSA real time.
Already have
a PIN? Visit:
www.pin.ed.gov > select “Request a Duplicate” and give
your personal information. If you have forgotten your
challenge question, you may re-apply for a PIN after three
attempts.
A parent of
a dependent student MUST also have a PIN using the same
instructions as listed above.
GATHER THE
REQUIRED INFORMATION TO APPLY
The documents
listed below hold important information required for the completion
of the FAFSA.
- The
student’s Social Security Number and the household
parent’s of a dependent student’s Social Security Numbers and
birth dates
-
Student’s
Driver’s License number
-
Federal
Income Tax Information for the last completed calendar year
(1040, W2’s for all members of the student’s household (student
and/or spouse and parents if dependent)
-
Records of
any untaxed income received in the household for the last
completed calendar year (child support, veteran’s benefits,
social security, etc.)
-
Information
on any investments or assets (Not including the home).
COMPLETE THE
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) All students
must complete and submit the FAFSA after the close of each tax
year in order to have eligibility determined for Federal,
State and some types of institutional financial aid. The preferred
and quickest way is to apply is online at
www.fafsa.ed.gov
- Section
1
is application instruction and valuable information about
federal student aid
-
Section
2
is the actual FAFSA on line > select “Fill out Your FAFSA”
you can also open a saved FAFSA or go back to sign the FAFSA
electronically when the PIN is available to you
-
Section
3
is for follow up. You can check the status, print a copy of
your results (Student Aid Report) or make corrections to any
data element.
COMPLETE SSCC
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Southern State
offers several types of scholarships for our new and returning
students.
Visit
www.sscc.edu > click “Current Student” > then click “More” >
then choose “Financial Aid” > and then choose “Scholarships”
You can
download the Printable copy of the scholarship application.
- Complete
the application
-
Submit
it to the Financial Aid Office along with a letter of
recommendation and an Official High School Transcript by the
appropriate deadline.
-
Scholarship Applications received after the posted deadline
may be considered for other scholarships as they become
available.
