Financial Aid Application Procedures

Each applicant interested in applying for financial aid must follow these specific steps:

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by mailing it in or on the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
• Be sure to input Alabama State University’s school code on your FAFSA. The school code is 001005.
• Entering students are encouraged to complete an application for admissions at the earliest possible date. No student will be considered for assistance until he or she has been officially admitted to the university.
• Complete additional data necessary to clarify or verify the financial information sub- mitted by you and/or your parents. Requests for additional data will be sent to you by the Office of Financial Aid.

** Verification is the process of confirming the accuracy of student reported data on financial aid applications. 30% of students are selected for verification at random. Students are notified that
they are selected for verification on the FAFSA Student Aid Report (SAR). In addition, the student is notified via email that he/she has been selected for verification. 

Verification documents must be submitted to the Office of Financial Aid no later than August 1st of each year so that students can be awarded before the fall semester. Students
must complete the verification process before aid is disbursed.

**No federal student aid can be offered until acceptable verification documents are submitted and processed.

The above application procedures apply to both in-state and out-of-state students.