<p>Although my question may become more complex than this, let's start with the title of this thread. Way back at the.beginning of the year when I filled out my Fafsa my Efc was high. Now it is $0, after the corrections I made today, I should have qualified for a Pell Grant it turns out. Can I still receive that funding this late in the game?</p>
<p>I can guarantee you that the change you made prompted selection for verification. There is an asterisk next to your EFC now, isn’t there?</p>
<p>You cannot make the update you made. The FAFSA is based on 2011 income, and the corrections were made based on something else, right? </p>
<p>You need to contact your school to explain that you want to request a special circumstances review. Ask how to do it. Also, be sure to tell them what you did … if their system is automated, it might allow a Pell grant to disburse in error. If that happens, you will have to repay it. Usually, schools have a disbursement hold for students selected for verification. But if you were selected earlier & were verified at that time … then made the recent update … it could slip past the system.</p>
<p>I’m not worried about verification. I can definitely prove the change that I made today has been the case since late June. It just didn’t occur to me to change it on the Fafsa until I happened to be in the website today adding more schools, as I’ll be transferring soon.</p>
<p>True the income was all based on last year, however my number of dependents went from 0 when I filled the Fafsa out, to 1 in late June. The change has a significant effect. </p>
<p>So, will it effect title IV aid for this semester, and allow me to receive additional grants which I can then use to pay down loans? </p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Having a dependent only matters IF you are supporting that dependent child. Are you?</p>
<p>Yes, I am providing far more than the 50% of support required by the question on the Fafsa. I’m not concerned about meeting the qualifications or being able to verify the change I made with documentation. I wouldn’t have made the correction had I not be sure that it was accurate. I just don’t know if it’s moot or not for aid this semester considering this semester is now almost over.</p>
<p>As long as you can document that you provide at least 50% support, your change is good. Let the finaid office know NOW - if you are Pell-eligible, you will get the Pell for fall based on current enrollment. You won’t get any other grants, most likely, as everything else is first-come, first-served & is likely long gone.</p>