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Who to contact with FAFSA issues?
1-800-433-3243
For potential students, currently enrolled students, loan borrowers, and families, visit the “Contact Us” page, or contact Federal Student Aid at 1-800-433-3243 or by email at [email protected] to be directed to someone who can help you.
How do you dispute financial aid?
To appeal for more financial aid for college, follow these steps:
- Call the college financial aid office to ask about the appeals process.
- Identify the special circumstances that affect your ability to pay for college.
- Write an appeal letter.
- Don’t ask for a specific amount of money.
Is it better to call or email financial aid office?
Contact the financial aid office via phone call or letter; do not email. This is a personal plea for an appeal so you need to make it as personable as possible. If you write a financial aid appeal letter, detail the circumstances and provide evidence to go along with your claims.
Can you sue FAFSA?
You can sue the School for their mistake if you wish, but, you can only sue under a breach of contract theory, which generally will not permit you to recover attorney’s fees should you prevail, unless it specifically states that in the contract…
Should you appeal financial aid?
It might have too many loans and not enough free aid like grants and scholarships. Or the information you gave on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, might no longer reflect your family’s current financial situation and now you need more money. That’s when you know it’s time to file an appeal.
Why does my financial aid say 0?
Zero is the lowest EFC number; 99,999 is the highest. If a dependent students’ family’s income is less than $24,000 and government assistance was needed for that filing year, the EFC will automatically be zero. A zero means a family has no ability to contribute to the student’s education.
Can a college withhold financial aid?
College students can have their federal financial aid taken away if they’ve previously accepted more money in financial aid than the government committed to.
What is a good financial aid appeal letter?
Be Respectful and Honest, and Keep it Short. An appeal letter should include other information beyond specific examples of financial changes or hardships. A parent should thank the financial aid office for its consideration, and write briefly about the student’s excitement to attend the institution.