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FAFSA Workshops: To Help You Pay for College!

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Did you know? The FAFSA is open and can be completed now! The FAFSA is your Free Application for Federal Student Aid where you can qualify for grants, loans, and other funding opportunities to help you pay for college.

Sign up below for a FAFSA workshop!

Sinclair offers two ways to get assistance with your FAFSA:

1. FAFSA Workshop: Appointment-based workshops in the FA Lab (Welcome Center, Building 10, Dayton Campus) during specific times throughout the year. 

2. Virtual FAFSA Help Appointment: Virtual FAFSA Help appointments for one-on-one assistance from your home. 

FAFSA Workshop

Click below to register for a FAFSA Workshop Day. Seating is limited. Prior registration is not required, but is strongly recommended. Students can come directly to the FAFSA Lab, Building 10, Room 001, at the appointment time selected. 

Day

Event

Date

Time

Location

Wednesday FAFSA Workshop Day October 9th 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Dayton Campus
Thursday FAFSA Workshop Day October 17th 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Dayton Campus
Friday FAFSA Workshop Day October 25th 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Dayton Campus
Tuesday FAFSA Workshop Day October 29th 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

Availability of FAFSA Workshop schedules and locations

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ON-CAMPUS FAFSA WORKSHOPS.

Virtual FAFSA Help Appointment

For one-on-one FAFSA assistance from the comfort of your home, schedule a Virtual FAFSA appointment. Virtual appointments are arranged via Zoom for students comfortable with technology. Before attending a Virtual FAFSA Appointment, please complete the Virtual FAFSA Pre-Appointment Checklist

In order to complete the FAFSA students must reference the following:
Account Username and Password
  • If you do not already have one, you’ll need to create your account username and password on StudentAid.gov to access and fill out the 2024–25 FAFSA form.
  • Your contributors will each need their own account username and password too. “Contributor” is a new term on the 2024–25 FAFSA form—it refers to anyone (you, your spouse, your biological or adoptive parent, or your parent’s spouse) required to provide information on your FAFSA form.
  • As a student, you will be required to enter your Social Security number (SSN) to create an account username and password unless you are a citizen of the Freely Associated States. However, beginning with the 2024–25 FAFSA form, your contributors who don’t have an SSN can create an account username and password to complete their section of your FAFSA form.
Your Contributor Information
  • Dependent Students

When you fill out the FAFSA form, you will answer questions that will determine who needs to be a contributor on your form. To get a head start on finding out who will be considered a contributor on your FAFSA, check out the Is My Parent a Contributor When I Fill Out My FAFSA® Form? infographic.

  • Independent Students

If you are married (and not separated) and filed taxes jointly with your spouse, then you will report your spouse’s information on the FAFSA form, but they will not be identified as a contributor. If you are married (and not separated) and did not file taxes jointly, your spouse will be considered a contributor on your FAFSA form.

To invite contributors to your FAFSA form, you will be asked to provide the following:

  • first and last name,
  • SSN (if they have one),
  • date of birth, and
  • email address.
2022 Federal Tax Information
  • Beginning on the 2024–25 FAFSA form, you and your contributors must provide consent and approval to have your federal tax information transferred directly from the IRS into your FAFSA form. Providing consent and approval is mandatory, even if you or your contributors do not have an SSN, did not file a tax return, or filed a tax return outside the U.S.
  • 2022 Tax Returns and W2s

Note: If you or your contributors do not provide consent and approval to have your federal tax information transferred into the FAFSA, you will not be eligible for federal student aid.

Net Worth of Investments and Assets
  • The FAFSA form will ask you and your contributors questions about your assets, so make sure you have records of your savings and checking account balances, child support received, as well as the value of any investments, farms, and real estate (excluding your primary residence.

Note: This is a change from prior years when certain small family-owned businesses and farms were excluded from asset reporting. 

 

More FAFSA Video Help and Answers

Financial Aid TV is an online resource designed to answer your questions about the financial aid process including the FAFSA. Just click the link to visit Sinclair's Financial Aid TV website, where you can browse a variety of short videos that can give you all the information you need to get the most out of the federal financial aid program. College can be an experience full of challenges. Make sure paying for it isn't one of them.