FAFSA Workshops and 1:1 Appointments

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The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Complete the FAFSA each academic year to qualify for grants, loans, and other funding opportunities to help you pay for college.

Financial Aid Open Labs

Need help with the FAFSA? Sign up for one of our FA Open Labs. Select a day from the available dates, and a sign-in times. Labs are run by Financial Aid staff in the FA Lab, 10-001 (Welcome Center, Building 10, Basement).

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Have other financial aid questions or need to complete a financial aid process? We offer 1:1 appointments with a Financial Aid Officer for the following topics:

Special Circumstance Appeal – income changes, separation, loss of income, etc.
Unusual Circumstance Appeal – Dependency Status questions on the FAFSA do not apply to student, but student cannot obtain parent data
Homelessness Determination Interviews – you are unaccompanied and homeless or self-supporting and at risk of being homeless, but do not have a determination/documentation from one of the agencies listed on the FAFSA
Student Loan Questions – Exit Counseling, repayment questions, loan selection
Aviation student finance counseling
Other (Please list when scheduling appointment)

If you need to speak to a FA Officer for one of the reasons above, please review all officer availability.

View All Available Appointments

Or, if you’ve worked with a specific individual from our team in the past, you can see individual availability below. Our officers case manage by student last name, so you may also select the officer who case manages your account.

Meet our Financial Aid Officers!

If you’ve worked with a specific individual from our team in the past, you can see individual availability below. Our officers case manage by student last name, so you may also select the officer who case manages your account.

Cole Bentley Last Names A-E cole.bentley@sinclair.edu Schedule an appointment!	Justin Corsi Last Names F-K justin.corsi@sinclair.edu Schedule an appointment!
Jessica Austin Last Names L-R jessica.austin10011@sinclair.edu Schedule an appointment!	Shanta Roberts Last Names S-Z shanta.roberts@sinclair.edu Schedule an appointment!

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 StudentAid.gov account to access and fill out the FAFSA form. If you already have an account as a borrower or parent of another student, you will use the same account. Your contributors will each need their own account username and password too. “Contributor” 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. Contributors who don’t have an SSN can create a StudentAid.gov account 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. Federal Tax Information for the 2024-25 FAFSA 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 or W2s. Federal Tax Information for the 2025-26 FAFSA 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. 2023 Tax Returns or 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.

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 StudentAid.gov account to access and fill out the FAFSA form. If you already have an account as a borrower or parent of another student, you will use the same account.

Your contributors will each need their own account username and password too. “Contributor” 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.
Contributors who don’t have an SSN can create a StudentAid.gov account 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.

Federal Tax Information for the 2024-25 FAFSA

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 or W2s.

Federal Tax Information for the 2025-26 FAFSA

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.
2023 Tax Returns or 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.