Do Not Mail This Worksheet
Do Not Mail This Worksheet
Month and year you were married, separated, divorced or widowed (Q17) M M Y Y Y Y
(Example: Month and year: 05/1998)
Enter the date you became a legal resident of your state if it was not before
M M Y Y Y Y
January 1, 2004. (Q20) (Example: Month and year: 05/2005)
Most male students must register with Selective Service to get federal aid. If ❏ Register me
you are male, age 18-25 and NOT registered, select “Register me.” (Q22)
Have you ever received federal student aid?
❏ Yes
Answer “No” if you have never received federal student grants, federal student loans or federal work-study. You should also answer “No”
❏ No
if you have never attended college. If you answer “No” to this question, skip question 23.
Have you been convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an offense that occurred while you
were receiving federal student aid (grants, loans or work-study)? (Q23)
❏ Yes
Do not count convictions that have been removed from your record or that occurred before you turned age 18, unless you were tried as an
adult. If you answer “Yes,” you can use an interactive worksheet when completing the FAFSA online. Based on your answers to the
❏ No
worksheet questions, you can determine if the conviction affects your eligibility for federal student aid. If the conviction does affect your
eligibility for federal aid, you should still submit your application because you may qualify for state or college aid.
Highest school your father completed (Q24) ❏ Middle school/Jr. high ❏ College or beyond
Some states and colleges offer aid based on the level of schooling your parents completed. ❏ High school ❏ Other/unknown
Highest school your mother completed (Q25) ❏ Middle school/Jr. high ❏ College or beyond
Some states and colleges offer aid based on the level of schooling your parents completed. ❏ High school ❏ Other/unknown
At the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, will you be working on a master’s or doctorate program ❏ Yes ❏ No
(such as an MA, MBA, MD, JD, PhD, EdD, graduate certificate, etc.)? (Q50)
Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training? (Q51) ❏ Yes ❏ No
Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces? (Q52)
Answer “Yes” (you are a veteran) if you (1) have engaged in active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast
Guard) or are a National Guard or Reserve enlistee who was called to active duty for other than state or training purposes, or were a cadet or ❏ Yes ❏ No
midshipman at one of the service academies, and (2) were released under a condition other than dishonorable. Also answer “Yes” if you are not
a veteran now but will be by June 30, 2010.
Answer “No” (you are not a veteran) if you (1) have never engaged in active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, (2) are currently an ROTC student
or a cadet or midshipman at a service academy, (3) are a National Guard or Reserve enlistee activated only for state or training purposes, or (4)
were engaged in active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces but released under dishonorable conditions.
Do you have children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2009 and ❏ Yes ❏ No
June 30, 2010? (Q53)
Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and who receive more than ❏ Yes ❏ No
half of their support from you, now and through June 30, 2010? (Q54)
At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a
dependent or ward of the court? (Q55)
Answer “Yes” if you had no living parent (biological or adoptive) at any time since you turned age 13, even if you are now adopted. Answer ❏ Yes ❏ No
“Yes” if you were in foster care at any time since you turned age 13, even if you are no longer in foster care as of today. Answer “Yes” if you
were a dependent or ward of the court at any time since you turned age 13, even if you are no longer a dependent or ward of the court as of
today. Note that the financial aid administrator at your school may require you to provide proof that you were in foster care or a dependent or
ward of the court.
Use these instructions to answer questions 56-57
Answer “Yes” if you can provide a copy of a court’s decision that as of today you are an emancipated minor or are in legal guardianship.
Also answer “Yes” if you can provide a copy of a court’s decision that you were an emancipated minor or were in legal guardianship
immediately before you reached the age of being an adult in your state. The court must be located in your state of legal residence at the time the
court’s decision was issued.
Are you or were you an emancipated minor as determined by a court in your state of legal residence? (Q56) ❏ Yes ❏ No
Are you or were you in legal guardianship as determined by a court in your state of legal residence? (Q57). ❏ Yes ❏ No
Use these instructions to answer questions 58-60
Answer “Yes” if you received a determination at any time on or after July 1, 2008, that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless
or, for question 60, at risk of being homeless.
• “Homeless” means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing, which includes living in shelters, motels or cars, or temporarily living with
other people because you had nowhere else to go.
• “Unaccompanied” means you are not living in the physical custody of your parent or guardian.
• “Youth” means you are 21 years of age or younger or you are still enrolled in high school as of the day you sign this application.
At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that ❏ Yes ❏ No
you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless? (Q58)
At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing
program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an ❏ Yes ❏ No
unaccompanied youth who was homeless? (Q59)
At any time on or after July 1, 2008, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or
transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were ❏ Yes ❏ No
self-supporting and at risk of being homeless? (Q60)
If you answered “YES” to ANY of the previous questions, you do not have to provide parental information. Skip to Section 4 on page 6.
If you answered “NO” to ALL of the previous questions, then you must provide parental information. Complete Section 3 on the next page.
In 2007 or 2008, did you, your parents or anyone in your parents’ household
❏ Supplemental Security Income
receive benefits from any of the federal benefits programs listed? (Q77-81)
Mark all the programs that apply. ❏ Food Stamps
Select benefits received for all of your parents’ household members. Include in your parents’ household: ❏ Free or Reduced Price School Lunch
(1) your parents and yourself, even if you don’t live with your parents; (2) your parents’ other children if
(a) your parents will provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, or ❏ Temporary Assistance for Needy
(b) the children could answer “No” to every question in Section 2 of this worksheet; and (3) other people Families (TANF)
only if they live with your parents, your parents provide more than half of their support and your parents
will continue to provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. TANF ❏ Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
may have a different name in your parents’ state. Call 1-800-4-FED-AID to find out the name of the state’s for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
program.
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As of today, is either of your parents a dislocated worker? (Q85)
In general, a person may be considered a dislocated worker if he or she is receiving unemployment benefits due to being laid off or ❏ Yes
losing a job and is unlikely to return to a previous occupation; has been laid off or received a lay-off notice from a job; was self-
employed but is now unemployed due to economic conditions or natural disaster; or is a displaced homemaker. A displaced ❏ No
homemaker is generally a person who previously provided unpaid services to the family (e.g., a stay-at-home mom or dad), is no ❏ Don’t know
longer supported by the husband or wife, is unemployed or underemployed and is having trouble finding or upgrading employment.
What was your parents’ adjusted gross income for 2008? (Q86)
$
Adjusted gross income is on IRS form 1040—line 37; 1040A—line 21; or 1040EZ—line 4.
Questions 89 and 90 ask about earnings (wages, salaries, tips, etc.) in 2008.
Answer the questions whether or not a tax return was filed. This information may be on the W-2 forms, or on IRS Form 1040—
lines 7 + 12 + 18 + Box 14 of IRS Schedule K-1 (Form 1065); 1040A—line 7; or 1040EZ—line 1.
How much did your father/stepfather earn from working in 2008? (Q89) $
How much did your mother/stepmother earn from working in 2008? (Q90) $
Enter the amount of your parents’ income tax for 2008. (Q87)
$
Income tax amount is on IRS Form 1040—line 56; 1040A—line 35; or 1040EZ—line 11.
How many people in your parents’ household will be college students between July 1, 2009 and
June 30, 2010? (Q76)
Always count yourself. Do not include your parents. Include others only if they will attend, at least half-time in 2009-2010, a
program that leads to a college degree or certificate.
Your parents’ 2008 Additional Financial Information (Q94) Complete the left column of the table on page 8.
Your parents’ 2008 Untaxed Income (Q95) Complete the left column of the table on page 8.
As of today, what is your parents’ total current balance of cash, savings and checking accounts? (Q91) $
• Investments include real estate (do not include the family home), trust funds, UGMA and UTMA accounts, money market funds, mutual funds, certificates of
deposit, stocks, stock options, bonds, other securities, Coverdell savings accounts, 529 college savings plans, the refund value of 529 prepaid tuition plans,
installment and land sale contracts (including mortgages held), commodities, etc. For more information about reporting educational savings plans call
1-800-4-FED-AID. Investment value means the current balance or market value of these investments as of today. Investment debt means only those debts that are
related to the investments.
• Do not include the value of life insurance, retirement plans (401[k] plans, pension funds, annuities, noneducation IRAs, Keogh plans, etc.) or cash, savings and
checking accounts already reported in questions 41 and 91.
• Business and/or investment farm value includes the market value of land, buildings, machinery, equipment, inventory, etc. Business and/or investment farm debt
means only those debts for which the business or investment farm was used as collateral.
As of today, what is the net worth of your parents’ investments, including real estate (not your
parents’ home)? (Q92) $
Net worth means current value minus debt.
As of today, what is the net worth of your parents’ current businesses and/or investment farms? (Q93)
Do not include the value of a family farm that your parents live on and operate.
Do not include the value of a small business if your family owns and controls more than 50 percent of the business and the business has
100 or fewer full-time or full-time equivalent employees. For small business value, your family includes (1) persons directly related to $
you, such as a parent, sister or cousin, or (2) persons who are or were related to you by marriage, such as a spouse, stepparent or sister-
in-law.
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SECTION 4 – STUDENT FINANCES
• Answer the questions as of the date you will complete and sign your FAFSA. Refer to the IRS tax return as needed.
• If you filed a foreign tax return, use the exchange rate at www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/update to convert monetary units
to U.S. dollars.
• If you are married as of today, report your and your spouse’s income, even if you were not married in 2008. Ignore references to
spouse if you are single, divorced, separated or widowed.
❏ IRS 1040 ❏ A tax return with Puerto Rico,
What income tax return did you file or will you file for another U.S. territory or a Freely
❏ IRS 1040A, 1040EZ
2008? (Q34) Associated State
❏ A foreign tax return
If you have filed or will file a 1040, were you eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ? (Q35) ❏ Yes
A person is not eligible to file a 1040A or 1040EZ if he or she makes $100,000 or more, itemizes deductions, receives income from
his or her own business or farm, is self-employed, receives alimony or is required to file Schedule D for capital gains. If you were ❏ No
not required to file a tax return or you filed a 1040 only to claim Hope or Lifetime Learning tax credits, and you would otherwise ❏ Don’t know
have been eligible for a 1040A or 1040EZ, answer “Yes.”
What was your (and your spouse’s) adjusted gross income for 2008? (Q36)
$
Adjusted gross income is on IRS Form 1040—line 37; 1040A—line 21; or 1040EZ—line 4.
Questions 39 and 40 ask about earnings (wages, salaries, tips, etc.) in 2008. Answer the questions whether or not a
tax return was filed. This information may be on the W-2 forms, or on IRS Form 1040—lines 7 + 12 + 18 + Box 14 of
IRS Schedule K-1 (Form 1065); 1040A—line 7; or 1040EZ—line 1.
How much did you earn from working in 2008? (Q39) $
How much did your spouse earn from working in 2008? (Q40) $
Your 2008 Additional Financial Information amount (Q46) Complete the right column of the table on page 8.
Your 2008 Untaxed Income amount (Q47) Complete the right column of the table on page 8.
Student Asset Information (See “Parent Asset Information” on page 5 for instructions on reporting assets.)
As of today, what is your (and your spouse’s) total current balance of cash, savings and checking $
accounts? (Q41) Do not include student financial aid.
As of today, what is the net worth of your (and your spouse’s) investments, including real estate
$
(not your home)? (Q42) Net worth means current value minus debt.
As of today, what is the net worth of your (and your spouse’s) current businesses and/or investment
farms? (Q43)
Do not include the value of a family farm that you (and your spouse) live on and operate.
$
Do not include the value of a small business if your family owns and controls more than 50 percent of the business and the business
has 100 or fewer full-time or full-time equivalent employees. For small business value, your family includes (1) persons directly
related to you, such as a parent, sister or cousin, or (2) persons who are or were related to you by marriage, such as a spouse,
stepparent or sister-in-law.
6th college 7th college 8th college 9th college 10th college
Federal School
Code
(Q104.k) (Q104.m) (Q104.o) (Q104.q) (Q104.s)
d. Grant and scholarship aid reported to the IRS in the adjusted gross income.
$ Includes AmeriCorps benefits (awards, living allowances and interest accrual payments), as well $
as grant and scholarship portions of fellowships and assistantships.
f. Untaxed portions of pensions from IRS Form 1040—lines (16a minus 16b) or
$ $
1040A—lines (12a minus 12b). Exclude rollovers. If negative, enter a zero here.
g. Housing, food and other living allowances paid to members of the military,
$ $
clergy and others (including cash payments and cash value of benefits).
j. Money received, or paid on your behalf (e.g., bills), not reported elsewhere on
XXXXXXXXXX this form. $