RN to BSN Program
REDUCED INCOME REVIEW (Special Circumstances)
If you and/or your family's 201o income will be reduced significantly ($2,000 or more) compared to your/their 2009 income, please complete the Special Circumstances Form (2011-2012) and your Federal financial aid may be re-evaluated using the reduced income information.
Special Circumstance requests are award year specific and are only processed once every two (2) academic years. Please allow two (2) weeks for processing after all required documents have been received.
We can only process a special circumstance form if you have filed a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and if you have provided documented proof of the special circumstance along with documentation of the income reduction. Examples of this supporting documentation would be: a letter of dismissal from your employer, a final paystub, a separation/divorce degree, a letter stating your unemployment compensation benefits, a copy of the death certificate of the parent who passed away, or documentation of the loss of untaxed income such as child support.
The review of requests for special circumstances will begin after June 1, or after ten consecutive weeks of loss of employment, whichever is later. Email notification will be sent to the address listed on your FAFSA if additional documentation is required to be submitted. Additional verification of income may be requested as the calendar year ends. All Special Circumstance requests and the required documents must be submitted by 4/1/2012. Any requests or documents received after 4/1/2012 will not be processed. If it is determined that the estimated income is significantly under reported ($2,000 or more), we will re-calculate the student's eligibility. Over awards as a result of under estimated income will be the responsibility of the student.
If you would also like to file for special circumstances for your PHEAA state grant, please stop in our office for a form or call PHEAA at 1-800-692-7392.
