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Complete the FAFSA each academic year to qualify for grants, loans, and other funding opportunities to help you pay for college.
Sinclair School Code
003119
Use this code when completing your FAFSA.
Need help with the FAFSA? Sign up for one of our Financial Aid Open Labs. Select an available date and sign-in time.
Labs are run by Financial Aid staff in the Financial Aid Lab, Room 10-001 in the Welcome Center, Building 10, Basement.
Reserve your spot in a Financial Aid Open Lab through your student scheduling system.
Sign Up to Reserve Your SpotRegister for a FAFSA workshop and get assistance completing the financial aid process.
Sign Up to Reserve Your SpotHave other financial aid questions or need to complete a financial aid process? We offer one-on-one appointments with a Financial Aid Officer for the following topics:
Income changes, separation, loss of income, and related circumstances.
Dependency Status questions on the FAFSA do not apply to the student, but the student cannot obtain parent data.
You are unaccompanied and homeless or self-supporting and at risk of being homeless, but do not have a determination or documentation from one of the agencies listed on the FAFSA.
Exit counseling, repayment questions, and loan selection.
Financial aid counseling for aviation students.
Please list your financial aid question or topic when scheduling the appointment.
If you need to speak with a Financial Aid Officer for one of the reasons above, please review all officer availability.
View All Available AppointmentsOfficers take appointments in person or virtually via Zoom. Please note the type of appointment you are scheduling when making your appointment.
In-person appointments: Please check in on the 3rd floor of Building 10. A Financial Aid Officer will call your name at your appointment time.
Virtual appointments: Check your email one hour before your scheduled appointment for a Zoom link.
Phone appointments are not available.
Our officers case manage students by last name. Select the officer assigned to your last name below. If you've worked with a specific officer in the past, you may also review that officer's individual availability.
In order to complete the FAFSA, students should have the following information available.
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.
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, review the parent contributor infographic.
View Parent Contributor InfographicIf you are married and not separated and filed taxes jointly with your spouse, 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:
The FAFSA form will ask you and your contributors questions about your assets. Make sure you have records for:
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.
2024 Tax Returns or W-2s
2023 Tax Returns or W-2s
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.
Create or access your StudentAid.gov account before completing your FAFSA.
