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
Thursday	FAFSA Workshop Day	April 25	10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Wednesday	FAFSA Workshop Day	May 1	12:00 p.m-4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Friday	FAFSA Workshop Day	May 3	10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Tuesday	FAFSA Workshop Day	May 7	10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Monday	FAFSA Workshop Day	May 13	10:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Wednesday	FAFSA Workshop Day	May 22	12:00 p.m-4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Friday	Admission’s On-Site Registration Day	May 31	9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Saturday	Admission’s On-Site Registration Day	June 1	9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Thursday	FAFSA Workshop Day	June 6	10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Friday	FAFSA Workshop Day	June 14	12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Tuesday	FAFSA Workshop Day	June 18	10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Monday	FAFSA Workshop Day	June 24	10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Tuesday	FAFSA Workshop Day	July 2	10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Monday	FAFSA Workshop Day	July 8	10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Wednesday	FAFSA Workshop Day	July 17	12:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Thursday	FAFSA Workshop Day	July 25	10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Friday	Admission’s On-Site Registration Day	August 2	9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus
Saturday	Admission’s On-Site Registration Day	August 3	9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.	Dayton Campus

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

Availability of FAFSA Workshop schedules and locations

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:
Studentaid.gov account If you do not already have one, you’ll need to create a StudentAid.gov account to access and fill out the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Your contributors will each need their own StudentAid.gov account 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 a StudentAid.gov account 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 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. 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.

In order to complete the FAFSA students must reference the following:

Studentaid.gov account

If you do not already have one, you’ll need to create a StudentAid.gov account to access and fill out the 2024–25 FAFSA form.

Your contributors will each need their own StudentAid.gov account 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 a StudentAid.gov account 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 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.

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.