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Financial Aid Summer Hours (May 12-August 15) are:

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday 

8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m Friday

 

Use our school code, 001089, to get your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) sent to us.

Round 1 of funding:

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) 2020- This application was open from May 13,2020-June 30,2020. The student maximum amount of emergency assistance provided by this grant was:

• $750 for undergraduate students who were eligible for the Pell Grant. 
• $350 for undergraduate or graduate students who were eligible for federal aid, but not the Pell Grant

Round 2 of funding:

Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Approiations Act (CRRSAA) 2021- This application was open from February 25, 2021- May 7, 2021. The student maximum amount of emergency assistance provided by this grant was:

• $1,000 for undergraduate students with an exceptional need, such as full Pell eligibility or extraordinary financial circumstances.
• $1,000 for undergraduate students eligible for some Pell Grant funds, but not the entire award.
• $500 for undergraduate or graduate students who have need but are not eligible for Pell Grants.

Round 3 of Funding:

American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) 2021- This application was open from August 13, 2021-November 15, 2021. The maximum amount of emergency assistance that was provided by this grant was:

• $2,500 for undergraduate students with an exceptional need, such as full Pell eligibility or extraordinary financial circumstances.
• $1,500 for undergraduate students eligible for some Pell Grant funds, but not the entire award
• $1,000 for undergraduate or graduate students who have need but are not eligible for Pell Grants.

Round 4 of funding

American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) 2021- This application was open froom January 4, 2022-March 8, 2022. The maximum amount of emergency assistance was provided by this grant was:

• $2,500 for undergraduate students with an exceptional need, such as full Pell eligibility or extraordinary financial circumstances.
• $1,500 for undergraduate students eligible for some Pell Grant funds, but no the entire award. 
• $1,000 for undergraduate or graduate students who have need but are not eligible for Pell Grants. 

Round 5 of funding:

Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue Plan Act (SSARP) 2021 鈥� This application was expected to be open from January 4, 2023 鈥� March 14, 2023, however, funds were depleted and the application was closed on February 15, 2023. The maximum amount of emergency assistance that was provided by this grant was:

• $750 for undergraduate students with an exceptional need, such as full Pell eligibility or extraordinary financial circumstances.
• $500 for undergraduate students eligible for some Pell Grant funds, but not the entire award.
• $250 for undergraduate or graduate students who have need but are not eligible for Pell Grants.

Click  to create your Federal Student Aid (FSA) account username and password.  You can also see a video with how to create the FSA ID and other information by clicking .

Anyone designated as a contributor on your FAFSA will be required to have their own Federal Student Aid (FSA) IDs, using different e-mail addresses.  Check out this to see who would be a contributor on your FAFSA.

Watch a video about filling out the FAFSA .

To complete the , you might need:

• Your Social Security Number
• Your Alien Registration Number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
• Your federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned. 
• Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
• Records of untaxed income (if applicable)
• Net worth of investments, business, and farm
• An FSA ID to sign electronically and grant consent to obtain federal tax information from IRS via direct data exchange

For married or dependent students, you will also need the following for your Contributor(s):

• Contributor(s) Social Security Number
• Contributor(s) federal income tax returns, W-2s, and other records of money earned. 
• Contributor(s) Bank statements and records of investments (if applicable)
• Contributor(s) Records of untaxed income (if applicable)
• Contributor(s) Net worth of investments, business, and farm
• Contributor(s) FSA ID to sign electronically and grant consent to obtain federal tax information from IRS via direct data exchange

Here is some information on whether or not you are dependent or independent on the FAFSA, it is also in Spanish here.

Verification means we have to double check the information you reported on your FAFSA.  Simply turn in the requested forms and documents as soon as possible to our office. Reach out to our office if you have questions.

Yes, we are required to officially document if you or your parent(s) did not file an income tax return and you are chosen for verification.  You can request this documentation with the IRS form .  Instructions are included on this form.  If you are unsuccessful with getting this information from the IRS, we have an alternate form you can submit.

YES!  To receive any offered aid, you must begin and remain in attendance through the 100% tuition refund period for each class.  If you do not attend, ALL of your financial aid will be returned, possibly leaving a balance due on your account.

It is so important for you to check with our office before you drop any or all of your classes.  Your aid may depend on the number of hours you are enrolled in or the number you complete.  Talk to us before you make any schedule changes also, click to see our withdrawal information.

If your final grades are 鈥淔鈥檚,鈥� you will receive a letter giving you the amount, if any, aid you must repay for the term.  The amount owed is calculated using your last documented date of attendance for the term. 

Financial aid will pay for only one repeat of a class in which you have already received a passing grade, this includes classes that you withdrew from after receiving a passing grade.

Normally, federal aid will not pay for mixed enrollment, undergraduates for graduate classes and graduates for undergraduate classes, however, there are a few approved programs which do allow this combination. Please contact our office to see if your program qualifies.

Arkansas Tech's Federal Student Aid SAP policy is located here:  Satisfactory Academic Policy

Yes, the instructions for submitting an appeal are located here. For a faster turn around, fill it out or submit it on OneTech. The instructions are included on the form. 

Refund and other important dates are posted on the Student Accounts web site.