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Your Student Aid Report* (SAR) summarizes all the information you provided on your FAFSA. Your SAR will usually contain your Expected Family Contribution* (EFC), the number used in determining your eligibility for federal student aid. Your EFC will appear in the upper right-hand portion of a paper SAR or an electronic SAR. You might not get an EFC if we need more information from you to process your data. Your Data Release Number (DRN) will also be on the SAR and if you applied for a PIN during the FAFSA on the Web signature process, you’ll receive information about the status of your PIN.
- You will receive your SAR by e-mail within 3–5 days after your FAFSA has been processed, if you provided an e-mail address when you applied. This e-mail will contain a secure link so you can access your SAR online. If you have a "junk" folder or "spam" folder in your e-mail files, check it. The e-mail from us might be delivered there instead of your inbox. We encourage you to add our e-mail address, FederalStudentAidFAFSA@cpsemail.ed.gov, to your e-mail address book to help avoid delivery problems. The e-mail you receive will look like the one below.
- You will receive a paper SAR by mail within 7–10 days after your FAFSA has been processed, if you do not provide an e-mail address when you apply. Whether you apply online or by paper, we will automatically send your data electronically to the schools you listed on your FAFSA.
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If you applied using a paper FAFSA, there are additional steps you need to take to ensure you’re considered for the ACG (see page 14). If you’re eligible for a Federal Pell Grant and within the age range to have graduated from high school after Jan. 1, 2005, additional questions will be asked during the online application process. The paper FAFSA does not contain these questions. Applicants who file the paper FAFSA, are eligible for a Federal Pell Grant and within the age range to have graduated from high school after Jan. 1, 2005, will receive information to call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID to answer additional questions. |
SAR Submission Deadline
If the school you want to attend is not listed on your SAR, you must add that school to your SAR and submit your data to that school for processing by the last day of enrollment in 2009–10 OR by mid-September 2009, whichever comes first. Be sure you know what the last day of enrollment is at the school(s) you want to attend—that date could be earlier than mid-September.
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Sample E-mail
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From: Federal Student Aid [mailto:FederalStudentAidFAFSA@cpsemail.ed.gov]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:12 PM
To: Adam Cameron
Subject: FAFSA Results - 2009-2010 Student Aid Report
Dear Adam,
Your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been processed and the data will be made available to the school(s) listed on your FAFSA. The financial aid office at your school will contact you if additional information is required.
Your Student Aid Report (SAR), which contains a summary of your FAFSA information, is now available for you online. Review your SAR as soon as possible to see if any additional information or corrections may be needed.
Use the link below to view your SAR. You can select the link or copy the entire link and paste it into the address or location line of your Web browser. Make sure you copy and paste the entire link; it may appear on multiple lines.
https://fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/sar/90?key=rmBPyoCvCU5IngPxKSadIbLvfJT2KC5m
If you are an AOL user, click here:
<a href="https://fafsa.ed.gov/FOTWWebApp/sar/90?key=rmBPyoCvCU5IngPxKSadIbLvfJT2KC5m">View SAR</a>
If you encounter any problems retrieving your SAR, go to www.fafsa.ed.gov/faq016.htm
for assistance. You may also call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).
Thank You,
U.S. Department of Education
Federal Student Aid
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Review it carefully to make sure it’s correct and complete. The school(s) you’ve selected to receive your SAR will use this information to determine if you’re eligible for federal—and possibly nonfederal—financial aid funds.
- You can make them online using your PIN, by going to www.fafsa.ed.gov and selecting "Make Corrections to a Processed FAFSA."
- Your school might be able to make them for you electronically (check with your school).
- Or, if you received a paper SAR, make any necessary corrections on that SAR and mail it to the address on the form for processing.
You can make a few changes to your SAR by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243). You must have the Data Release Number (DRN) available. The DRN is located on your SAR and on your FAFSA on the Web confirmation page. Here’s what you can change over the phone:
- your mailing or e-mail address,
- the names of schools that you want to receive your FAFSA information; and
- your answer to the question concerning a drug conviction.
For all other changes, you must correct your SAR using one of the other options above.
If you’re eligible for federal student financial aid, the school(s) listed on your FAFSA (who have also offered you admission) will send you an award letter.* The award letter* tells you the type of financial aid you are eligible to receive from federal, state, and institutional sources and how much you may receive.
This combination of aid is your financial aid package.* Review each award letter* very carefully and compare how much aid you can receive at each school. Once you accept a school’s award letter,* sign it and return it to the school for processing.
Your SAR will look like this
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