金融援助

青年 - means someone who is 21 years of age or younger or is still enrolled in high school 从他们签署FAFSA的那天起.

无人陪伴的 - means someone who is not living in the physical custody of their parent or guardian.

无家可归的人 - means lacking fixed, regular and adequate housing, which includes living in shelters, motels, or cars, or temporarily living with other people because of nowhere else to go.

The Department of Education regulations are very specific as to who qualifies for 独立的地位.

Giving birth to or fathering a child does not by itself make a 学生 eligible for 独立的地位 for financial aid needs analysis. 条例规定 学生 must provide a minimum of 50% of support for the child. FAFSA的问题问道 "Do you have children who will receive 他们一半以上的支持来自你们 during 颁奖年度从7月1日到6月30日?"

The federal processor may require verification for child support paid.

Sometimes the answers to the Dependency Status questions on the FAFSA determine that a 学生 is Dependent and must provide parental information even though their living 形势不允许他们这样做. 

A 依赖项重写 is an action determined by the 财政援助办事处 through a 受抚养状态上诉, on a case-by-case basis for 学生s with documented unusual circumstances comprising “不利的家庭状况”." An adverse home situation may include physical abuse, alcohol or drug abuse in the household, neglect or a dysfunctional home environment. Documentation of such adversity must accompany the appeal. Documentation may include letters from social workers, high school counselors/teachers, adult family members, Child Protective 服务, Juvenile Probation, etc.

The following situations are not considered "unusual" and cannot be used as a basis 对于依赖覆盖:

• The 学生 living on their own or having adequate resources of their own to be considered 自营.
• Parents refusing to contribute to their 学生's education or refusing to provide 关于FAFSA的信息.
• The 学生 not being claimed by either parent for several tax years prior to the 申请年份.

Federal regulations do not permit the use of professional judgment by financial aid offices to make exceptions in these situations.