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How to Apply for Aid
The Steps to Financial Aid
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- Step 1:
- Read the Financial
Aid Guide (450K PDF). (To view PDF files, you will need the
free Adobe
Reader installed on your computer.)
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- Step 2: (To apply online)
- Complete the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) You will need to request
a PIN number first as your electronic signature. List De Anza College
and our code number 004480 on the FAFSA. If you are
applying to other colleges, list their codes also.
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OR
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- Step 2a : (To apply on paper application)
- Print the FAFSA at
FAFSA 08-09, English or FAFSA
08-09, Spanish
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- Mail the applicaton to Federal Student Aid Programs, PO BOX 4692, MT VERNON,
IL 62864-4692
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- Step 3: Wait for the processing of your application,
about two to three weeks. After that, you should be receiving two emails. One
is from the US Dept. of Education containing your Student Aid Report. The
second email is from De Anza College Financial Aid Office indicating that
we have received your FAFSA data and have identified supporting documents
needed to continue processing your application. Instructions are given to
see your status online
system. A postcard is mailed to applicaants without an email address.
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- Step 4: Drop off the required supporting documents and
any requested copies of Federal Income Tax Returns with the
receptionist in the Fainancial Aid Office.
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Step 5: Wait for the reviewing process. After reviewing the
supporting documents, other essential documents or information may be requested
in order to obtain a complete view of the student's circumstances. The verification
review will not be finished until essential documents or information is provided
by the student (and parent, if applicable). Awards made after the review process
are posted on the online
system, usually with three weeks.
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- For students awarded a Stafford Loan: A Master Promissory Note is required
for an entrance interview appointment which can be scheduled with our receptionist
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