| 2005-2006 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) IMPORTANT CHANGES For the 2005-2006 award year, the U.S. Department of Education has provided students a number of options for filing their 2005-2006 Federal Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA). All students interested in applying for federal aid MUST use one of the methods listed below to provide application data for the 2005-2006 award year. The easiest and fastest way to apply for federal aid is over the Web. The MUSC Financial Aid Services Office no longer routinely mails paper FAFSA Applications to new or returning students, although paper applications will be mailed upon request. OPTION 1 - FIRST TIME FILERS: If you have never applied for federal aid, you may save time and effort by filing a complete 2005-2006 FAFSA electronically over web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov rather than completing a paper form. Once you have completed the application, you may print out a certification/signature page (if you have a printer) and mail it to the address listed on the page. If you do not have a printer, the Department of Education will mail you a printed SAR which you must sign and mail back for your application to be processed. If you want to electronically sign a submitted FASFA form, you need to have a PIN (follow web site instructions). If you have a valid PIN number, simply follow the instructions on the web site to electronically submit your signature. OPTION 2 - REPEAT FILERS: As a repeat filer, you have several options: 1) If you submitted a valid 2004-2005 FAFSA application using FAFSA on the Web or Corrections on the Web or if you are a repeat filer and will be a graduate student in for the 2005-2006, you should have received a PIN (a Personal Identification Number) which was mailed directly to you sometime in November/December. You may use your PIN to update last year’s information and/or complete and electronically sign your 2005-2006 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by accessing the Web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov and following the instructions for the Renewal Application. NOTE: If you meet the above criteria, you will not be mailed a paper renewal application. Your PIN Mailer will be sent via e-mail if you provided an e-mail address on your 2004-2005 FAFSA; otherwise you should have received your PIN Mailer via postal mail. 2) If you applied for aid in 2004-2005 using the paper application and you are an undergraduate student, you may still update last year’s application electronically by accessing the internet at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov and following the instructions for obtaining and using a PIN number to process your 2005-2006 Renewal FAFSA
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