After the FAFSA, Statewide Locations and Graduate Students

  • Student Aid Report (SAR): After completion of the FAFSA on the Web, a Student Aid Report will be sent by email. If a SAR is not received, please contact FAFSA at 1-800-4-FED-AID to verify the status of the application. The CMU Financial Assistance Office (FA Office) will also receive a copy of the SAR and will use this information to determine your financial aid eligibility.
  • Verification: Thirty percent of all FAFSA applications are randomly selected by Central Processing at FAFSA for verification of submitted data. If your application was selected for verification, the FA Office will request additional documentation. Your financial aid will remain estimated until verification is complete. The required documents for verification are:
    1. Income Tax Documents – Tax documentation is needed from both the student (if filed) and parent (if student is dependent). You have two options for providing tax documentation:
      • Correct your FAFSA on the Web using the IRS Data Retrieval Process to import your tax information (preferred option), or
      • Provide an IRS Tax Return Transcript. The IRS Tax Return Transcript can be requested by: (Please be aware that it may take 6-8 weeks to receive tax transcripts from the IRS.)
    2.  2012-2013 Verification Worksheet (select Independent or Dependent based on FAFSA results)
    3. If you marked yes to question #75 or #96, (food stamp benefits), documentation from the agency that shows you received food stamps in 2010 or 2011.
    4.  Itemization Worksheet (required for students and families earning less than $20,000 per year)
  • Documentation: Financial assistance cannot be awarded until the following documentation has been completed.
    1.  All previous college transcripts are submitted to the CMU admissions representative;
    2.  An official Letter of Acceptance from CMU is made;
    3.  If student loans are desired, all required steps to request a loan are complete; and
    4.  Financial Aid Eligibility Notice is signed and returned.
  • Upon students’ acceptance to CMU, site representatives send all necessary documents to the Financial Assistance office. Once your financial aid eligibility has been determined, a Financial Aid Eligibility Notice (also called award letter) will be mailed to the student. Students must accept or reject each aid offer, sign, and return the award letter. Executed award letters can be sent to the CMU site representative, faxed to the FA Office at 660-248-6288, or mailed to the FA Office at 411 CM Square Fayette, MO 65248. Students can also view their financial aid eligibility on myCMU.
  • Students expecting a refund should check myCMU to determine when a credit has been issued. Refund checks are written once a week and mailed to the student’s home address.