U.S. Students

Attention UMFK students: UMFK's school code is 002041. Please add this school code to your FAFSA.

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All students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) This form can either be completed online, or by paper. Paper forms are available at high schools, or from UMFK. Online filing is recommended if possible, because it is much quicker and it eliminates some errors.

Appropriate signatures are necessary when completing a FAFSA. Most unmarried student applicants who are under 24 years of age, require two signatures, their own and a parent's. If you are completing the FAFSA on-line, you may choose to submit your application online, and print the signature page, then provide the necessary signatures and mail the signed page to the Department of Education. Or, you (and your parent) may request U.S. Department of Education Pin (personal identification number) from the U.S. Department of Education at www.pin.ed.gov. The assigned FAFSA/Pin number will be your signature(s) when submitting the FAFSA online. A PIN is not required to complete and submit a FAFSA online, but using a PIN is more convenient, faster and easier. Safe guard your PIN numbers. Your assigned PIN can be used from year to year. Parents can use the same PIN to sign the application of multiple children from one year to the next. Returning students can access their Renewal FAFSA online from year to year using their PIN.

It is necessary to gather information before attempting to complete the FAFSA on line. To assist you, please print the FAFSA on the WEB Worksheet:

To complete the FAFSA on line, go to www.FAFSA.ed.gov. If this is your first time filing a FAFSA, click the yellow bar "Fill out a FAFSA" in the center of the page. If you filed a FAFSA for the previous year, click the yellow bar "Fill out a Renewal FAFSA," where some of the questions will be pre-populated for you. Be sure to choose the FAFSA for the correct academic year.

Once your FAFSA is filed, you can check on its status, print a copy of your Student Aid Report, make corrections, or add an additional school to receive your data by returning to the yellow bars at the right hand side of the page.

To be considered an "on time" applicant and receive full consideration for all aid programs, you need to meet our priority deadline of March 1st. In order to ensure that your application will be complete by that date, we recommend filing your FAFSA by February 1st. Although it is best to use income data from a completed federal income tax form, you may estimate if necessary. If you estimate, you are required to make corrections, if any information changes once the tax return has been completed. Completed applications for financial aid will be considered at any time during the academic year; however, you may find that some assistance programs will be exhausted if you file beyond the March 1st deadline.

Sometimes the U.S. Dept. of Education selects the application for a process called Verification, which means that additional information or clarification is necessary before the application can be processed. If selected for this process, you will be required to provide the financial aid office with additional documents before your file can be reviewed. Required documents will be listed on a student's "To Do" list on Maine Street, under the Student Services Center section. Appropriate Verification forms can be downloaded online here. Please respond as quickly as possible to our requests to ensure timely review of your application.