Publication Date: February
9, 2005
Author: General Manager,
FSA Application, School Eligibility and Delivery Services
Summary: Update and Reminder
For 2005-2006 Renewal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Processing
Posted on 02-09-2005
We would like to take this
opportunity to remind you that we made some fundamental changes to the 2005-2006
renewal application process, and it might be beneficial for you to remind your
students, especially former paper Renewal applicants, that it is time to reapply.
As many of you are aware,
one of the most significant changes we made to the renewal application process
is that we began automatically sending E-mail Renewal Reminders and PIN Mailers
to renewal-eligible students instead of sending them paper Renewal FAFSAs. Schools
had the option to request that paper Renewal FAFSAs be sent to students instead
of Renewal Reminders or PIN Mailers provided those students met certain criteria
and schools made their requests by October 29, 2004. E-mail Renewal Reminders
and PIN Mailers were sent to students between November 5 and December 17, 2004,
and reminded students that they could use their PIN to reapply for aid on the
Web, beginning January 1, 2005.
Because the E-mail Renewal
Reminder and PIN Mailer process is new to some students, they may have overlooked
the Renewal Reminder or PIN Mailer and may still be expecting to receive a paper
Renewal application in the mail.
With many state and institutional
financial aid deadlines rapidly approaching, we wanted to take this opportunity
to ask you to urge your students to reapply as soon as possible. If your students
cannot locate their Renewal Reminder or PIN Mailer and did not receive a paper
Renewal FAFSA in the mail, please remind them that they can still file a 2005-2006
Renewal application via the Renewal FAFSA on the Web site using their PIN. Students
who have forgotten their PIN may go to the PIN Web site (pin.ed.gov)
to request a duplicate.
Your students can also
file a regular, non-renewal 2005-2006 application by using FAFSA on the Web
(fafsa.ed.gov) or by filing a paper FAFSA.
For more information on
student Web applications and the Renewal FAFSA process in general, we encourage
you to download and read the "2005-2006 Student Web Application Products
Process Guide" and the "2005-2006 Renewal Application Data Process
Guide." Both documents are available on the Department's Federal Student
Aid Download (FSAdownload) Web site, located at fsadownload.ed.gov.
If your students have questions
about using FAFSA on the Web, or have specific questions about the FAFSA form,
please have them call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 800/4FEDAID
(800/433-3243) or 319/337-5665.
If you have any questions
regarding this message, please contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 800/330-5947
or by e-mail at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.
