Undergraduate Financial Aid
The Application Process

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DBU SCHOOL CODE FOR FILING THE FAFSA IS: 003560 

To apply for financial aid at DBU, applicants must complete the following items in a timely manner. In general, all application materials should be fully completed no later than 30 days BEFORE advanced registration begins. Otherwise, the student will be expected to make payment arrangements with the Cashier's Office using personal resources at the time of registration. Late aid applications will be processed after registration for aid as it becomes available. Each scholarship program has an individual deadline that must be met in order to be considered for an award from that particular scholarship program.

The priority deadline for a student to complete his/her file in order to receive MAXIMUM Federal and/or State financial aid is March 15.

1. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available in paper form upon request from the Office of Financial Aid, or from a local high school.  It may also be filled out online by following the link below. Applicants should complete information on themselves and their parents or spouses (whichever is applicable), and obtain the appropriate signatures as outlined in the directions for the FAFSA.  If the student named DBU as a school to receive their FAFSA information this information will be received via an electronic Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR). The student will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) upon completion of FAFSA processing by the government.

The information collected via the FAFSA is then used by the Office of Financial Aid to determine the student's eligibility. A formula established by the U.S. Congress determines the Expected Family Contribution (EFC). The EFC is an amount the student and the student's family are expected to contribute to the cost of the student's education.

The FAFSA may be filed with the government processor in one of the following ways:

• Through the FAFSA web site. The FAFSA can be done through the internet at this link: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov; or,
• By mail. This method is a lengthier process, so please allow four to six weeks for processing.

2. The DBU Supplemental Application for Financial Aid and Scholarships, also available from the Office of Financial Aid, must be submitted annually by every financial aid applicant. Continuing students wishing to apply for institutional scholarships must submit the supplemental application by March 15 to be considered for maximum financial assistance.

3. Some students may be selected for verification. If selected, this process is required by the U.S. Department of Education for students to receive federal aid.  If selected the student will have to submit additional documentation as requested by the Office of Financial Aid.

Independent Status
An independent student is one who is at least 24 years of age by January 1 of the award year. A student who has not attained this age is also considered to be independent if he/she:

• is an orphan or a ward of the court;
• is married;
• is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces;
• is not married, but has legal dependents as defined by federal regulations;
• is a graduate or professional student; or,
• applies for and is approved for a dependency override.

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