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Updated April 14, 2008
Please review our Web site for information regarding Financial Aid Programs available at Seattle University School of Law and how to apply for them.
To start the process for financial aid, you will need to complete the 2008-09 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov after January 1, 2008, but as soon as possible thereafter. Our school code is 003790. If you prefer to complete a paper FAFSA, we will mail you one or you may pick on up at your local college or library.
If you have not previously completed a FAFSA, you may request a PIN number at www.pin.ed.gov.
Please let us know if you have any questions regarding the process or programs. Please e-mail us or call (206) 398-4250.
If you need more funding for spring term and have remaining eligibility, the deadline for applying for any additional loans for the current 2007-08 academic year is Monday, May 5. See our office for more information.
If you are planning on studying abroad during summer 2008, you must complete a Student Financial Services Summer Study Abroad Application by the April 1, 2008 deadline. The form is online or stop by our office and pick one up. It is strongly advised that you make an appointment to discuss your individual financial aid situation with our office. Be sure to tell us when you have been accepted so we are able to start the consortium agreement process.
The 2008-09 FAFSA and Enrollment Status Form (ESF) Deadline was February 15.
Please complete the ESF and the FAFSA immediately, if you have not done so (estimate your taxes if you have not finished your 1040) for financial aid in the upcoming 2008-09 academic year. The FAFSA on-time deadline was February 15, 2008. Unfortunately, if you missed the deadline, you will be ineligible for some limited funded programs (such as State Work Study) and your award letter will be delayed. The ESF was e-mailed and mailed to you or you may pick one up at the office.
Complete your 2007 taxes early and keep a copy. When you receive your Student Aid Report after completing the FAFSA, read it carefully. If you have been selected for verification, contact our office for a Verification Worksheet. We will need a copy of your (and your spouse's, if applicable) 2007 IRS 1040, all attachments and W2s. We cannot evaluate your file until you submit this information.
Please let us know if you have any questions about the process.
If you received a State Work Study (SWS) award for 2007-08 and are running low on funding, you may be eligible for an increase if you have remaining eligibility. We may be able to grant requests for SWS increases or new SWS awards during spring term. Please see our office for more information.
If you missed the presentation Identity Theft: Protecting Your Financial Identity, you may watch it on video. The presentation can be found under the SFS - Student Financial Services link. Log in instructions are on the page. An estimated 700,000 people fall victim to identity theft each year costing both time and money to clean up. This class focuses on how to avoid becoming a victim and provides some recovery steps to identity theft.
The financial aid community has received notice from Kay Jacks, General Manager for FSA Application, School Eligibility and Delivery Services that someone is impersonating a U.S. Department of Education official and is offering students grants for a processing fee.
Her message is as follows: There is someone claiming to be a representative of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) calling students, offering grants, and asking for bank account numbers so a processing fee can be charged. Specifically, the caller tells the student he understands the student has federal student loans and offers to replace the loans with an $8,000 grant. The caller explains that a processing fee must be charged and obtains the student's checking account information.
There is no ED program to replace loans with grants and that there is no processing fee to obtain Title IV grants from ED. Furthermore, as you are no doubt aware, one should never provide their bank account or credit card information over the phone unless they initiate the call and trust the company they are calling.
This is a scam. A student who is a victim of this or a similar scam should take the following steps:
Immediately contact his or her bank, explain the situation, and request that the bank monitor or close the compromised account.
Report the fraud to ED's Office of Inspector General hotline at 1-800-MIS-USED (1-800-647-8733) or oig.hotline@ed.gov. Special agents in the Office of Inspector General investigate fraud involving federal education dollars.
Report the fraud to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC has an online complaint form at www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams and a hotline at 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357; teletype for the hearing impaired: 1-866-653-4261). The FTC will investigate if the fraud is deemed widespread; therefore, it is important that every student contacted by the person or people in question lodge a complaint so the FTC has an accurate idea of how many incidents have occurred.
Notify the police about the incident. Impersonating a federal officer is a crime, as is identity theft.
When filing a complaint, the student should provide detailed information about the incident, including what was said, the name of the person who called, and from what number the call originated (if the student was able to obtain it via Caller ID). Additionally, if unauthorized debits have already appeared against the student's bank account, the student should mention this fact in his or her complaint. Records of such debits could be useful in locating the wrongdoer.
For information about identity theft prevention, please visit www.ed.gov/misused. For information about preventing financial aid scams, visit www.studentaid.ed.gov/lsa.
For answers to any questions you have about financial aid, please contact Student Financial Services at lawfa@seattleu.edu.