FAFSA
This free federal application determines a student's eligibility for grants, loans, and work-study programs.
What is the FAFSA?
This three-letter acronym measures whether a student is making satisfactory progress toward completing their degree while receiving financial aid.
What is SAP?
Examples of circumstances that may be included in a SAP Appeal include illness, family emergencies, or this unexpected type of hardship.
What is a special or mitigating circumstance?
his office helps students with FAFSA, grants, loans, scholarships, and SAP questions.
What is the Financial Aid Office?
This type of financial aid is like getting a birthday gift from your favorite aunt... except it's for college.
What is a grant?
Students and contributors use this account to sign and access their FAFSA form online.
What is an FSA ID?
Even if students are doing well academically, they can still lose financial aid if they do not meet these SAP requirements.
What are GPA and completion rate requirements?
SAP requires students to successfully complete a certain percentage of the classes they attempt. This is called the _____ rate
What is the completion rate?
This NOVA program provides students access to food and other basic needs assistance
What is NOVA's Student Resources or Food Pantry Program?
Unlike your friend who keeps "forgetting" to pay you back for lunch, this type of financial aid definitely expects repayment.
What is a student loan?
This type of federal aid does not have to be repaid and is often awarded based on financial need.
What is a Pell Grant?
This happens when a student attempts too many credits and exceeds the maximum timeframe allowed for their program.
What is exceeding the maximum timeframe?
SAP stands for this.
What is Satisfactory Academic Progress?
Students can meet with these professionals for help with academic planning, course selection, and staying on track for graduation
Who are Academic Advisors?
If a Pell Grant were a person, it would be the friend who says, "Don't worry, I've got this one!"
What is a grant that does not need to be repaid?
The FAFSA asks students to report financial information from this tax year, typically referred to as "prior-prior year" income.
What is the tax return from two years prior to enrollment?
Students must meet this academic measurement, which represents their average academic performance.
What is GPA (Grade Point Average)?
Students should review this online portal regularly to check their SAP status and financial aid requirements.
What is myNOVA?
Students can borrow books, use research databases, and find study spaces here.
What is the NOVA Library?
Taking out one of these means Future You may be helping Present You pay for college.
What is a student loan?
This is the date each year when students can typically begin completing and submitting the FAFSA for the next academic year.
What is October 1st?
True or False: Academic standing and Financial Aid SAP are exactly the same thing.
What is False?
If a student loses eligibility for financial aid due to SAP, they may submit this request to explain special circumstances.
What is a SAP Appeal?
This free NOVA resource provides tutoring support in subjects like math, writing, and science.
What is Tutoring Services?
You receive $2,000 for college and never have to pay it back. Your friend receives $2,000 and will pay it back after graduation.
One is free money; the other is a future monthly reminder! 😄