Generally, to qualify for federal, state, and institutional financial assistance, students must meet the following requirements:
Sign the certification statement on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) stating that
Show you are qualified to obtain a college education by
Only U.S. citizens and eligible noncitizens may receive federal student aid. If your Student Aid Report (SAR) indicates that you are required to provide documentation to prove that you are a U.S. citizen, you must present original documentation that verifies you are a U.S. citizen to NSU. If your Student Aid Report (SAR) indicates that you are required to provide documentation to prove that you are an eligible noncitizen, then you must present original documentation that verifies you are an eligible noncitizen to NSU.
Signed (by issuing authority or student, as appropriate) originals or copies with a notarized affidavit of the following documents will be accepted as proof:
U.S. Citizens | Eligible Non-citizens |
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Students must present original citizenship documents in person or email their documents along with a notarized Affidavit form to finaiddocs@nova.edu.
OPTION 1: Present original documents in person
Any of the originals listed above may be presented at the following locations:
Print the Affidavit form available under the Forms tab at our website, nova.edu/financialaid. Make copies of all of the appropriate documents, as indicated above. Fill in the academic year for which you are submitting these documents, your name (printed), and complete the list of documents with their expiration date and issuing authority. Bring all of your documents, as well as the Affidavit form, to a notary in your area. Once you have signed the form in the presence of the notary, and the notary has signed and/or stamped the Affidavit, you can submit everything to NSU by one of two methods:
Scan and email to finaiddocs@nova.edu
U.S mail to:
Nova Southeastern University
Office of Student Financial Assistance – EPS
3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796
Do not mail original documents to NSU.
For questions regarding this process, please call the Office of Student Financial Assistance at 800-806-3680.