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Welcome to NSU's Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)! Here you will find everything you need to know about student financial aid, including how to apply, financial aid deadlines, and types of aid available to graduate and undergraduate students, including Florida student financial aid. Our office administers federal, state, and university financial aid programs such as grants, loans, scholarships, and veterans benefits. Please take a moment to explore our site!

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File the 2022-23 FAFSA Beginning October 1, 2021

The 2022-2023 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available at studentaid.gov. The FAFSA determines your eligibility for grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study programs and is the essential first step in receiving financial aid from federal, state, and private sources. The Office of Student Financial Assistance encourages you to file your FAFSA as soon as it becomes available on October 1 each year: 

• The sooner you apply, the better chance you have of receiving the maximum amount of funds .

• Completing the FAFSA early will allow you to plan more efficiently.

• Many scholarships require you to complete a FAFSA.

New Filer? Get a Head Start by Creating Your FSA ID

If you will be filing the FAFSA for the first time, you can get a head start by creating your FSA ID ahead of time. The FSA ID is a username and password combination that gives you access to Federal Student Aid's online systems. It can also serve as your legal signature. If you don’t have an FSA ID by the time you fill out your FAFSA, you will be prompted to apply for one, but it may take one to three days before you receive it. Get a head start on that process today by creating one here.  

Returning Filer? Changes to the 2022-23 FAFSA include:

• You will use your (your parents') 2020 federal tax return information.

• Visual updates and ability to select your specific role (e.g., student or parent) 

• Drug convictions and selective service registration no longer affect eligibility

Don't miss out by filing late! File as soon as possible at studentaid.gov.

NSU Federal School Code: 001509

Tips:

• Have your FSA ID handy before you begin.
  
  
• Use your legal name as it appears on your Social Security Card! Any deviation from that name will cause your FAFSA to be rejected.
  
  
• Don't rush! Any type of mistake, even an innocent typo, will cause a delay in processing. Take advantage of the helpful tips and read questions, instructions, and definitions carefully.
   
• Whenever possible, use the the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) to automatically import information from the federal tax return into your FAFSA. That makes filing not only faster, but also more accurate. 
  
  
• The studentaid mobile app is no longer available as of June 30, 2022, due to low consumer engagement. 

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