Your family's income may change. Your student loan eligibility may increase as you continue through school. The number of children in college may change. If you forget to reapply for financial aid and miss the priority filing date. The amount of available funding changes.
Additional information regarding the financial aid review process is available.
My parents did not claim me on their tax returns this year. If you do not meet any of those, but feel that you should be considered an independent student, you should discuss the dependency appeal guidelines with your financial aid counselor. Because of the impact that summer financial aid has on aid eligibility for the following academic year, summer financial aid eligibility is limited to students that have remaining unused Federal Pell Grant eligibility from the prior academic year, students who are graduating at the end of the Summer term or at the end of the Fall semester, and students who are enrolled in the Undergraduate Nursing Program, the Nurse Practitioner Program, or the Graduate Teacher Certification Programs. For details refer to our Summer Financial Aid Guidelines . No, George Mason is a Department of Education Quality Assurance institution and does not participate in the regular federal verification process.