Other brochures and some scholarship information are also available. The paper document is 12 pages with extensive instructions and worksheets, along with a four-page application. Before filing, a student's family must have completed an income tax form for that year. The application asks for the U.S. tax paid, the adjusted gross income, information on the household and number of college students in the household, asset information, such as savings accounts and investments. It can be accessed by anyone with a computer with Windows 3.1 or higher and a modem.
Students can download the program, fill out the form on a computer and ship it back over the modem.
Ship the form back to the U.S. Department of Education, using the modem. Once the signature sheet is received, the application will be processed. Schools listed by the student will get results within 72 hours. The Student Aid Report, summarizing the application data, will be sent to the student. Check the information to make sure it is correct.