Central Connecticut State University (CCSU): Special Circumstances

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Financial Aid > HOW TO: Instructions: Applying; Accepting Aid, etc. > Applying for Aid > Special Circumstances

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Special Circumstances

The CCSU Financial Aid Office takes into consideration the circumstances due to a loss or reduction in income reported on the student's FAFSA application. Projected future income should be significantly less than that reported on the FAFSA. If the Estimated Family Contributon (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA is from 0 to 4618 it is likely the student has already been awarded his or her maximum eligible aid, so there may be no need to file a Special Circumstances Aopeal.

The acceptable special circumstances appeals are:

A dependent student's parent(s), an independent student, or the spouse of the student who earned money as reported on the FAFSA application has been dislocated (lost his or her job) for at least 10 weeks during the current calendar year.
A dependent student's parent(s), an independent student, or the spouse of the student who earned money as reported on the FAFSA application has been unable to earn money in his or her usual way for at least 10 weeks during the current calendar year. This must be the result of either a disabilty or natural disaster that happened in the previous and current calendar years.
A dependent student's parent(s), an independent student, or the spouse of the student who received unemployment compensation or some other benefit has completely lost that benefit for at least 10 weeks during the current calendar year. The untaxed income may be from a public or private agency, a company, or a person because of a court order and may include Social Security, child support, workman's compensation, retirement, disability, and public assistance - town, city, or state.
A dependent student's parents or an independent student and spouse have divorced or separated after filing the FAFSA. If this is not a legal separation, proof of separate domiciles must be provided.
A dependent student's parent(s) or an independent student's spouse has died after filing the FAFSA.

Requirements for submitting a Special Circumstances Appeal are:

A current FAFSA application must be on file at the CCSU's FA Office.
Submit the specific (dependent or independent) Special Circumstances Appeal form available at www.ccsu.edu/finaid in the Forms file.
Provide copies of IRS transcripts of a dependent student's parents', an independent student's and spouse's federal income tax returns, all schedules,and W2 statements. if this information has not been verified on the FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval process.
Provide any documents verifying the special circumstance. These may include a letter or document from an employer indicating termination date and severance pay, a pay stub showing year-to-date earnings, unemployment statements, disability claim and benefit forms and statements, copies of separation papers or divorce decree, and a certified copy of the death certificate.
The Special Circumstance Appeal will be considered only after the receipt of all necessary documentation, but not acted upon until all financial aid packaging has been completed for all students who meet the posted priority FAFSA filing deadline of April 16.

A FA Administrator will review the completed Special Circumstance Appeal, make contact with the student to requiest further documentaiton if needed, contact the student whether the appeal was approved or denied, and initiate changes to the student's financial aid award as warranted.