Financial Aid Filing Workshops

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Get in-person or virtual help with filing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and your NY State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) application for 2024-2025. Financial aid filing assistance is available by appointment.

Drop-in service may be available provided that all appointment slots are not taken. Students are encouraged to make an appointment to ensure a slot is available.

How do I make an appointment to attend a workshop?

FAFSA Workshops are available for reservation for continuing and transfer students in the Navigate system.

Prospective students should request an appointment by emailing Student Financial Services at SFS@brooklyn.cuny.edu

In-person workshop Information

When:

Fall 2024: Weekly on Tuesday from 12:00 pm -1:45 pm.

NOTE: Schedule may be subject to change. Check this page before you attend a workshop.

Location:

Room 105F , WEB BUILDING

Virtual (Zoom) workshop Information

When: Fall 2024: Monday – Thursday (except when the college is closed) by appointment.

FAFSA Workshop appointments are available for reservation for continuing and transfer students in the Navigate system.

Prospective students should request an appointment by emailing Student Financial Services at SFS@brooklyn.cuny.edu

NOTE: Schedule may be subject to change. Check this page before you attend a workshop.

How do I Prepare for The FAFSA Filing Workshop?

Step 1) Review the “Pro Tips for the FAFSA^® Form” Guide

Step 2) Create a StudentAid.gov account (FSA ID)

Review the Guide “Creating Your StudentAid.gov Account“

At least 3 Days Before Attending a Workshop:

Create your FSA ID
If dependent have your parent(s) create an FSA ID
- Video: How to Create an Account and Username (FSA ID) for StudentAid.gov
If independent and married have your spouse create an FSA ID
- Video: How to Create an Account and Username (FSA ID) for StudentAid.gov

Learn more in this video: “Who is a Contributor”

Learn more about how Contributors access and complete the 2024-2025 FAFSA Contributor Section

Use the “Who counts as a parent on the FAFSA^® form? Wizard” to determine who counts as a parent if you are unsure.

Step 3) Documents and Information to bring to the Workshop

Dependent Students

Bring the following information to the workshop:

Contributing Parents’ SSNs (if parents are married or unmarried and living together)
Contributing Parents’ Valid Email Addresses (if parents are married or unmarried and living together)
Your 2022 tax return information.
Your current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts (as applicable)
Your Net worth of investments, businesses, and farm (as applicable)
Parent(s) current Family Size (click to watch who is considered in this category).

If you are not sure which parent is considered a contributor use the “Who counts as a parent on the FAFSA^® form? Wizard” to help you make that determination.

My Parents Cannot Attend the Workshop with me, when do they complete their section of the FAFSA?

If your parents are unable to attend, you will still be able to complete the student portion of the application during the workshop. However, your FAFSA will still be incomplete until the other contributors complete their section of the FAFSA form.

Parent Resources for Completing the FAFSA:

If your parents are divorced or separated you might need to complete the FAFSA a little differently. Learn more with the video: How Do I complete the 24-25 FAFSA form if my parent’s are divorced or separated”

Dependent Students whose parents can attend a workshop should bring their:

FSA ID Login information
2022 Tax Return information
Amount of child support received, if any, in 2023
current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts
amount of Net worth of investments, businesses, and farm

Independent Students

Should Bring:

FSA ID Login information
2022 Tax Return information
Amount of child support received, if any, in 2023
current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts
amount of Net worth of investments, businesses, and farm
current Family Size (click to watch who is considered in this category).

IMPORTANT: Independent Students who are married but filed taxes separately:

If you and your spouse are married but filed a tax return separately your spouse will need to create an FSA ID to login and consent and approve to have their tax information imported into the FAFSA, even if they did not file a tax return. They will also need to answer income and asset questions listed above but in their own “Spouse” section of the FAFSA. If your spouse can attend the workshop with you they must create an FSA ID at least 3 days before you attend the workshop and should bring all of their relevant information that you the student would bring (outlined above). Refer to the contributor section above for more information.