Office of Student Financial Assistance

It will take anywhere between 1-3 weeks for Federal Student Aid to process your FAFSA once you submit it.

How do I check on the status of a submitted FAFSA?
You may check the status of your FAFSA at any time, but we recommend you at least check the status:

• 1 week after submission - if you used a PIN to sign your application.
• 2-3 weeks after submission - if you printed, signed and mailed a signature page.

Once processed, Federal Student Aid will generate a Student Aid Report (SAR), which will be provided to both you and the school(s) you listed on your FAFSA.

Your Student Aid Report (SAR) You can view/print your SAR once Federal Student Aid has received all required signatures and processed your FAFSA or correction form. You will receive an official Expected Family Contribution (EFC) on your SAR based on the processing results of your FAFSA. The EFC is a preliminary estimate based on the information you provided on your FAFSA. The EFC is used to determine your aid eligibility. An electronic copy of your SAR will be sent to our institution (as well as any other schools you listed on your FAFSA), where our office will evaluate the report and award you based on the given criteria. This process can take anywhere between 1-3 weeks, depending upon the number of applications our office is evaluating at that time. If you are selected for verification, this process will be delayed until you submit all necessary documentation.

Have I been awarded?
To see if you have been awarded, you must:

1. Login to S.A.I.L.
2. From the main menu, select the Financial Aid tab.
3. Click the Financial Aid Status link.
4. From the drop-down menu, select the award year you would like to view and click Submit.

From here, you will be able to determine if you have been awarded any aid. Once you are awarded, you will have two weeks to make a decision before your award offer expires.

Things to keep in mind

• Before you can be awarded, you must either be enrolled or admitted to A&M-Corpus Christi as a regular student working toward a degree or certificate in an eligible program.
• If you are selected for verification, the awarding process will be delayed until you submit all the proper documentation.

I've already submitted my FAFSA, and just realized I made a mistake on it. How do I correct it?
If you find you've made a mistake after submitting your FAFSA, you will have to wait until after it has been processed to make corrections. Corrections can be made online through Corrections on the Web.

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