Request for Review of Special Circumstances

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Paradise Valley Community College

18401 N. 32 nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85032 www.pvc.maricopa.edu/finaid/

Office of Student Financial Assistance

Phone: 855-622-2332

Fax: 602-787-7105

REQUEST FOR REVIEW OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

2014-2015

First Name

XXX-XX-

MI Social Security Number Student ID number Last Name

(Please Print)

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If prior to November 15, 2014, you must submit the following documents:

Submit last and/or most recent pay stub(s) showing Year-To-Date earnings from employers in 2014. If you are married, include pay stubs for your spouse. If you are a dependent student, you must include your and your parents’ pay stubs.

Verification of any other taxable income. Examples include (but are not limited to): o Interest and dividend income o Business income or loss o Alimony received o Unemployment Compensation o Farm income or loss o IRA distributions o Rental, royalty, partnership,

S Corporation, or trust income o Pension (retirement) or annuity distributions

If after November 15, 2014:

Submit pay stubs only if you will not, and are not required, to file a Federal Income Tax Return for 2014. If you will, or are required to file, you must first complete your 2014 tax return and submit a signed copy to our office.

 Submit a completed Dependent or Independent Verification Form.

 Submit a copy of your & your parent’s/spouse 2014 Federal Income Tax Return.

 If you filed your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as an independent student, do not include your parent’s taxes.

 This application cannot be reviewed until we receive the required documentation, which can include divorce decree, death certification, physician’s statement, medical receipts, employer’s letter, etc.

 Request for Special Circumstances (RSC) will NOT be processed until after the 1 st disbursement period of each term. If your RSC is approved, revised eligibility will replace any existing financial aid award(s).

 Your classes will NOT be held while this request is being processed.

 Documentation regarding your change in economic circumstances.

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You may use this supplemental application to request a review of extenuating circumstances not represented on your original 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Use this form if you/your family’s financial situation recently changed for the worse because of:

• Loss or reduction of employment of student, spouse, or parent

Write in the date that employment was terminated

(Please enclose letter from former employer(s) and/or copies of most recent pay stubs indicating amounts and effective date of termination.)

• Loss or reduction of untaxed income or benefits

Write in the date that income was terminated

(Please enclose letter from the agency, which provides the benefits indicated and the effective date of change.)

• Separation or Divorce

Write in the date of separation/divorce

• Death

Write in the date that your spouse/parent died

• 2013 or 2014 medical/dental expenses not paid by insurance

Provide copies of cancelled checks and/or paid receipts

2013 or 2014 elementary, junior high, and high school tuition paid (don’t include tuition paid for applicant) Provide copies of cancelled checks and/or paid receipts.

Name of school:

Additional School:

Name and age of child/children:

$

$

Other unusual circumstances (Explain):

Please provide information for the period of January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. Be as realistic as you can when you calculate expected income. Additional documentation may be required.

NOTE : Expected 2014 Income and Benefits for the entire calendar year:

* If you filed your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as an independent student, do not include the parental information.

STUDENT/SPOUSE PARENTS

2014 Expected income from work $ ______________________(Student) $____________________(Father)

2014 Expected income from work $ ______________________(Spouse) $____________________(Mother)

2014 OTHER EXPECTED TAXABLE INCOME:

Unemployment benefits $_________________________ $_______________________

Other (List) $_________________________ $_______________________

$_______________________ _____________________ $_________________________

2014 EXPECTED UNTAXED INCOME AND BENEFITS:

Social Security

AFDC/ADC

Child Support

$_________________________

$_________________________

$_________________________

$_______________________

$_______________________

$_______________________

READ & SIGN : All of the information on this form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. If asked, I will submit proof to verify the information I have provided. I understand that if I do not provide this information, my request for review of special circumstances will not be processed. I also understand that this document will NOT hold any classes for the student during processing. I understand that when I am awarded financial aid, I may use this aid for my educational expenses. If my

Special Circumstances are approved, any or all of my previous funding may be revised.

__________________________________________________ _______________________________________________

Student Signature

Revised 9/01/14dgf

Date Parent Signature Date

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