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ANNOUNCEMENTS

• All Students
  
  Some general information for the 2021-2022 academic year:

  If you have not done so already, please complete your 2021-2022 FAFSA at www.studentaid.gov. Remember you will need a completed FAFSA on file at TCNJ even if you are only borrowing student loans.

  Our first official financial aid award notices for the 2021-2022 academic year were sent to the student’s TCNJ email account on July 8th. Only complete aid records receive award notices. New award notices are emailed on a weekly basis throughout the school year as more records become complete. Students with award revisions are also notified via email.

  Our office can only speak to students about financial aid matters unless the student grants the parent/guardian Authorized User status. To learn more click here: https://authorizeduser.tcnj.edu/

  Monitor your “To Do” list in PAWS on a weekly basis for any missing documentation. For PAWS tutorials please click on the following link: https://pawshelp.tcnj.edu/undergraduate-students/current-students/

  When submitting documents to the office please make sure that they are legible, accurate, signed (if required) and that all pages have indeed been submitted. Incomplete documentation will result in delays in processing your aid.

  You can review the Fall 2021 billing calendar for important dates here: https://studentaccounts.tcnj.edu/billing/billing-calendar/

  Our 2021-2022 Cost of Attendance budgets can be viewed here: https://financialaid.tcnj.edu/about/cost-of-attendance/. Please anticipate a slight increase in costs when budgeting for next year.

  For parents looking to borrow loans for the next academic year, there are various options available in the links located at the bottom of this webpage. You can review the information listed for the Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan, the State’s NJCLASS Loan and private loans listed under the Alternative Student Loans or ELM Select links. Each one of the links will send you to the corresponding website with more information on how to apply. Due to federal regulations, we cannot recommend one loan over another. In addition, we suggest that when you apply, you apply for the entire academic year. When applying for the year, lenders send the first half of the loan in September to cover the Fall bill and the second half in February to cover the Spring bill. We recommend researching how student loans work by visiting sites like YouTube and Google.

• Federal Verification Update

  On July 13, 2021 the US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid Office announced changes to the requirements to verify certain FAFSA data for 2021-2022. This change resulted in aid records that were incomplete to become complete and eligible for packaging of aid. No further action is required from students impacted by this change.

• Office Operations

  For the summer of 2021 the Office of Student Financial Assistance continues its hybrid office operations. We have daily alternating staff coverage, some staff are working remotely and some staff are on campus.The Office is open to walk-in traffic Monday through Thursday 8:30AM – 4:00PM, we are closed on Fridays in the summer.

  Please note that due to on-going State changes/updates to COVID safety protocols we ask that you stay up to date with the latest College safety guidelines and requirements before coming to campus. For information, please visit: https://fall2021.tcnj.edu/.

  Although we have limited staff working on campus, for your safety and ours, the preferred office outreach method continues to be phone/email. If you have any questions, issues or concerns please email us at osfa@tcnj.edu or call 609-771-2211.

  If you need to submit documents to our office, you may do so via one of the following methods:

  Email: Scan and send to osfa@tcnj.edu

  Fax: (609) 637-5154

  Regular mail at:

  The College of New Jersey/Office of Student Financial Assistance
  Green Hall, Room 101
  P. O. Box 7718
  Ewing, NJ 08628

  Office appointments will continue by phone or virtual format for the time being, please email us at osfa@tcnj.edu with your request for an appointment.

  Thank you.

• Private Scholarship Awards
  Federal regulations require students to report yearly award amounts and descriptions of any grants and scholarships received from sources outside The College of New Jersey. Please click on the link below for more information:
  https://financialaid.tcnj.edu/about/scholarships/private-scholarship-awards/
• The State of New Jersey has updated their application deadlines, please refer to the following link for further information: https://www.hesaa.org/Pages/StateApplicationDeadlines.aspx
• IRS Warns Students and Staff of Impersonation Email Scam

• Financial Aid Process Updates
  Income tax data can easily be transferred from the IRS to your FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool: https://studentaid.gov/help/how-use-irs-drt IRS Tax Return Transcripts or a signed home copy of your tax forms will be required if you are selected for verification and you did not use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool
• NJ HESAA Electronic Document Collection for 2021-2022:
  https://www.hesaa.org/Pages/GrantsUpload2021-2022.aspx
  Please click here for instructions on how to scan documents using your mobile phone.