2016-2017

Institutional VerificationWorksheet (IV5)

Your 2016-2017 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was selected for review in a process called verification. The Department of Education regulations state that before awarding Federal Student Aid, we may ask you to confirm the information you and your spouse reported on your FAFSA. To verify that you provided correct information the financial aid administrator will compare your FAFSA with the information on this worksheet and with any other required documents. If there are differences, your FAFSA information may need to be corrected. You must complete and sign this worksheet, attach any required documents, and submit the form and other required documents to the financial aid office. You may be asked for additional information. If you have questions about verification, contact the financial aid office as soon as possible so that your financial aid will not be delayed.

Section A. Student’s Information

Student’s Last Name First Name M.I.Student’s SSN

Student’s Street Address (include apt. no.)Student’s Date of Birth

City State Zip CodeStudent’s Email Address

Student’s Home Phone Number (include area code)Student’s Alternate or Cell Phone Number

Section B. Family Information

List the people inyour household. Include:

  • yourself and your spouse if you have one, and
  • your children, if youwill provide morethan half of theirsupport and will continue to provide more than half of their support from

July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017

  • other people if they now live with you, and youprovide morethan half of their support and will continue to provide more than half

of their support from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. (Half support form may be required)

Number in College: Include below information about any household member who will be enrolled at least half time in a degree,diploma, or certificate

program at an eligible postsecondary educational institution any time between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, include the name of the college.

Full Name / Age / Relationship / College
Self / Sterling College

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SectionC. Tax Filer Information

FOR THE STUDENT Please choose ONE of the following.

Checkhereifstudentwillnotfileandarenotrequiredtofilea2015U.S. Income Tax Return*. List total amount earned in 2015 here______. Please send in a copy of all2015 W-2 forms if available.

Checkhereifstudent hasfiled,and had your tax documents imported into FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.

Check here if student filed an extension and will provide the financial aid office IRS Form 4868 and all W-2 Forms.

Check here if student provided IRS tax return transcript with verification worksheet. NOTE: Tax transcript may be ordered at “Get Transcript by Mail” and fax to 620-869-9033 or mail to 125 W Cooper, Sterling, KS 67579, Attn: Financial Aid. NOTE: Account Transcripts are NOT accepted.

FOR THE SPOUSE Please choose ONE of the following.

Checkhereifyour spousewillnotfileandarenotrequiredtofilea2015U.S. Income Tax Return*. List total amount earned in 2015 here______. Please send in a copy of all2015 W-2 forms if available.

Checkhereifyour spouse hasfiled,and had their tax documents imported into FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.

Check here if your spouse filed an extension and will provide the financial aid office IRS Form 4868 and all W-2 Forms.

Check here if your spouse provided IRS tax return transcript with verification worksheet. NOTE: Tax transcript may be ordered at “Get Transcript by Mail” and fax to 620-869-9033 or mail to 125 W Cooper, Sterling, KS 67579, Attn: Financial Aid. NOTE: Account Transcripts are NOT accepted.

*TaxreturnsincludetheFederal2015IRSForm1040,1040A,1040EZ,ataxreturnfromPuertoRicooraforeignincometaxreturn.

Section D. Food Stamps—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Please confirm the following for anyone who is living in your household. Please choose ONE of the following.

The student or a member of the household received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) any time during the 2014 or 2015 calendar year. Name of recipient ______

The student or a member of the household DID NOT receive SNAP benefits during the 2014 or 2015 calendar year.

Section E.Child Support Paid

Please confirm the following for anyone who is living in your household. Please choose ONE of the following.

The student or a member of the household, paid child support during the 2015 calendar year (Complete the chart below).

The student or a member of the household, DID NOT pay child support during the 2015calendar year (Skip to Section F).

Name of Person Who
Paid Child Support / Name of Person to Whom Child Support was Paid / Name of Child for Whom
Child Support was Paid / Amount of Child Support
Paid in 2015

Section F. High School Completion Status - Student

Please select whichever item describes you. Please choose ONEof the following and provide supporting document.

I DID graduate from high school and have a high school diploma.

I DID receive a GED.

I DID graduate from a home school program.

I DID NOT receive a high school diploma or its equivalent from any of the above sources.

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Section G. Identity/Statement of Educational Purpose (To be completed in front of a Financial Aid Representative or Notary Public)

*DIRECTIONS FOR THIS SECTION(Please read carefully): If the student is unable to appear in person, this form must be signed by a notary.

If the student is unable to appear in person at Sterling College to verify his or her identity, the student must provide:

  1. A copy of a valid government-issued photo identification (ID) that is acknowledged in the notary statement below, such as, but not limited to a driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport; and
  2. The original notarized Statement of Educational Purpose provided below.

If the student is able to appear in person and present this form to Sterling College Office of Financial Aid, it must be presented along with valid, government-issued photo identification (i.e. driver’s license, state issued photo identification, military identification, or passport). Sterling College will maintain a copy of the photo identification with the date received and name of official authorized to collect the student ID and notary certification will NOT be required.

IMPORTANT: Please read and sign the Statement of Educational Purpose below indicating that the statement and all other information contained on this worksheet is true and correct. WARNING! If you purposely give false or misleading information to help establish eligibility for federal student aid, you may be subject to a $20,000 fine, a prison sentence, or both. By signing this statement, you certify that all the information reported in support of the student’s application for financial aid is complete and accurate.

STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE

I certify that I ______am the individual signing this Statement of Educational Purpose and

(Print Student’s Name)

that the federal student financial assistance I may receive will only be used for educational purposes and to pay the cost of attending Sterling College for 2016-2017.

______

Student’s Signature

NOTARY’S CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (for those unable to appear in person)

State of______, City/County of ______On this date of ______, before me (notary’s name), ______,Personally appeared (name of person signing this form)______, andProvided to me on basis of satisfactory evidence of identification (type of government-issued photo ID provided)______to be the above named person who signed the foregoing instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal (signature) ______

My commission expires on (date) ______.

Notary publics can typically be found at banking institutions and county government offices such as your local County Clerk.

WARNING: If you purposely give false or misleading information to help establish eligibility for federal student aid, you may be subject to a $20,000 fine, a prison sentence, or both.

VERIFICATION CAN NOT BE COMPLETED WITHOUT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS.

Section H. SIGNATURE

Bysigningthisworksheet,Icertifythatalltheinformationreportedtoqualifyforfederalstudentaidiscompleteandcorrect.

StudentDate

You should make a copy of this worksheet for your records.

Return to:Sterling College

Attn: Financial Aid

125 W. Cooper, Sterling, KS 67579

Phone: (620) 278-4407 Fax (620) 869-9033Revised01/2016

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