SMC Financial Aid

Applying for Financial Aid

To Apply for Federal Financial Aid (Including grants, loans, and jobs)

1. Complete a FAFSA Financial Aid Application. You can apply electronically at fafsa.ed.gov. Make sure to add SMC's Federal ID#: 001286.
Before you submit a FAFSA, you should apply for a pin number.

Note: Both applicants and parents of dependent students need to have a pin number.

2.
Make sure that you have declared an appropriate educational goal at the Admissions and Records Office.
Note: Only students that are working toward an AA degree, a vocational certificate, or on the transfer requirements to a 4-year school are eligible to receive Federal Aid at SMC.

3. After SMC receives an electronic version of your FAFSA application (which is called an ISIR or SAR,) we will send you a "Document Request Form," which will indicate which additional documents you may need to submit to the Financial Aid Office.
Note: If selected for verification, you will need to provide income information.   In addition, you may also need to provide documentation of U.S. Citizenship, eligible non-citizenship status, proof of Selective Service registration, proof of Social Security Number, repayment of defaulted loans, or other information - on a case-by-case basis.

4. Send official transcripts to the SMC Financial Aid Office from all non-District colleges and universities that you have attended. (If the SMC Admissions and Records Office has already received your academic transcripts you may skip this step.)

To Apply for Board of Governors (BOG) Enrollment Fee Waiver

The BOG Enrollment Fee Waiver will pay eligible student's enrollment fees for the entire year. You can apply in the following ways:

1.
If you submit a FAFSA Application, you will also be applying for a BOG Enrollment Fee Waiver. However, it may take the Department of Education up to four weeks to process your FAFSA Application.

2.
You may also apply electronically for a BOG Enrolment Fee Waiver.
Click on the link below to complete the BOG Fee Waiver Application online.  (You will need to enter your Student ID and password.)

    2007-08 BOG Fee Waiver Application

(Note: Depending upon your fee waiver eligibility, you may need to provide some documentation.)

To find more about financial issues, search our SMC Financial Aid Handbook.


	Direct questions or comments about this site to: financialaid@smc.edu

To Apply for Federal Financial Aid (Including grants, loans, and jobs)
1.	Complete a FAFSA Financial Aid Application. You can apply electronically at fafsa.ed.gov. Make sure to add SMC's Federal ID#: 001286. Before you submit a FAFSA, you should apply for a pin number. Note: Both applicants and parents of dependent students need to have a pin number.
2.	Make sure that you have declared an appropriate educational goal at the Admissions and Records Office. Note: Only students that are working toward an AA degree, a vocational certificate, or on the transfer requirements to a 4-year school are eligible to receive Federal Aid at SMC.
3.	After SMC receives an electronic version of your FAFSA application (which is called an ISIR or SAR,) we will send you a "Document Request Form," which will indicate which additional documents you may need to submit to the Financial Aid Office. Note: If selected for verification, you will need to provide income information. In addition, you may also need to provide documentation of U.S. Citizenship, eligible non-citizenship status, proof of Selective Service registration, proof of Social Security Number, repayment of defaulted loans, or other information - on a case-by-case basis.
4.	Send official transcripts to the SMC Financial Aid Office from all non-District colleges and universities that you have attended. (If the SMC Admissions and Records Office has already received your academic transcripts you may skip this step.)
To Apply for Board of Governors (BOG) Enrollment Fee Waiver
The BOG Enrollment Fee Waiver will pay eligible student's enrollment fees for the entire year. You can apply in the following ways:
1.	If you submit a FAFSA Application, you will also be applying for a BOG Enrollment Fee Waiver. However, it may take the Department of Education up to four weeks to process your FAFSA Application.
2.	You may also apply electronically for a BOG Enrolment Fee Waiver. Click on the link below to complete the BOG Fee Waiver Application online. (You will need to enter your Student ID and password.) 2007-08 BOG Fee Waiver Application (Note: Depending upon your fee waiver eligibility, you may need to provide some documentation.)