Be sure to select the documents that apply to the appropriate academic year.
ATTENTION: All documents should be uploaded to Cardinal Students in the Financial Aid Tile. Do not email documents. Student login is required. Learn more about uploading documents.
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Summer 2025 Financial Aid Application
2025 - 2026 Forms (Fall 2025-Summer 2026)
Classes starting in August 2025, January 2026, and Summer 2026
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Verification
These documents should only be submitted when our office requests them.
- Dependent Verification Worksheet
- Dependent Household Size Clarification Worksheet
- Dependent Household Age Clarification Worksheet
- Asset Information Clarification Worksheet
- Dependency Status Worksheet
- Non-Tax Filer's Statement
- Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose(Identity Verification)
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Direct Loans
- Federal Direct Parent PLUS 25-26 (Loan Application and Instructions)
The application for the 2025-2026 PLUS Loan is now open.
However, the application cannot yet be processed for a credit decision. The application can be submitted for review, but it WILL NOT be able to be processed until closer to July 1(or after continuing students are packaged for that student population). Credit decisions will come no sooner than 3-4 weeks after submission.
Continuing students' Parent PLUS Applications will not be processed until financial aid awards are renewed.
- Federal Direct Loan Parent PLUS Denial Application (Denial)
- COMING SOON Federal Direct Graduate PLUS 25-26 (Loan Application and Instructions)
- COMING SOON Loan Adjustment Request Form (2025-2026)
- Federal Direct Parent PLUS 25-26 (Loan Application and Instructions)
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Other
- Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Appeal
- Appeal of Extraordinary Circumstance 2025-2026
- Notice of Additional Resources
- COMING SOON Catholic University Family Grant (Fall 2025-Spring 2026)
- Computer Purchase Cost of Attendance Adjustment Request
2024 - 2025 Forms (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025)
Classes starting in August 2024, January 2025, and Summer 2025
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Verification
- Dependent Verification Worksheet
- Dependent Family Size Clarification Worksheet
- Dependent Family Age Clarification Worksheet
- Asset Information Clarification Worksheet
- Household Resources Worksheet
- Rental Property Valuation Worksheet
- Dependency Status Worksheet
- Non-Tax Filer's Statement
- Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose
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Direct Loans
- Federal Direct Parent PLUS (Loan Application and Instructions)
- Federal Direct Loan Parent PLUS Denial Application (Denial)
- Federal Direct Graduate PLUS (Loan Application and Instructions)
- Loan Adjustment Request Form (2024-2025)
- Federal Direct Parent PLUS (Loan Application and Instructions)
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Other