{"id":194,"date":"2017-09-29T22:33:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T05:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/office-of-scholarships-and-financial-aid\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:04:54","slug":"contribution-appeal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/contribution-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Contribution appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/contribution-appeal\/#financial-change\" title=\"Change in financial situation?\">Change in financial situation?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/contribution-appeal\/#documentation\" title=\"Required documentation\">Required documentation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/contribution-appeal\/#important-to-know\" title=\"Important things to know\">Important things to know<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/contribution-appeal\/#deadlines\" title=\"Deadlines\">Deadlines<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-4951\"><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-4951<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:financial.aid@nau.edu\"><img src=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> financial.aid&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Contribution appeal at NAU<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n        <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 id=\"financial-change\">Has your financial situation changed since completing the FAFSA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Contribution Appeal is for students and\/or parents whose financial situation has changed since completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to re-evaluate your Student Aid Index (SAI). The SAI is a measure used to determine need-based financial aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> Starting with the 2024-25 FAFSA, the EFC will change to the Student Aid Index (SAI).<\/em> <em>To better understand these terms, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/types-aid\/glossary\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"99\">Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid Glossary<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special circumstances that could be reasons for submitting a Contribution Appeal might include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Loss of employment<\/li><li>Reduction in earnings<\/li><li>Paid medical costs not covered by insurance<\/li><li>Death of a parent<\/li><li>Tax liens<\/li><li>Out-of-pocket payment of k-12 private education tuition<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are not considered special circumstances:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Pending reduction in income due to fluctuating commissions or consumer debt<\/li><li>Refusal of a parent to provide financial support to the student (see <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/office-scholarships-financial-aid\/policies\/special-circumstances\/\">special circumstances<\/a> for more info)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"documentation\">Special circumstances and required documentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Understand-what-documentation-may-be-required1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Understand-what-documentation-may-be-required1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Understand-what-documentation-may-be-required1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUnderstand what documentation may be required\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Understand-what-documentation-may-be-required1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Understand-what-documentation-may-be-required1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<table id=\"tablepress-38\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-38\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Special circumstance<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Types of documentation required<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Circumstances allowed for<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Unemployment<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>A copy of employment separation letter, including verification of severance pay or retirement benefits (or the lack thereof);<\/li><br \/>\n<li>Or a copy of a letter or statement establishing the amount of eligibility for unemployment benefits;<\/li><br \/>\n<li>Or copies of recent W2s and 1040 Tax Form or Tax Return Transcript if their current income is less than their previous year\u2019s income<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Student, spouse, parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Disability or Injury<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>Copies of statement(s) reflecting eligibility for benefits, monthly amount received, and start and end dates of payments;<\/li><br \/>\n<li>Or copies of current W2s and 1040 Tax Form or Tax Return Transcript if their current income is less than their previous year\u2019s income<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Student, spouse, parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Loss of income<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>A copy of termination notice of other income (e.g., social security benefits, trust payments, alimony, child support);<\/li><br \/>\n<li>if currently employed, submit last 2 paycheck stubs<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Student, spouse, parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Death of spouse or parent<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>Required to provide the date of the event;<\/li><br \/>\n<li>and copies of supporting documentation or certificates<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Spouse or parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Report of one-time income<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>Required to provide a copy of your previous year\u2019s 1099-R or other financial statement of one-time income (e.g., early IRA distribution, conversions, and rollovers);<\/li><br \/>\n<li>Prior-prior year tax forms;<\/li><br \/>\n<li>Prior year tax forms<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Student, spouse, parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Medical treatment<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>Copy of the statement(s) from the insurance provider, pharmacy, or medical facilities stipulating the amount of the medical expenses paid that were not covered by insurance<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Student, spouse, parent, household<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Private education (K\u201312)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>Copy of tuition statement that includes total tuition cost as well as any financial assistance received<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Student siblings (if dependent), student children (if independent)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Tax liens\t<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>Statement from the Internal Revenue Service and\/or State Tax Board indicating monthly payment amount on back taxes owed<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Student, spouse, or parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Court-ordered payments<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><ul><li>Receipt of payments<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Student, spouse, or parents<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"important-to-know\">Important things to know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The <strong>2026-27 FAFSA uses 2024 tax year information<\/strong>, so an appeal for the 2026-27 FAFSA will be considered only for changes that occurred during the 2025 tax year. <\/li><li>Taxes from the tax year where the changes occurred must be filed before submitting a contribution appeal.<\/li><li>Students with a zero SAI do not need to submit the appeal form, as their SAI cannot be reduced to below zero. They will have already been offered the maximum amount of aid.<\/li><li>An appeal will only be approved if the SAI decreases as a result of the appeal process.<\/li><li>If the appeal is approved, a student may only become eligible for the Pell Grant or subsidized loan.<\/li><li>An approved appeal will not necessarily result in a change to your financial aid.<\/li><li>Estimate your SAI with tax information using the federal government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/aid-estimator\/\">Aid Estimator<\/a>.<\/li><li>Students are responsible for paying all tuition\/fees and other university charges by payment deadlines, regardless of the appeal outcome.<\/li><li>Once an appeal is submitted and all required documents are received by the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, it can take up to 25 business days to process the appeal.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Grid 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