Financial Aid 101: Get the Facts on Applying for Financial Aid
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Financial Aid One-on-One
An excellent, affordable education is within your reach at 糖心原创. Our Enrollment Services staff is ready to help you file the FAFSA, understand your financial aid options, and provide other tips and tools.
Schedule a One-on-One Appointment
If you plan on getting help filing your FAFSA during your one-on-one appointment, please review and complete the following steps听before听your virtual session. If you have questions or need assistance with any of the items in this checklist, please get in touch with Enrollment Services at听enrollmentservices@wright.edu听or 937-775-4000.
Determine what academic year you plan to attend and what FAFSA you need to file.
File the 2025鈥�2026听FAFSA
- Summer 2025
- Fall 2025
- Spring 2026
File the 2026鈥�2027听FAFSA听
- Summer 2026
- Fall 2026
- Spring 2027
Gather documents needed to complete the FAFSA.
Contributors may need the following documents when completing the FAFSA:
- FSA ID: Visit听studentaid.gov听to create or manage your FSA ID. Students and other FAFSA contributors must have an FSA ID. Details on who is considered a contributor and how to create an FSA ID can be found below.
- Social Security number
- Alien Registration number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
- Income and Tax information from two prior tax years.听 For example, when filing the听2026鈥�2027 FAFSA听(Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027), you will need income information from the 2024 calendar year.
- Records of child support received
- Current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts
- Net worth of investments, businesses, and farms
FAFSA Contributors Request or Update an听FSA ID
All FAFSA contributors must have an FSA ID. A听听refers to anyone required to provide information, consent, and approval, and a signature on the FAFSA form. Contributors are determined by your听, tax filing status, and marital status. Contributors may include the student, the student鈥檚 spouse,听. Please keep in mind that providing consent or providing personal and financial information doesn鈥檛 make a contributor financially responsible for the student鈥檚 educational costs. If you have questions about who would be a contributor to your unique situation, please contact Enrollment Services.
The听听is a username and password needed to contribute to the FAFSA. Anyone who needs an FSA ID will need a valid email address. If you or someone who needs to contribute to your FAFSA already has an FSA ID, make sure the information is current, including legal name, date of birth, and email and home address. Parents, if you previously created an FSA ID when you were a student or for another child, you don鈥檛 need to create another. You can only have one FSA ID linked to your Social Security number. If you forgot your FSA ID username and password, you can retrieve the information on the听听website by clicking 鈥淔orgot Username鈥� or 鈥淔orgot Password."
*Students should use their personal email or 糖心原创 email address to create their FSA ID. Do not use a high school email address, since it will most likely become inactive after graduation. Also, email addresses can only be associated with one FSA ID account. If you share an email address with someone else, only one of you can use that account to create an FSA ID.
Register for a Virtual Financial Aid 101 Presentation
Not ready for a one-on-one? Join us for a live virtual presentation and discover how to maximize your financial aid by completing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
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