You are receiving this worksheet with your
Student Aid Report (SAR) because you reported on
your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that you
had a conviction for possessing or selling illegal drugs or because
you left question 31 blank.
Complete this worksheet to determine if you are eligible for federal
student aid. These are the possible eligibility results:
“1” means your eligibility for federal student aid is not
affected by question 31.
“2” means your drug conviction(s) affect eligibility for
federal student aid for part of this school year. You
need to tell the financial aid office at your college
your “eligibility date” from question 10 on this
worksheet to receive federal student aid. You can
become eligible earlier in the school year if you
complete an acceptable drug rehabilitation program.
Even if you are not eligible for federal student aid, you
may still be eligible for aid from your state or college.
“3” means you are not eligible for federal student aid for
this school year unless you complete an acceptable
drug rehabilitation program. Even if you are not
eligible for federal student aid, you may still be
eligible for aid from your state or college.
Answer the questions below and follow the instructions after each answer.
2008-2009 Student Aid Report (SAR)
If you need help
with this worksheet,
or have questions, call
us at 1-800-4-FED-AID
(1-800-433-3243).
31
Student Aid Eligibility
Worksheet for Question
On this worksheet count only federal and state convictions. Do not count any convictions that have
been removed from your record or occurred before you turned age 18, unless you were tried as an
adult.
Have you been convicted for possessing
or selling illegal drugs?
NO
YES
If No, change your answer to question 31 to
“1,” and sign and send us your SAR.
If Yes, go to question 2.
1
Did the offense for possessing or selling illegal drugs occur during a period of enrollment for which you
were receiving federal student aid (grants, loans and/or work-study)?
If No, change your answer to question 31 to
“1,” and sign and send us your SAR.
If Yes, go to question 3.
NO
YES
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Have you completed an acceptable drug rehabilitation program since your conviction?
An acceptable drug rehabilitation program must include at least two unannounced drug tests, and:
Be qualified to receive funds from a federal, state or local government or from a federally or state-licensed insurance
company; or
Be administered or recognized by a federal, state or local government agency or court, or a federally or state-licensed hospital,
health clinic or medical doctor.
If No, go to question 4.
3
If Yes, change your answer to question 31 to
“3,” and sign and send us your SAR.
If No, go to question 5.
Do you have more than two convictions for possessing illegal drugs? Only count convictions for offenses
that occurred during a period of enrollment for which you were receiving federal student aid (grants, loans
and/or work-study).
4
If you have no convictions for possessing drugs, skip to question 8.
//
If you have only one conviction for possessing drugs, add one year to the date in question 6, and write
that date here:
If you have two convictions for possessing drugs, add two years to
the date in question 6, and write that date here:
7
6
//
If you have only one conviction for selling drugs, add two years
to the date in question 8, and write that date here:
9
9
Look at the dates you wrote in questions 7 and 9.
10
What to do with your eligibility date:
• If your eligibility date in question 10 is before July 1, 2008, change your answer to question 31 to “1,” and sign and
send us your SAR.
• If your eligibility date falls between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009, change your answer to question 31 to “2,” and
sign and send us your SAR. Save this worksheet for your records. Contact your financial aid office at your college, and
tell them your eligibility date.
• If your eligibility date is after June 30, 2009, change your answer to question 31 to “3,” and sign and send us your
SAR.
If Yes, change your answer to question 31 to
“1,” and sign and send us your SAR.
Write the date of your last conviction for possessing illegal drugs here:
6
//
7
If you have no convictions for selling drugs, skip to question 10.
//
8
Write the date of your last conviction for selling illegal drugs here:
8
If there is only one date, copy that date here:
If there are two dates, write the later one here:
//
YOUR ELIGIBILITY DATE
10
YES
YES
NO
NO
If Yes, change your answer to question 31 to
“3,” and sign and send us your SAR.
If No, go to question 6.
Do you have more than one conviction for selling illegal drugs? Only count convictions for offenses that
occurred during a period of enrollment for which you were receiving federal student aid (grants, loans
and/or work-study).
YES
NO
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