2020 – 2021 Special Circumstances Review
The Financial Aid Office recognizes that there are times when it is necessary to re-evaluate a student’s
eligibility for financial aid:
• the family has experienced a Change in Financial Circumstances;
• the student is classified as “dependent” but is self-supporting or not able to have contact with
their parents and requires a Dependency Status Review; or
• the student needs additional loan funding for educational expenses and requires a Cost of
Attendance Budget Adjustment.
Please check the box below to indicate which type of special circumstances you would like us to
consider. Submit the required documentation either by email to pjrequest@fa.monmouth.edu, by fax
to 732-263-5577, or by mail to Monmouth University Financial Aid Office, 400 Cedar Avenue, West
Long Branch, NJ 07764. Please note that your request for a special circumstances review will not be
processed until you have supplied all documentation.
Student's ID:
Alternate Email:
Parent Email:
Student's Full Name:
Student's Email:
Parent’s FullName:
Best Telephone Number to Reach You:
Change
in Financial
Aid Circumstances
(Note that only those circumstances that are beyond the student’s or family’s control will be considered
for review. Examples of circumstances that will not be considered are: consumer debt, bankruptcy,
private school tuition, parent unwillingness to complete the financial aid application, voluntary
reduction in overtime, etc.)
Unemployment
o Name of unemployed person:
o Relationship to student:
o Has the person returned to work?
Yes No
If yes, indicate date:
o Signed copy of Spouse/Parent(s) 2019 Federal Income Tax Return, including all pages
o Spouse/Parent(s) 2019 W-2's
o Notice of termination from former employer with last day of employment and
severance/vacation/sick pay included (if applicable)
o Copy of 'Notice of Benefit Determination' from unemployment
o Verification of retirement or medical disability
o Last pay stub and current pay stub (only if person has returned to work)
Student Loss of Full-Time Work
Unempl
oyed
o Student is currently working: Part-time
o Reason for change in employment status (Briefly describe below):
o Signed copy of Student's 2019 Federal Income Tax Return and Student 2019
W-2’s