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Name: (Last , First, MI) _______________________________ UMass SPIRE ID:________________________
Email: _________________________________________ T Number: ( ) _______________
Academic Year 2022-2023
Fax: 413-545-1700
Phone: 413-545-0801
Financial Aid Services
Appeal for Special Circumstance
Name: (Last , First, MI) _______________________________ UMass SPIRE ID:________________________
Email: _________________________________________
Telephone Number: ( ) _______________
A. Did you file a financial aid appeal during the 2021-2022 Academic Year? Ye N
B. Appeal Categories and Supporting Documentation:
Carefully read and select the categories from the following list that most closely describe your special circumstance(s)
and provide all supporting documents. Incomplete appeals will not be considered after 60 days.
2020 Federal Tax Return documents are REQUIRED for all Appeal for Special Circumstance.
For office use
Type of appeal (check all that apply)
Documentation to include with appeal
only
Decrease in student/spouse income from
employment in 2022 of at least 8 weeks.
Decrease in parent income from
employment in 2022 of at least 8 weeks.
Unreimbursed medical or dental
expenses paid in 2021
Death of immediate family member
whose information is on the FAFSA.
Divorce or separation after filing the
2022-2023 FAFSA form.
Secondary special education paid in 2021.
Withdrawal of IRA/Pension for 2020.
• Statement documenting retirement benefits for 2022.
• Letter from employer documenting employment status (e.g. full-time to part-time or termination).
• Unemployment Benefits statement.
• Last pay stub after separation from job. If after January 1
st
, 2023, please submit copies of 2022 W-2 s.
• Copies of statements indicating severance pay.
• Statement documenting retirement benefits for 2022.
• Letter from employer documenting employment status (e.g. full-time to part-time or termination).
• Unemployment Benefits statement.
• Last pay stub after separation from job. If after January 1
st
, 2023, please submit copies of 2022 W-2 s.
• Copies of statements indicating severance pay.
• Provide a summary of PAID unreimbursed expenses (deductibles, co-pays, after tax insurance,
prescription medications, expenses for durable medical equipment, and other amounts not covered
by insurance) for 2021.
• Cobra payments made in 2021.
Elective cosmetic or dentistry expenses will not be considered.
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• Provide copies of 2020 W-2 forms.
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• Complete copy of divorce decree or complete copy of separation agreement. If no legal separation
documentation exists, provide a statement indicating the date of the separation.
• Provide documentation for both parents’ living expenses at different addresses (e.g.: rental
agreement, lease or mortgage statement and utility bills).
• Provide agreement of financial support payments (e.g. alimony, spousal support, child support or
dependent care).
• List the number of family members currently in the household.
• Copies of 2020 W-2 forms.
• Documentation of the special education school requirements for siblings.
• Documentation of paid expenses for 2021.
• Letter explaining the reason for the withdrawal and copy of 2020 1099R.
Acceptable appeals include supplementing income due to recent employment loss and educational
expenses paid.
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