NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION FOR 2021-2022
Instructions
(1) NEED-BASED GROVE CITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
You must complete this Grove City College Financial Aid Application 2021-2022 after October 1, 2020 and submit it, along with
signed and dated copies of your 2019 federal tax return and your parents’ 2019 federal tax return, (pgs. 1 , 2, W2’s and
Schedule 1 if applicable) to the Grove City College Financial Aid Office by April 15th. When the 15
th
falls on a weekend or
holiday, the application is due by 5 pm the following business day. If you are completing both the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) and GCC Financial Aid Application, it helps to do them at the same time, as much of the information is the
same and the FAFSA includes detailed directions. To receive a need based scholarship you must have demonstrated financial need
and qualify academically. PLEASE NOTE: Grove City College receives NO information from the FAFSA. The scholarships awarded
by Grove City College are made possible by endowments, funds and gifts given to the College. Scholarships vary in amount and
are granted for ONE YEAR ONLY. Thus a new application must be completed every year. The factors considered in making
awards are both financial need and academic record. A cumulative QPA (CQPA) at Grove City College of 2.00 is required for
scholarship assistance.
READ ALL DIRECTIONS.
FILL IN ALL BLANKS, EVEN IF RESPONSE IS ‘0’. Do not use commas or decimals. Be sure you are checking the
instructions for each field you are completing.
Consult the help screens/directions when completing the data fields of the FAFSA and the GCC Aid Application.
If you are filing an IRS extension, the Financial Aid Application, completed with estimated figures on page 5, along with a
copy of the IRS extension form 4868 and all W 2 and 1099 forms are due by the April 15
th
deadline.
Financial Aid Applications will be dated as received ONLY when all information and documents have been received. (See
Signature Page and Checklist form for required documents.) Supporting documents (with physical signatures) may be
submitted through the on line secured portal or by mail. NO faxes are permitted.
(2) PENNSYLVANIA STATE GRANT (PHEAA GRANT) OR OTHER STATE GRANTS
You must complete the 2021-2022 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for most state grants. The FAFSA may not be
completed before October 1, 2020. Grove City College’s code for the FAFSA is G03269. Be sure to observe state deadlines (May
1, 2021, for Pennsylvania). The state grant agency may request additional information from you. Be sure to respond to any
requests for information in order to complete their processing requirements.
(3) GCC MERIT BASED SCHOLARSHIP
This application is for need-based scholarships. Please refer to the Financial Aid page of the College web site at www.gcc.edu
for
information on qualifying or renewing merit based scholarships.
(4) GROVE CITY COLLEGE STUDENT LOAN
Grove Cit
y College Student Loan (GCCSL) applications will be available online at www.gcc.edu/financialaid
. To ensure timely
disbursement of loan funds, please have your loan application completed, signed and submitted at least 3 weeks prior to when the
funds are needed.
(6) PRIVATE OUTSIDE SOURCES
Contact the donor for information regarding any forms which they require. If the donor
will be requesting financial aid information about
you from the College, complete the Grove City College Financial Aid Application as indicated in section (2). You (not the donor) MUST
notify the Financial Aid Office immediately of ALL outside aid awarded to you.
(7) CAMPUS WORK
Students interested in working on campus may complete an on-line employment application by using the myGCC portal (https://
my.gcc.edu/ics). A User Name and Password are required to access this site. (Freshmen will receive User Name/Password
information during the orientation process.)
(8) SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
If your parents’ income for 2021 will be reduced from their 2019 income for documentable reasons, or if there is a
change in familial status after completing the Financial Aid Application be sure to request a “Special Consideration”
form. You should also contact the state grant agency for possible consideration.
INCOMING STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT GCC FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION BY APRIL 15
TH
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU’VE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION!
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You can verify that your documents have been received by our office by checking the "Financial Info" tab of myGCC.
WORKSHEET
(DO NOT SUBMIT)
SECTION 2-K
PARENTS’ 2019
UNTAXED INCOME &
BENEFITS
AMOUNT
Welfare benefits
(e
xcept AFDC, ADC or
TANF, which you should
have reported in 2-H)
$___________
Veterans’ noneducational
benefi
ts such as Death
Pension, Dependency &
Indemnity Compensation, etc. $___________
Workers’ Com
pensation $___________
Cash or any money paid
on your
behalf not reported
elsewhere on this form (Don’t
include child support) $___________
Black Lung Benefit
s $___________
Refugee Assistance $___________
Untaxed portions of
Rai
lroad Retirement $___________
TOTAL $___________
Enter in question 2-K
IN QUESTION 2-K, DON’T INCLUDE:
Child support,
AFDC, A
DC or TANF benefits,
Social security benefits,
Any income reported elsewhere on the
form,
Money from student financial aid,
Food stamps,
JTPA benefits,
Gifts and support, other than money,
received from friends or relatives,
“Rollover pensions”,
Veterans educational benefits (GI Bill,
Dependents Educational Assistance
Program, VA Vocational Rehabilitation
Program, VEAP benefits, etc.)
Payments received from states for foster care and
adoption assistance,
under title IV-A or IV-E of the Social
Security Act, or
Contributions to, or payments from,
flexible spending arrangements (e.g.,
Cafeteria plans, medical savings accounts)
SECTION 4
PARENTS’ ASSETS
Answer each question. I
f a question doesn’t apply to
the student’s parents, write in “0”. If the information
for only one parent is being given because of
separation or divorce and that parent has jointly
owned assets, give only that parent’s portion of the
assets and debts. If the student’s parents have
assets jointly owned with someone else, give only
the parents’ portion of the assets and debts.
IN QUESTIONS 1-8/SECTION 4, DON’T INCLUDE
personal or consumer loans or any debts that are
not related to the assets listed,
the value of life insurance policies or retirement
plans (pension funds, annuities, IRA’s, Keogh
plans, etc.) or
student financial aid.
IN QUESTION 3/SECTION 4
If a student’s parents own a home, write in how much
the home is worth. Use the price they could reasonably
expect to receive for their home if it were sold TODAY.
Don’t use assessed, insured, or tax value. A “home”
includes a house, mobile home, condominium, etc.
Renters write in “0”. Then write how much is owed on
the home, including the present mortgage and related
debts on the home. Don’t include interest due. Check
with the mortgage company.
IN QUESTION 4/SECTION 4
If the student’s parents own other real estate (including
rental property, land, second or summer homes), write
in how much they are worth TODAY. Don’t include
business or farm assets. Then write in how much the
student’s parents owe on other real estate.
IN QUESTION 5/SECTION 4
If the student’s parents have investments, write in what
they are worth TODAY on the worksheet below. Give
the total question 4. Don’t include savings given in
question 1. Then write in how much the student’s
parents owe on their investments.
Worth
Trust funds $___________
Stocks, bonds &
Mut
ual funds $___________
Money market
funds
$___________
Certificates of
Deposit $___________
Commodities
$___________
Precious &
strategic metals $___________
Installment &
land
sale contracts
(including mortgages
held) $___________
All other
Invest
ments $___________
TOTAL WORTH
$___________
E
nter in question 5
IN QUESTION 6/SECTION 4
If the student’s parents own an
investment farm, write in TODAYS
value. Include the value of land,
buildings, machinery, equipment,
livestock, inventories, etc.
Then write in amount owed on the farm.
Include only the present mortgage and
related debts for which the farm was
used as collateral. If the student’s
parents are not the sole owners, write
only the parents’ share of the total value
and debt.
IN QUESTION 7/SECTION 4
If the student’s parents own a farm
which is their principal place of
residence and they claimed on
Schedule F of the tax return that they
“materially participated in the farm’s
operation,” include the value and debt of
the farm for answer to #7 not, #6.
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