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Student Aid Eligibility Worksheet
for Question 23
2020-2021
You are receiving this worksheet with your Student Aid Report (SAR) because you
reported on your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form that you had a
conviction for possessing or selling illegal drugs or because you left question 23 blank.
“1” means your eligibility for federal student aid is not aected by question 23.
“2” means your drug conviction(s) aect eligibility for federal student aid for part of this school
year. To receive federal student aid, you need to tell the nancial aid oce at your college
your eligibility date from question 11 on this worksheet. You can become eligible earlier in
the school year if you complete an acceptable drug rehabilitation program or pass two
unannounced drug tests administered by 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 or pass two unannounced drug tests
administered by 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.
Complete this worksheet to determine if you are eligible for federal student aid.
These are the possible eligibility results:
Did the oense for possessing or selling illegal drugs occur during a period of enrollment for which
you were receiving federal student aid (grants, work-study, and/or loans)?
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Have you been convicted for the possession or sale of illegal drugs for an oense that occurred
while you were receiving federal student aid (grants, work-study, and/or loans)?
Only include federal and state convictions. Do not count any convictions that have been removed from your record or that
occurred before you turned age 18, unless you were tried as an adult.
2
Have you ever received federal student aid?
Answer “No if you have never received federal student grants, federal work-study, or federal loans. You should also answer
“No if you have never attended college.
1
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If No, change your answer to question 23 on your
SAR to “1,” and sign and send us your SAR.
NO
If Yes, go to question 2 on this worksheet.
YES
If No, change your answer to question 23 on your
SAR to “1,” and sign and send us your SAR.
NO
If Yes, go to question 3 on this worksheet.
YES
If No, change your answer to question 23 on your
SAR to “1,” and sign and send us your SAR.
NO
If Yes, go to question 4 on this worksheet.
YES
What to do with your eligibility date:
• If your eligibility date in question 11 is before July 1, 2020, change your answer to question 23 to “1,” and sign and send
us your SAR.
• If your eligibility date falls between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021, change your answer to question 23 to “2,” and sign
and send us your SAR. Save this worksheet for your records. Contact the nancial aid oce at your college, and tell
them your eligibility date.
• If your eligibility date is after June 30, 2021, change your answer to question 23 to “3,” and sign and send us your SAR.
Look at the dates you wrote in questions 8 and 10.
If there is only one date, copy that date here:
If there are two dates, write the later one here:
11 / /
YOUR ELIGIBILITY DATE
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:
1. be qualied to receive funds from a federal, state, or local government or from a federally or state-licensed insurance
company; or
2. 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.
Do you have more than two convictions for possessing illegal drugs?
Only count convictions for oenses that occurred during a period of enrollment for which you were receiving federal student
aid (grants, work-study, and/or loans).
Do you have more than one conviction for selling illegal drugs?
Only count convictions for oenses that occurred during a period of enrollment for which you were receiving federal student
aid (grants, work-study, and/or loans).
If you have only one conviction for possessing drugs, add one year
to the date in question 7, and write that date here:
If you have two convictions for possessing drugs, add two years to
the date in question 7, and write that date here:
Write the date of your last conviction for possessing illegal drugs here:
If you have no convictions for possessing drugs, skip to question 9 on this worksheet.
7 / /
If you have only one conviction for selling drugs, add two years
to the date in question 9, and write that date here:
Write the date of your last conviction for selling illegal drugs here:
If you have no convictions for selling drugs, skip to question 11 on this worksheet.
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7
9
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8 / /
If No, go to question 5 on this worksheet.
NO
If Yes, change your answer to question 23 on your
SAR to “1,” and sign and send us your SAR.
YES
If No, go to question 6 on this worksheet.
NO
If Yes, change your answer to question 23 on your
SAR to “3,” and sign and send us your SAR.
YES
If No, go to question 7 on this worksheet.
NO
If Yes, change your answer to question 23 on your
SAR to “3,” and sign and send us your SAR.
YES
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