E-mail Address: Be certain to provide an accurate, up-to-date e-mail address on your FAFSA application. The Department of Education will now be using e-mail to notify you of the results of your FAFSA application.

Student Aid Report (SAR): Once your application is accepted and processed by the FAFSA processor, you will receive an acknowledgement by e-mail if you provided an e-mail address on your application. Otherwise, you will receive a paper SAR.

Tax Returns: In order to ensure the accuracy of your application information, you may be required to forward a signed copy of your, and/or your parents' complete 2007 federal tax return(s) to the University of South Carolina Financial Aid Office. If required, you will be notified in writing. A prompt response to this request will enable us to more quickly process your application. Awards will only be made when all required information is received, reviewed and found to be correct and accurate. This includes eligibility for all federal loan programs.

If any application information is missing, inaccurate, or incomplete, you will be notified in writing regarding the information necessary to complete the processing of your application. You must respond quickly to each request. Awards cannot be made until all information is complete and accurate.