Forms & Resources

The following forms, in Adobe PDF (portable document format), can be downloaded, printed on your local printer, and submitted to the Financial Assistance Office. Just click on the name of the form you want:

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Required Verification Documents
If you are a dependent student and have been selected for verification, you are required to complete one of the following forms and submit it with the appropriate documentation to the Financial Assistance Office. Please contact the Financial Assistance Office if you do not know which worksheet you need to complete and submit.

Dependent Verification Worksheet - V1
Dependent Verification Worksheet - V2
Dependent Verification Worksheet - V3
Dependent Verification Worksheet - V4
Dependent Verification Worksheet - V5 

If you are classified as an independent student for FAFSA purposes, please use the following forms:

Independent Verification Worksheet - V1
Independent Verification Worksheet - V2
Independent Verification Worksheet - V3
Independent Verification Worksheet - V4
Independent Verification Worksheet - V5

Tax Filers
Parent 2012 Federal Tax Information 
Student 2012 Federal Tax Information

Non-Tax Filers
Please submit a copy of your 2012 W2(s)

You may provide the Financial Assistance Office with your 2012 Federal Tax Information by utilizing the IRS Date Retrieval Tool, built into the FAFSA form, or by requesting a 2012 Federal Tax Transcript directly from the IRS.  Instructions for either process is below.

IRS Data Retrieval Process
The Department of Education would like to encourage applicants and their parents to transfer tax information directly from the IRS website into the FAFSA to ensure that accurate information is provided on the FAFSA. Please click on the IRS Data Retrieval Process link above for instructions on how to complete this.

IRS Tax Transcript Request Process
If your student's FAFSA has been selected for verification, and you have not utilized the IRS Data Retrieval Process on the FAFSA, then you will be required to provide the Financial Aid Office with a copy of the following:

Additional Forms

Special Circumstances:
If you feel that you have a special circumstance that you would like our office to consider, please print and submit the special circumstance form that describes the types of special circumstances that the Cornell College Office of Financial Assistance is able to consider for families. This form also will describe additional documentation that will be required for you to submit to consider your circumstance.

Parent Division of Income and Assets  If your parents have become separated or divorced since you completed the FAFSA, please complete this form.

FERPA form You may complete this form if you would like to have financial aid information released to a non-custodial parent or other family member that is not listed on the FAFSA.

Dependency Override Form You may complete this form if you feel you have circumstances that you would like the Financial Assistance Office to consider regarding your dependency status.

Parent Division of Income and Assets Please complete this form if your parents have become seperated or divorced since you have filed the FAFSA.

Faculty and Staff
Tuition Exchange Application