Process for Special Circumstance Appeal (Federal Aid)

You may notify the Office of Financial Aid about the reduction in income and request a review by following these steps:

If you are attending Montco during the 2024-25 academic year (Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025):

  1. Complete and submit your 2024-25 FAFSA with accurate information from 2022 as instructed on the form (if you have not already done so).
  2. Submit the 2024-25 Special Circumstances form (along with the required documentation listed) detailing how your current financial situation has changed since 2022.

 

Process for Special Circumstance Appeal (PA State Aid)

If you are a Pennsylvania State Grant applicant/recipient, you may also be entitled to receive increased PA State grant funding due to income loss.

You may notify the PHEAA about the reduction in income and request a review by following these steps

  1. Complete and submit your FAFSA with accurate income information from the year as instructed on the form (if you have not already done so).
  2. Verify you met PHEAA’s deadline for filing the FAFSA (May 1 for returning students; August 1 for first-time, first-year Montco students) by logging into your AES/PHEAA account. Complete any required steps to finalize your application, if needed.
  3. Fill out PHEAA's Reduced Income Form found on their website or through your PA State Grant account.
  4. Send your completed Reduced Income form, along with the required tax documentation outlined, to PHEAA in one of the following ways:

If you have questions about a possible PA State Grant increase due to income loss, call PHEAA at 1-800-692-7392 (TTY: Dial 711 for hearing impaired).


Additional Information:

Learn more about Special Circumstances with this informative video below. NOTE:  We also have other videos to help students and parents with financial aid. Check out our video library.