FAFSA Form Review - Parent

Taxable Grants, Scholarships, & AmeriCorps Benefits

On your FAFSA form, your parent (and their spouse, if applicable) reported taxable college grants, scholarships, or AmeriCorps benefits that were reported to the IRS as income. Please review 2022 tax information for the 2024-2025 academic year or 2023 tax information for the 2025-2026 academic year. 

Most individuals either do not have these taxable items or have reported the amount incorrectly on their FAFSA.


What your parent needs to do: 

2025-2026 Academic Year

Refer to Line 8 of their 2023 1040 Federal Tax Return (and their spouse’s, if applicable).Example picture of "Other income from schedule 1, line 10" of tax form looks like

    • If the amount on line 8 on the 1040 is blank or $0, check line 1a to confirm if there an amount is listed next to the letters "SCH" (see example below).

    • If the amount on line 8r on the Schedule 1 is greater than $0, submit the Schedule 1 to the Office of Financial Aid.
      • Picture of "Scholarship and fellowship grants not reported on Form W-2, line 8r," from taxes
      • If the amount listed on their Schedule 1 differs from what is listed on the FAFSA the Office of Financial Aid will submit the correction on their behalf.
2024-2025 Academic Year

Refer to Line 8 of their 2022 1040 Federal Tax Return (and their spouse’s, if applicable).Example picture of "Other income from schedule 1, line 10" of tax form looks like

    • If the amount on line 8 on the 1040 is blank or $0, check line 1a to confirm if there an amount is listed next to the letters "SCH" (see example below).

    • If the amount on line 8r on the Schedule 1 is greater than $0, submit the Schedule 1 to the Office of Financial Aid.
      • Picture of "Scholarship and fellowship grants not reported on Form W-2, line 8r," from taxes
      • If the amount listed on their Schedule 1 differs from what is listed on the FAFSA the Office of Financial Aid will submit the correction on their behalf.

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