Financial Aid Forms

Almost all Elon undergraduate students for the 2020-21 academic year are Dependent Students for the purposes of the FAFSA, and the Verification Worksheets will be completed as a Dependent Student. To be considered an Independent Student, you must be able to answer yes to at least one of the following questions:

Were you born before January 1, 1997?
Will you be working toward a master’s or doctorate degree (such as M.A., M.B.A., M.D., J.D., Ph.D., Ed.D., etc.)?
Are you married or separated but not divorced?
Do you have children who receive more than half of their support from you?
Do you have dependents (other than children or a spouse) who live with you and receive more than half of their support from you?
At any time since you turned age 13, were both of your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a ward or dependent of the court?
Are you an emancipated minor or are you in a legal guardianship as determined by a court?
Are you an unaccompanied youth who is homeless or self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?
Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for purposes other than training?
Are you a veteran of the U.S. armed forces?