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KBOR > Financial
Aid > General Information
Program
Criteria
Deadline
Valid Application
Common Eligibility Criteria
Application Summary
Use of Federal Application(FAFSA)
Mailing Instructions
Follow-up
Programs
1. You must complete and submit the State of Kansas Student Aid Application
IF, AND ONLY IF, you want to apply for any of the following programs:
Kansas Ethnic Minority Scholarship, Kansas Nursing Service Scholarship,
Kansas State Scholarship, or the Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship.
NOTE:
Two programs are described under Program information which have different
application procedures and deadline dates; the Kansas Comprehensive Grant
and Vocational Scholarship.
Program
Criteria
2. Read the descriptions and criteria for each program before you
apply. If you do not meet the minimum legislated criteria of a program,
you cannot be considered for funding.
Deadline
3. The priority deadline date to process this STATE application is
May 1. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
priority deadline is April 1.
Valid
Application
4. If you do not submit BOTH applications (See #3) to the correct
addresses on the application, your file is incomplete and you will not
be included in the applicant pool.
Common
Eligibility Criteria
5. Each program listed requires the recipient to:
- be a Kansas
resident,
- enroll
at a Kansas college or university,
- not already
be awarded an undergraduate degree. See application criteria for the Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship and the Kansas Nursing Service Scholarship exception to applicants with degree.
Application
Summary
6. A complete application requires:
- Completing
the FAFSA and submitting it via Internet or in the addressed envelope
provided with the federal application. Priority Deadline date is April
1.
- Completing the State online/paper application from the Financial Aid Sources
for Kansas Students brochure. Priority Deadline date is May 1.
- Including
a check or money order for $10.00, made payable to KBOR, with the state
application.
- Mailing
the state application to KBOR. The address is:
Kansas
Board of Regents
Student Financial Assistance
1000 S.W. Jackson; Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
Remember:
Check social security numbers. Make sure the correct student social security
number is used on both the federal and the state application.
Use
of Federal Application (FAFSA)
7. Many FAFSA questions are used to determine eligibility for the
State of Kansas programs. Complete the FAFSA carefully and accurately.
Otherwise, your scholarship application may be rejected. You may estimate
adjusted gross income and federal taxes paid when you complete the FAFSA,
in order to meet application priority deadlines.
Mailing
Instructions
8. Provide a return address on your envelope. Your only proof of non-delivery
will be your returned envelope. Use enough postage so your application
can be delivered. Use first class mail, regular delivery only.
Follow-up
9. If
you have general questions about the student financial aid application
process, contact the financial aid office of your first college choice.
If you have further questions about the Kansas student financial aid programs
described in these instructions, contact:
Kansas
Board of Regents
Student Financial Assistance
1000 S.W. Jackson; Suite 520
Topeka, KS 66612-1368
(785) 296-3517; fax (785) 296-0983
Email: dlindeman@ksbor.org
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