Our Office
Financial Aid & Scholarship Office
Student Services Center, Room 250
Phone: 530-898-6451
Fax: 530-898–6883
finaid@csuchico.edu
Regular Hours
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday – Friday
Mailing Address
Financial Aid & Scholarship Office
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929–0705
Scholarship Giving
Giving to scholarships allows you to directly impact a student’s life.
Forms & Applications
- 2019/2020 Forms
New for the 2019/2020 aid year, most financial aid forms will now be completed electronically. Ready to complete your outstanding financial aid tasks online, with secure document upload from any device, and e-sign capabilities? So are we! Open or view your new Financial Aid Account here.
If for some reason you are unable to create a Financial Aid Account or upload documents, please contact our office for assistance at 530-898-6451. Once all forms are submitted, your file will be reviewed within four weeks.
A few forms for the 2019/2020 aid year are provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Download the free Acrobat Reader if you don't already have it.
Appeal Forms
- Appeal - Maximum Unit (PDF)
- Appeal - Satisfactory Academic Progress (PDF)
- Exceptional Circumstances Appeal - Child Care Expenses/Elementary/Secondary School Tuition - August 1, 2019
- Exceptional Circumstances Appeal - Income Reduction - August 1, 2019
- Exceptional Circumstances Appeal - Non-Reimbursed Medical/Dental/Vision Expenses - August 1, 2019
- Exceptional Circumstances Appeal – Support of Extended Family Members - August 1, 2019
- Exceptional Circumstances Appeal – Student Change in Marital Status - August 1, 2019
- Exceptional Circumstances Appeal – Travel Adjustment – Available August 1, 2019
Parent Forms
Student Forms
- Checklist for Students 2019-2020 (PDF)
- Computer Budget Adjustment Form – Available August 1, 2019
- Consortium Agreement Request (PDF)
- Enrollment Update Form – June 1, 2019
- Student - Federal Direct Stafford Loan Application(opens in new window) (electronic form)
- GMAT Fee Waiver Application (PDF)
General Verification Forms
Other Forms and Information
- Summer 2019 Forms
- 2018/2019 Forms
- Download the free Acrobat Reader if you don't already have it.
- Type or print student name and Chico I.D. on the top of each requested item. All of the 2018/2019 academic year forms are editable PDFs. If a form isn't showing up as editable on your computer, do a hard refresh - hold the control key down and click the refresh arrow up by the URL.
- Submit only copies and keep originals for your records.
- Do not send documents by email, as email is not a secure means of communication.
- All documents submitted via fax, mail or in person will be processed in date order. Please allow additional time for items mailed through the postal service. Once these forms have been received by our office, your "To Do List" status will be updated within 7 days.
- Please monitor your account for updates. If documents are incomplete or additional information is being requested, this information will reflect on your "To Do List." Once all items are marked as “Received,” it may take up to 4 weeks to complete verification of your file. Once verification is complete, these items will be removed from your “To Do List.”
- You must submit all requested items on your "To Do List" by June 1 in order to have your file complete before the first fall disbursement.
- See Important Processing Dates on our Announcements page.
Appeal Forms
Parent Forms
- Parent - IRS Retrieved AGI and Additional Financial Info Conflict (PDF)
- Parent - IRS Retrieved AGI and Income Earned from Work Conflict (PDF)
- Parent - IRS Retrieved AGI and Untaxed Income Conflict (PDF)
- Parent - Marital Status Questionnaire Form (PDF)
- Parent - Plus Loan Denial (PDF)
- Parent - PLUS Loan Questions & Answers (PDF)
- Parent - Verification of Amended Tax Return Filer (PDF)
- Parent - Verification of Assets (PDF)
- Parent - Verification of Family Resources for Dependent Students (PDF)
- Parent - Verification of Income for Non-Tax Filers (PDF)
- Parent - Verification of Inability to Obtain Tax Transcript - Identity Theft (PDF)
- Parent - Verification of Income Tax Filer (PDF)
- Parent - Verification of IRA/Pension Rollover Amounts (PDF)
- Parent - Verification of Separated/Divorced/Widowed Joint Tax Return Filer (PDF)
- Unmarried Parents Living Together – Verification of Amended Tax Return Filer (PDF)
- Unmarried Parents Living Together – Income Verification (PDF)
- Unmarried Parents Living Together – Verification of Inability to Obtain Tax Transcript - Identity Theft (PDF)
Student Forms
- Student – Affidavit of Citizenship, Permanent Residence, or Other Eligible Non-Citizenship (PDF)
- Student - Aid Eligibility Worksheet for FAFSA Drug Question (PDF)
- Student – Bankruptcy Filing Information (PDF)
- Student - Checklist for Students 2018-2019 (PDF)
- Student - Checklist for Dream Students 2018-2019 (PDF)
- Student - Consortium Agreement Request (PDF)
- Student - GMAT Fee Waiver Application (PDF)
- Student - IRS Retrieved AGI and Additional Financial Info Conflict (PDF)
- Student - IRS Retrieved AGI and Income Earned from Work Conflict (PDF)
- Student - IRS Retrieved AGI and Untaxed Income Conflict (PDF)
- Student – Loan/Teach: Application for Loan/Teach Disability Discharge Information (PDF)
- Student – Loan/Teach Disability Discharge Information (PDF)
- Student – Loan/Teach Disability Discharge Personal Statement (PDF)
- Student – Marital Status Questionnaire Form (PDF)
- Student - NSLDS Tracking Information Request 2018-2019 (PDF)
- Student - Summer Work-Study Application (PDF)
- Student - Transfer Entitlement Cal Grant Verification Form (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Amended Tax Return Filer (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Assets (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Emancipated Minor/Legal Guardianship (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Family Resources for Independent Students (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Inability to Obtain Tax Transcript - Identity Theft (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose (PDF)
- Student - Verification of IRA/Pension Rollover Amounts (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Income for Non-Tax Filers (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Income Tax Filer (PDF)
- Student - Verification of Separated/Divorced/Widowed Joint Tax Return Filer (PDF)
- Student – Veterans Loan/Teach Disability Discharge Information (PDF)
General Verification Forms
Other Forms and Information