Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

联邦学生援助免费申请表（FAFSA）是学生及其家庭必须提交的表格，以便考虑大多数类型的经济援助.

You need to complete the FAFSA to be eligible for federal student aid such as federal grants, work-study funds, and loans. Some state and institutional financial aid funds require you to fill out a FAFSA as well.

You must meet certain eligibility requirements to fill out a FAFSA. Some of the requirements are that you must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen and are enrolled in an eligible degree or certificate program. There are additional eligibility requirements that can be found on the Federal Student Aid website.

The first step to fill out a FAFSA is to create an FSA ID.

An FSA ID is required for all students and contributors to better protect their FAFSA information. To create an FSA ID, name, social security numbers and either email or phone number must be provided. You can setup an FSA ID at: http://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/create-account/launch

Contributors without a social security number (SSN) still need to set up an FSA ID. Please follow the below instructions to do so:

Contributors Without Social Security Number Step-by-Step Guide

Contributors Without Social Security Number Step-by-Step Guide (Spanish)

科罗拉多州财政援助申请（CASFA）是科罗拉多资产学生及其家庭可以提交的表格，以便考虑获得科罗拉多州财政援助.

To fill out a CASFA, you must be an undocumented student, and designated as ASSET for in-state tuition purposes. MSU Denver will classify you as an ASSET student if you meet the requirements found on the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s CASFA website.

Helping you reach your goals is at the heart of MSU Denver’s mission, and accessibility is one of our core values. That is why we created the Roadrunner Promise, 皇冠官网网站对那些表现出经济需求的学生做出承诺，他们的学生援助指数（SAI）为-1500到0，由您的申请证明 Free Application for Federal Student Aid* (FAFSA). If you qualify for the Roadrunner Promise, MSU Denver will provide financial assistance to ensure you pay no tuition or mandatory fees.

To be eligible, you must:

• Have a -1500 through 0 Student Aid Index (SAI) demonstrated by filing the FAFSA or CASFA

OR

• Be a first-time college student with a gross family income* of $60,000 or less beginning Fall 2022

And meet the following:

• Be a Colorado resident
• Be working on your first bachelor’s degree
• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you are not eligible to complete the FAFSA, complete the Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA). The FAFSA or CASFA is due July 1st for the Fall 2024 semester.
• Complete all requirements for financial aid
• Be enrolled full-time (12 credits or more)

Note: The Roadrunner Promise covers up to 15 credits each semester, and you must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress standards for financial aid each term.

The Roadrunner Promise cannot be applied to housing costs or other costs outside of tuition and fees. 有资格获得并利用Roadrunner承诺的学生没有资格申请科罗拉多州承诺下的税收抵免.

*Gross family income is defined as parent(s) adjusted gross income for dependent students, or student (and spouse) adjusted gross income for independent students.

Learn more about qualifying for the Roadrunner Promise by visiting our website.

The Colorado Promise is a state program administered by the Colorado Department of Higher Education. Beginning in Fall 2024, MSU Denver students in their first two years of college with family incomes of $90,000或更少的学生可能有资格获得全额报销他们支付的任何自付学费和费用. MSU Denver will notify students if they are eligible for the program in each year.

Students with family incomes of $60,000 or less may be eligible for MSU Denver’s Roadrunner Promise, which pays tuition and mandatory fees up front for up to four years of college. 有资格并利用“Roadrunner承诺”的学生没有资格获得“科罗拉多承诺”.

The Colorado Promise reimbursement comes in the form of a tax credit, which covers the amount paid in tuition and fees during the prior academic year. After paying for tuition and fees up front, students must file a state income tax return to receive the credit. This is a refundable credit, meaning that even if a student earned $0 that year and paid $0 in federal taxes, they will receive the full tuition and fee payments as a refund. Even if students are listed as dependents on their parents’ taxes, they should file separately to request the tax credit.

补偿只包括其他奖学金和助学金使用后的剩余费用，只适用于学费和杂费, not housing or indirect expenses. MSU Denver will notify students if they are eligible for the program each year.

Students are eligible for the tax credit for any semester/term in which they meet the criteria, which include:

• First enrolled in college/postsecondary within two years of graduating from high school
• Degree/credential-seeking
• Completed a FAFSA or CASFA
• Completed at least 6 credits at the end of the semester
• 2.5 or greater semester GPA

For more information on Colorado Promise eligibility requirements and program details, visit the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.

Through a combination of federal, state and institutional grants, 密歇根州立大学丹佛分校将确保从2022年秋季开始完全覆盖土著学生的学费和强制性公布费用. The Indigenous & “土著居民补助金”是为科罗拉多州居民的本科生提供的 574 federally recognized Native nations. In the MSU Denver land acknowledgement, we identify this land as being the original home of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Nations, land that was frequently also inhabited by the Lakota, Ute, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Shoshone and others. 就像皇冠官网网站向流离失所的奥瑞瑞人致敬他们被迫离开家园，以便皇冠官网网站的校园得以建设, 皇冠官网网站还通过全额资助密歇根州立大学丹佛分校本科课程的学杂费，向最初将这片土地称为家园的土著和土著人民表示敬意.

助学金的组合学生将看到他们的经济援助奖可能包括联邦佩尔助学金, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Colorado Student Grant and MSU Denver Supplemental Grant. 这些将包括学生在州内的学费和每学期15个学分的常规课程费用（以及他们第一个学士学位的129个学分）。. 学生需要提交联邦学生援助免费申请（FAFSA）或科罗拉多州国家财政援助申请（CASFA），并可以利用该奖项获得第一个学士学位或证书.

For more information, visit our Indigenous and Native Peoples’ Grant page.

来自各个学校/学院的院长已经确定了学生和他们的项目作为这项资助的接受者，以支持他们在获得学位的道路上. MSU Denver is awarding selected students with a $1,500 Dean’s Grant if they’re registered for 12+ credit hours, a $750 Dean’s Grant if they’re registered for 9-11 credit hours, or a $500 Dean’s Grant for students registered for 6-8 credit hours. These grants will be a part of a student’s financial aid package this fall.

To take advantage of this opportunity, please complete these steps:

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by June 1 if you are a US Citizen.
• Complete the Colorado Application for State Financial Aid (CASFA) by June 1 if you are a Dreamer or international student.
• Register for the Fall 2024 term.

The State of Colorado’s FosterEd program provides financial assistance for former foster youth, covering the full cost of attendance (including tuition, fees, housing, food expenses, and more) through a combination of a student’s existing financial aid, funding provided by the state of Colorado, and scholarships from MSU Denver. To qualify, students must have been in foster care or non-certified kinship care on or after the age of 13, be a current Colorado resident, enroll in an eligible degree or certificate program at MSU Denver, meet MSU Denver’s Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements, and complete the FAFSA or CASFA application.

Eligible students must also complete an application for the Chafee Education and Training Voucher program through the State of Colorado, which can provide up to an additional $5,000 per year towards a student’s degree.

有资格参加寄养项目的学生可以在科罗拉多州高等教育部的寄养网站上了解更多信息
http://cdhe.colorado.gov/programs-and-services/postsecondary-education-programs-and-services/fostered. 有兴趣的学生认为他们可能有资格通过这个项目获得资助，应该通过303-556-8593联系财政援助办公室来确定自己的资格, through email at
[email protected], or in-person at the Jordan Student Success Building, Window #6.

The State of Colorado’s EmpowerEd 该项目为高中期间被认定为无家可归的学生提供经济援助, covering the full cost of attendance (including tuition, fees, housing, food expenses, and more) through a combination of a student’s existing financial aid, funding provided by the state of Colorado, and scholarships from MSU Denver. To qualify, 根据《皇冠官网网站》，学生在科罗拉多州读高中时必须被指定的学校工作人员认定为无家可归的儿童或青少年, be between the ages of 17 and 27, be a current Colorado resident, be enrolled in courses leading to their first bachelor’s degree, associate degree, or financial-aid eligible certificate program, meet MSU Denver’s Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements, 并完成他们希望通过该计划获得援助的每年的FAFSA或CASFA申请.

有资格参加授权项目的学生可以在科罗拉多州高等教育部授权网站上了解更多信息
http://cdhe.colorado.gov/empowered. The application for the EmpowerEd program can be submitted through the same website. For any additional questions, please reach out to the Financial Aid office at 303-556-8593, through email at
[email protected], or in-person at the Jordan Student Success Building, Window #6.

If you need additional assistance submitting your student aid application, please contact either the:

• Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) for assistance with the FAFSA
• Immigrant Services Program (ISP) for assistance with the CASFA