Carnegie Mellon University

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Students applying for federal financial aid programs must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. The FAFSA should be completed as soon as possible once it opens to support the timely delivery of financial aid offers. 

Complete the FAFSA

Log in to My Student Aid to check on the status of your application.


FAFSA Corrections

If a student's FAFSA needs to be corrected, either "Awaiting Department of Education" or "Correction Required" will display next to their FAFSA status in My Student Aid. 

If "Awaiting Department of Education" is displayed, that means that Carnegie Mellon is waiting for the Department of Education (DoE) to send an updated correction to a student's FAFSA. The student does not need to take any action if this is displayed. Until this correction is received from the DoE, the student's application and financial aid offer cannot be finalized. 

If "Correction Required" is displayed, the student should review their FAFSA and make the necessary corrections required to complete the application. Until these corrections are made, the application and financial aid offer cannot be finalized. Please note the following:

  • Corrections can be made by logging in to your studentaid.gov account. 
  • If a dependent student changes parental information, then one of the parents must sign the FAFSA form electronically using their own studentaid.gov account. 
  • Those who received a paper FAFSA Submission Summary by mail can make changes to the document, sign it, and mail it to the address listed on the summary. 
  • For direct assistance, reach out to the email or phone number listed at the bottom of your My Student Aid portal. 

Learn more about FAFSA Corrections