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QUESTIONS ASKED AFTER YOU FILE
WHY DO I HAVE TO BRING IN MY PARENTS' TAX FORMS?
Some applications are selected by the U.S. Department of Education for a review process called "Verification". The Office of Financial Aid must compare
information from your application with information you provide on this worksheet, signed copies of your federal Income Tax Returns and other financial documents.
If you are married, you will need to submit your spouse's tax return. If you are considered dependent for Federal aid purposes, you will need to submit signed
copies of your parents’ tax returns. If there are differences between your application information and the documents you submit, your application may need
to be reprocessed. The Office of Financial Aid can not make any Federal financial aid payments available to you until all verification requirements have been met and
the necessary corrections have been made.
WHEN WILL I ACTUALLY RECEIVE MY CHECK?
Financial aid checks are mailed by the Bursar throughout the year. A schedule
which details the distribution dates is available outside of the OASIS. Remember that your financial aid cannot be released unless you have met all the requirements
for disbursement.
HOW CAN I PAY FOR MY BOOKS?
Many students who enroll at Hunter College will be able to use a portion of their
Pell Grant awards to purchase books and supplies at the beginning of the Fall & Spring semesters at the Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore at Hunter College.
This is possible through the Book Voucher process.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE BOOKS THROUGH THE BOOK VOUCHER PROCESS?
The general eligibility requirements for a book voucher are:
- Be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant award, with all required documentation
submitted to the Office of Financial Aid.
- Register for at least 6 credits or equated credits.
- Have a credit balance from a Federal Pell Grant award between $25 and $300.
HOW IS THE AMOUNT OF THE BOOK VOUCHER DETERMINED?
The amount of the voucher ranges from $25 to $375, depending on the student's
credit balance after tuition and fees are paid to the college. The credit balance is calculated by adding the tuition and fees and then subtracting the amounts of the
TAP award and the Federal Pell Grant award. Although the amount of the voucher varies between $25 and $346, it may not exceed the amount of the
Federal Pell Grant for the spring semester. The amount of purchases made through the book voucher process at Barnes & Noble will be deducted from each
student's Federal Pell Grant award.
HOW WILL I KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN SPEND THROUGH THE
BOOK VOUCHER PROCESS?
Students for whom the college calculates an eligible credit balance that includes a
Federal Pell Grant award will receive a mailer from Hunter College informing them how much they may spend at Barnes & Noble through the voucher process.
These letters will be mailed 10 days prior to the start of the semester. Students may also inquire at the OASIS to find out the amount they may spend at Barnes &
Noble through the voucher process.
WHEN CAN I START TO MAKE PURCHASES THROUGH THE
BOOK VOUCHER PROCESS?
Purchases may be made between the first day of classes through the fourth week
of the semester. Purchases may not be made through the voucher process until the college's records calculate an eligible credit balance which includes a Federal Pell
Grant award, and the college provides that information to Barnes & Noble.
IF MY FINANCIAL AID AWARDS WEREN'T IN PLACE BEFORE
THE SPRING SEMESTER BEGAN, CAN I STILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BOOK VOUCHER?
Starting on the first day of class, Barnes & Noble will receive frequently updated
credit balance for the first two weeks of class from Hunter College's Computer Center. Barnes & Noble will generally have book voucher information the day
after the credit balance is calculated, so that students whose financial aid awards are applied towards their bills after the first day of class will generally have to wait just one day after the aid is applied before purchases can be made at Barnes &
Noble through the book voucher process.
WHAT KIND OF PURCHASES CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE
BOOK VOUCHER PROCESS?
The voucher may be used to purchase textbooks, notebooks, pens and other
supplies. The voucher may not be used to purchase articles of clothing, glassware, giftware and other non-classroom supply items.
DO I HAVE TO MAKE ALL MY PURCHASES THROUGH THE
BOOK VOUCHER PROCESS AT ONE TIME?
The voucher does not have to be used all at once. Purchases can be made at
several different times while the voucher is valid.
DO I HAVE TO SPEND THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE BOOK
VOUCHER?
The entire amount of the voucher does not have to be spent at Barnes & Noble.
Whatever is not spent will be issued as part of a student's Federal Pell Grant.
CAN I USE THE BOOK VOUCHER AT ANY OTHER BOOKSTORE
BESIDES BARNES & NOBLE AT HUNTER COLLEGE?
No. The Book Voucher can only be used at the Barnes & Noble Campus
Bookstore at Hunter College. It cannot be used at any other bookstores in the neighborhood. It cannot be used at the main branch of Barnes & Noble on 16 Street.
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