2025-2026 Student Federal Benefits Confirmation
If this item is listed under your Financing Tasks in My ASU, your financial aid disbursement will be placed on hold until you provide the information requested.
Why this is needed
There are two scenarios that can cause this information to be required.
- When you initially completed your FAFSA application, you either skipped the Federal Benefits Received section or it was not presented to you during the online application process.
- You recently changed your response about federal benefits received on your FAFSA.
ASU must confirm if you or anyone in your family received any federal means-tested benefits in order to complete your financial aid file. For more information, visit https://studentaid.gov/help/means-tested-benefits.
Additional information
If you or anyone in your family received federal means-tested benefits at any time during the 2023 or 2024 calendar year, indicate on the eForm which benefits were received. If neither you nor your family received any federal benefits, select the None of these apply checkbox.
For free lunch, the guidelines for the Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program are published annually by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).This means you, your spouse (if married) must qualify for the federal program benefits and not just be receiving benefits because the school, school system, and other programs, such as the Community Eligibility Program (CEP), offered free lunches to its students due to the COVID-19 national emergency or for other reasons.
Family assistance programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) might have different names in your state.
Your confirmation does not affect your student’s eligibility for federal student aid nor your federal benefits.
Instructions
- Click on the eForm below and follow the instructions provided.
- Submit the eForm.
You can view your document status on the Finances page of My ASU. Please allow two to three business days for our receipt of your form to show in your Financing Tasks.