Special Conditions Appeal Form

We understand that every family’s financial circumstance is unique, and sometimes, the FAFSA does not capture all the financial challenges you may be facing. If your family’s ability to cover college expenses is not reflected in your FAFSA application, you may be eligible to submit a Special Conditions Appeal. Please review Gonzaga's Financial Aid Appeal website for information we can and cannot take into consideration.

Please complete the following intake form to help us understand your request for additional financial aid. The FAFSA uses prior-prior year income data, and while this is adequate for most families, we understand that the income data entered on the FAFSA can become inaccurate as financial circumstances change.

The Gonzaga appeal process takes changes to income and other FAFSA data into consideration. The information provided in this process allows the Student Financial Aid Office to calculate a new Student Aid Index (SAI). While many appeals result in a change to the student aid package, not all do. Once an appeal form is submitted, Gonzaga's Student Financial Services team will provide guidance on the next steps for the appeal process.

Please get in touch with us at 509.313.6582 or finaid@gonzaga.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

What is your relationship to the student?

I am the student

I am the student's Parent/guardian

Other

Please describe your relationship to the student:

Parent/Guardian/Other Contact Information

Input your information here. You will input your student's information below.

Parent/Guardian/Other First Name

Parent/Guardian/Other Last Name

Parent/Guardian/Other Email

Parent/Guardian/Other Phone Number

How do you prefer to be contacted?

Email

Phone

Student Information

It is essential that you input the information as it showed up on the student's Common Application. If this information differs, it will impact the amount of time it takes for us to process the appeal.

Student First Name

Student Last Name

Student Birthdate

Student Email Address (please use the email address that the student used on their Common Application)

Appeal Information

Typical Reasons for appeal

My family has experienced a loss of employment, reduction in wages, or loss of a benefit since 2023.

My family supports people not living in our household (parent, grandparent, older sibling, extended family)

My family has multiple children enrolled in college or private K-12

My Family has medical expenses that have occurred and that we paid for out of pocket totaling more than 11% of parent adjusted gross income (AGI)

More than one of the above apply to me

None of these apply to me

Can you please elaborate on your reason to appeal below?

Can you please elaborate on your reasons for appeal?

Can you tell us more information about your loss of employment, reduction in wages, or loss of a benefit since 2023.

Can you tell us more information about those you support outside of your household?

Can you tell us more information about the other children enrolled in college or private K-12?

Can you tell us more information about the medical expenses?