Free/Reduced Lunch Scholarship?

TrinSF
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:58:34 +0000

When you do the FAFSA, qualifying for free/reduced lunch is one of the factors for the simplified needs test. It means you have to provide less information, you get to the end of the form faster, and are possibly eligible for an automatic EFC (Expected Family Contribution) of $0. See http://www.ifap.ed.gov/efcformulaguide/attachments/111609EFCFormulaGuide20102011.pdf for some info about that. Basically, 30K income or less + free/reduced lunch = EFC0.

It also helps with fee waivers – you can ask your GCs about it; sometimes you have to prod them a bit.