Financial Aid: Links & Forms

Below are links to all the important forms you might need for Financial Aid at CIM. To see a list of related links and other online resources, please visit our links page.

CIM Forms

• CIM Financial Aid Information Guide - document that explains in detail the aid offered by CIM, policies, regulations and other general information.
  
  
• Financial Aid Timeline for Applicants and Timeline for Returning Students - documents listing important dates for Financial Aid processing.
  
  
• FAFSA online (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - Required each year to apply for or to renew aid for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens. For 10-11 applicants, the due date is February 15, 2010. The returning student due date for the renewal FAFSA is March 1, 2010. CIM's School Code is 003031.
  
  Please use this 10-11 FAFSA on the Web Worksheet to assist you in gathering the information you will need to enter on your FAFSA online. Do not send this to any school or to the FAFSA processor - it is only a worksheet to help you.
  
  
• International Student Declaration Form - Required of all international students.
  
  
• I-20 Certification of Finances - Required of all international students to confirm enrollment.
  
  
• Transfer Clearance Form - Required of any applicant who will NOT have completed their current degree at their prior school before enrolling at CIM. Also required if you have previously deposited and signed an Intent to Enroll Form with another school, such as if you are wait-listed at CIM, and accepted another school's offer.
  
  
• Intent to Re-Enroll and Renewal Aid Form - Required of every returning student by February 1 each year.
  
  
• Work Study Contract - Required if awarded Work Study as part of your aid package.
  
  
• Work Study Job Descriptions / Pay Rates - Descriptions and pay rates for work study jobs.
  
  
• Outside Scholarship Information Form - use separate form for each outside award - outside awards are always credited one half to each semester, like all other financial aid, regardless of the disbursement frequency from the source of the award.
  
  
• New Direct Stafford Loan or PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) online - You need to log into this site with your federal PIN to access the MPN process. For Stafford Loans and/or Graduate PLUS Loans, the student must use his/her PIN; for Parent PLUS Loans, the parent uses his/her PIN.
  
  
• PLUS Loan Application for both Graduate or Parent PLUS Loans - The borrower (student for Graduate PLUS or Parent for Parent PLUS) must log into the site with their federal PIN (same as used to sign FAFSA) to access the process.
  
  
• Direct Stafford Loan Entrance/Exit Counseling online - CIM is notified when this is completed. Both this and the above are required before first disbursement.
  
  
• CIM Institutional Loan Promissory Note - Required if you have been awarded a CIM Institutional Loan and asked to complete by the CIM Financial Aid Office (international students only).
  
  
• Private Education Loan Applicant Self-Certification Form - Contact the CIM Financial Aid Office for the figures to report in Section 2 of this form prior to sending the form to the private lender you choose. For the 10-11 year, the Period of Enrollment Dates to be used for an annual loan are 8/23/10 to 5/5/11 (the first day of classes and the last day of finals).
  
  
• Verification Forms (only complete if asked to do so by CIM Financial Aid Office):
  
  • Dependent Students (generally this is for all undergraduate students, if not sure, check with Financial Aid Office)
    
    
  • Independent Students (generally, graduate students)
  
  
  
• Tuition Sponsorship Agreement Form - Used to help sponsors support a CIM student who has demonstrated financial need.
  
  
• FERPA Release Form - Required to permit CIM to speak to a parent, spouse, other person about student-specific information (such as tuition balance due, financial aid, grades, etc.) CIM must have the student consent in writing. FERPA regulations only apply to confirmed students (law does not apply to applicants until they have confirmed enrollment). All admitted students are sent this form, but need only return to CIM if/when confirming intent to enroll.

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