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FAQs

What is Financial Aid?

Financial Aid is funds provided to eligible students and families to help pay for post-secondary educational expenses.

What types of Financial Aid programs are available through Embry Riddle Worldwide?

  • Federal Pell Grant
  • Federal Stafford Loans
  • Parent Plus Loans
  • Graduate Plus Loans

What other sources of funding are available?

  • Eligible and participating State Grants
  • External scholarships
  • Private loans
  • Military Tuition Assistance (available to eligible military students)
  • Veteran’s Benefits (eligible Veteran students)
  • Employee/Tuition reimbursement programs (eligible and participating companies)
  • Other private sources

How Do I apply for Federal Student Aid (Financial Aid)?

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You should use FAFSA on the web instead of a paper FAFSA because it’s quick, easy, accurate and safe.

When should I file the FAFSA?

The FAFSA may be filed at any time during an academic year, but not earlier then January 1st prior to the academic year for which the student requests aid

What do I need to fill out the FAFSA?

  • You will need a PIN (Personal Identification Number) to complete your application. The PIN is your electronic signature. You can apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
  • Embry Riddle school code is: 001479
  • You should have the following information and documents with you as you fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):
  • Your Social Security number
  • Your parents’ Social Security numbers if you are providing parent information.
  • Your driver’s license number if you have one.
  • Your Alien Registration Number if you are not a U.S. citizen.
  • Federal tax information or tax returns including IRS W-2 information, for yourself and spouse, if you are married, and for your parents if you are providing parent information.
  • If you have not yet filed an income tax return, complete and submit the FAFSA using estimated tax information.
  • Use income records for the year prior to the academic year for which you are applying: for instance, if you are filling out the 2008–09 FAFSA, you will need 2007 tax information.
  • Records of your untaxed income, such as Social Security benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), benefits and veterans benefits, for yourself, and for your parents if you are providing parent information.
  • Information on savings, investments, and business and farm assets for yourself, and for your parents if you are providing parent information.
  • Not sure whether you will need to put your parents’ information on the FAFSA? Check out “Am I Dependent or Independent?” at www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov/pubs or call 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).

What happens after I complete my FAFSA?

Your information will be processed by the CPS (Central Processing System) and your information will be electronically sent to the school you listed. If an email address was provided on the FAFSA, an email notification containing a direct link to your online SAR (Student Aid Report) will be provided. If not, a paper SAR will be mailed to your provided address for your record.

Following your successful admission, a financial aid package will be processed and emailed/mailed with instructions on what to do next.