Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Students can apply for federal financial aid at AUC by completing Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

The FAFSA is a free application provided by the U.S federal government. It is used to determine eligibility for federal loans.

Because AUC is a foreign institution, we are only able to award three types of federal loans: Direct Subsidized, Direct Unsubsidized, and Graduate/Parent PLUS. Pell grants are not offered at AUC. 

To borrow U.S. federal loans at AUC students must complete the FAFSA application.
 

The following chart provides important dates for filing FAFSA

FAFSA Tutorial

Complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASA)

• Complete the FAFSA application online at the FAFSA website.
  • Select “foreign” from the State drop-down list.
  • Enter the school name and AUC school code: American University in Cairo - G05034.
• You must have a Federal Student Aid user ID and password to complete your FAFSA online.

Students, parents, and borrowers are required to use an FSA ID (formally known as Federal Student Aid PIN), made up of a username and password, to access certain US Department of Education websites. Your FSA ID is used to confirm your identity when accessing your financial aid information and electronically signing your federal student aid documents. If you haven’t logged in to a Federal Student Aid site (such as fafsa.gov or Studentaid.gov) you will need to create an FSA ID before you can log on in the future. If you already have a PIN, you can link your information to your new FSA ID by entering your PIN while registering for your FSA ID, this will save you time when registering for your FSA ID. If you’ve forgotten your PIN you can either enter the answer to your PIN challenge question during the FSA ID registration process to link your PIN, or you can just create your FSA ID from scratch. A PIN is not required to create an FSA ID.

• The Department of Education defines the Dependent as a student who is under the age of 24 years, not married or head of a household. Both the student and his or her parents must provide their information on the FAFSA. Each must have its own user ID and Password. An Independent is a student who is enrolled in the graduate portion of the program or a student who is 24 years old or married or the head of a household.
• Undergraduate students must complete an entrance interview.
• Graduate students must complete an entrance interview for graduate-professional students.
• Check the steps to filling out the FAFSA.
• Make sure to keep documentation of all information you supply on the FAFSA.
• A Student Aid Report (SAR) will be emailed to you and to the AUC. Always retain the SAR for your records.