Financial Aid 101: Get the Facts on Applying for Financial Aid
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Financial Aid One-on-One
An excellent, affordable education is within your reach at Wright State University. Our Enrollment Services staff is ready to help you file the FAFSA, understand your financial aid options, and provide other tips and tools.
Schedule a One-on-One Appointment
If you plan on getting help filing your FAFSA during your one-on-one appointment, please review and complete the following steps before your virtual session. If you have questions or need assistance with any of the items in this checklist, please get in touch with Enrollment Services at enrollmentservices@wright.edu or 937-775-4000.
Determine what academic year you plan to attend and what FAFSA you need to file.
File the 2025–2026 FAFSA
- Summer 2025
- Fall 2025
- Spring 2026
File the 2026–2027 FAFSA
- Summer 2026
- Fall 2026
- Spring 2027
Gather documents needed to complete the FAFSA.
Contributors may need the following documents when completing the FAFSA:
- FSA ID: Visit studentaid.gov to create or manage your FSA ID. Students and other FAFSA contributors must have an FSA ID. Details on who is considered a contributor and how to create an FSA ID can be found below.
- Social Security number
- Alien Registration number (if you are not a U.S. citizen)
- Income and Tax information from two prior tax years. For example, when filing the 2026–2027 FAFSA (Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Spring 2027), you will need income information from the 2024 calendar year.
- Records of child support received
- Current balances of cash, savings, and checking accounts
- Net worth of investments, businesses, and farms
FAFSA Contributors Request or Update an FSA ID
All FAFSA contributors must have an FSA ID. A contributor refers to anyone required to provide information, consent, and approval, and a signature on the FAFSA form. Contributors are determined by your dependency status, tax filing status, and marital status. Contributors may include the student, the student’s spouse, biological or adoptive parent(s), or step-parent. Please keep in mind that providing consent or providing personal and financial information doesn’t make a contributor financially responsible for the student’s educational costs. If you have questions about who would be a contributor to your unique situation, please contact Enrollment Services.
The FSA ID is a username and password needed to contribute to the FAFSA. Anyone who needs an FSA ID will need a valid email address. If you or someone who needs to contribute to your FAFSA already has an FSA ID, make sure the information is current, including legal name, date of birth, and email and home address. Parents, if you previously created an FSA ID when you were a student or for another child, you don’t need to create another. You can only have one FSA ID linked to your Social Security number. If you forgot your FSA ID username and password, you can retrieve the information on the studentaid.gov website by clicking “Forgot Username” or “Forgot Password."
*Students should use their personal email or Wright State email address to create their FSA ID. Do not use a high school email address, since it will most likely become inactive after graduation. Also, email addresses can only be associated with one FSA ID account. If you share an email address with someone else, only one of you can use that account to create an FSA ID.
Register for a Virtual Financial Aid 101 Presentation
Not ready for a one-on-one? Join us for a live virtual presentation and discover how to maximize your financial aid by completing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
