Each year, a sampling of aid applicants are selected by the United States Department of Education for a process called "verification" to check information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Some applicants are selected randomly and some are selected based on their answers.  Schools may also select students for verification to resolve conflicting information.  Colleges must perform verification for selected applicants using Federal guidelines.

Selected applicants are required to submit to the UMF Financial Aid Office the following:

Dependent Students:

• A signed copy of the student's Federal tax return
• A signed copy of the parent's Federal tax return, and
• the Dependent Verification Worksheet (supplied by UMF)

Independent Students:

• A signed copy of the student's (and spouse, if applicable) Federal tax return, and
• the Independent Verification Worksheet (supplied by UMF)

Both of these documents are available to you on WebDSIS (if required), or you may contact the Financial Aid Office at (207) 778-7100.

These documents are due within two weeks of the request. The Financial Aid Office will not disburse aid or certify a Federal Stafford Loan application prior to completion of verification.

If, as a result of verification, a student is determined ineligible for aid which has already been disbursed, the student will be required to return funds for which s/he is not eligible. Failure to complete the verification process will result in cancellation of aid.

Corrections to the FAFSA information as a result of the verification process are made electronically by the Financial Aid Office, and the student is notified of the changes with an Information Acknowledgement Report from the Central Processing Center.  The student will be notified by UMF of any aid changes with a revised Financial Aid Award Notice.