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All about FAFSA

All about FAFSA

Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is the first step to obtaining federal student aid to help pay for your college or career school.

Filling out your FAFSA

The FAFSA is an essential piece of financial aid and is often required to be considered for many forms of aid including the Private Donor Scholarships for current students.

FAFSA steps

  • Create your FAFSA ID
    • Go to Studentaid.gov
    • After completing this, repeat process for Parent FSA ID
  • Log into Studentaid.gov to complete your 2022-2023 FAFSA
  • LTU School Code: 002279
  • Log in with your FSA ID
    • State of Michigan Residents put LTU first for state aid
    • State of MI number to change order of school of choice: 888-447-2687
  • Michigan Residents: Be sure LTU is listed as your first school of choice to be evaluated for Michigan Tuition Grant/Michigan Competitive Scholarship and *Tuition Incentive Program (Prequalified Criteria)

Things you need to complete the FAFSA

  • Student FSA ID

  • Parent FSA ID

  • Parent 2020 Tax information

  • Student 2020 Tax information

    • Student and parent can use the DRT (Data Retrieval Tool) to transfer your federal income tax information directly from the IRS

  • Lawrence Technological University school code is: 002279

    You must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen to be eligible for Federal aid.

Filling out the FAFSA, and applying for student financial aid is free. You should never pay money to have your FAFSA completed or to get help with your FAFSA. If you need help, our Financial Aid Counselors are ready to assist you with the FAFSA and answer any questions you may have.

Videos

How To File Your 2022-2023 FAFSA Workshop

11 common FAFSA Mistakes Zoom Presentation Recording 

8 Steps to Filling out the FAFSA – Zoom Presentation Recording

Paying Back Your Student Loans – Zoom Presentation Recording

How to Fill out your 2021-2022 FAFSA – Zoom Presentation Recording 

Other resource links

8 Steps to Completing the FAFSA

10 Common FAFSA Mistakes to Avoid

Still Have Questions?

Contact a financial aid counselor by your last initial or review our FAQ.

Last Name A-F

Sarah Pohorily

financialaid@ltu.edu

248.204.2123

Last Name G-L

Jackie Alexander

financialaid@ltu.edu

248.204.2126

Last Name M-R

Sherry Holt-Campbell

financialaid@ltu.edu

248.204.2125

Last Name S-Z

Kathy Juchartz

financialaid@ltu.edu

248.204.2171

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.