By signing this application electronically using your Federal Student Aid PIN or by signing a signature page and mailing it to us, YOU, THE STUDENT, certify that you:
- will use federal and/or state student financial aid only to pay the cost of attending an institution of higher education,
- are not in default on a federal student loan or have made satisfactory arrangements to repay it,
- do not owe money back on a federal student grant or have made satisfactory arrangements to repay it,
- will notify your school if you default on a federal student loan and
- will not receive a Federal Pell Grant from more than one school for the same period of time.
By signing this application electronically using your Federal Student Aid PIN or by signing a signature page and mailing it to us, you agree if asked:
- to provide information that will verify the accuracy of your completed form
- to provide U.S. or state income tax forms that you filed or are required to file.
You also certify that you understand that the Secretary of Education has the authority to verify information reported on your application with the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies.
If you sign this application or any document related to the federal student aid programs electronically using a PIN, you certify that you are the person identified by the PIN and have not disclosed that PIN to anyone else.
If you purposely give false or misleading information, you may be fined $20,000, sent to prison, or both.