Even if you received a full scholarship, you will need to calculate and submit the total cost of your education. This includes tuition and room/board while obtaining your undergraduate degree. You will list your scholarship award in a separate section, but we still need the total undergraduate cost.

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Need-Based Financial Support decisions are not based on credit score or credit worthiness. We only use the information you submit as part of your application, along with the cost of your region to determine your amount. If you need financial assistance greater than your Transitional Support Stipend we offer all corps members, you should apply.

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In order to apply for Need-Based Financial Support you'll need to provide supporting financial documents such as

* Most recent tax returns - either your parents' if you were claimed as a dependent, or your own if you filed independently

* Undergraduate education cost - tuition statements, scholarships/grants, student loan statements

* Personal finances - recent banking statements

* Personal debt - recent credit card statements, medical bills

If any of your supporting documents were not accepted, you either provided the incorrect type of document (i.e. your W2 instead of your tax return), your name was not visible on the document, your document was not legible, we could not open your document, or your document did not support your listed amount on your application.

On your Transitional Funding Status page, you should see a note next to each document explaining why we were not able to accept that document and what additional paperwork we need.

After you complete the first two pages of your Need-Based Financial Support application, you'll be taken to a page with a list of the required supporting documentation you'll need in order to submit your application. Once you've uploaded each of the required documents, you'll be able to click the "submit" button which means your application has been officially submitted to our team for review. Note that you will need to submit your application by the deadline provided in order for us to offer you any need-based package.

If you are independent and did not file a tax return in the previous year, you will need to provide a signed statement explaining that you are independent and did not file taxes in the previous year. Include the number of any dependents you claim and any earned income.

We can accept the first four pages of the most recent tax return you were claimed on (if the tax return is under four pages, send all pages of the tax return).

Teach For America can accept a screenshot from your financial aid review on the national student loan database website.

Examples of acceptable documents to verify your loans are a screenshot from your financial aid review summary on the national student loan database or Financial Aid award letter(s) from your school verifying total amount of your loans. You may also provide a statement from your bursar, a printout from your online account summary or a statement from your lenders.

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If your parents will not provide a tax return, we will accept a signed statement. In the statement, explain that your parent(s) will not provide a tax return, list the number of any additional dependents claimed, and provide their adjusted gross income. If they will not provide you with their adjusted gross income, note that on your statement.

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