Learn about Financial Hardship Notification

Proceed to submit a Financial Hardship Notification if you satisfy both of the following requirements:

• You had a preliminary discussion with a Financial Aid team member about your financial hardship
• Your 2026-27 FAFSA is finalized

If you have not met both of these two requirements, please do not proceed and contact us. If you have satisfied both of the above requirements, continue on to the Financial Hardship Notification. Carefully read the guidance and be as thorough as possible when completing and submitting your notification.

SUBMIT YOUR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP NOTIFICATION

• A Financial Aid team member reviews it.
  • We will contact you via (Penn College) email if we need more information or have questions.
  • If your Financial Hardship Notification is for a reduction in income during calendar year 2026, we will contact you on or after July 1, 2026.
• If we believe you may be eligible for additional federal aid based on your Financial Hardship Notification, we will email you a form with instructions on how to complete it and what documentation you need to provide
  • Please allow four weeks after we have all your documentation for further review and processing.
  • We will notify you via email of the outcome after all processing is complete.
• If you are not eligible for additional federal aid or any other type of aid, we will contact you via email.