Student Financial Services Forms

Scholarship, Grant, and Financial Aid Forms

If you have questions about or need assistance with the following forms, please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid, (334) 833-4428 or finaid@hawks.vaftizo.com. Note: for fall enrollment, you may begin the financial aid application process as early as October 1 of the year prior. Go to studentaid.gov to get started.

2024-25 FAFSA Changes—How the FAFSA Simplification Act Affects You for 2025-2026

Big changes took place with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 aid year! The FAFSA Simplification Act was passed by Congress in 2020 and represented a significant overhaul of the processes and systems used to award federal student aid. This included the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, the need analysis that determined federal aid eligibility, changed some terminology, and many policies and procedures for schools that participate in federal student aid programs.

Historically, the FAFSA has been available beginning October 1 each year. However, because of significant changes to the application and the rebuild of the FAFSA processing system, the 2024-25 FAFSA was not available until December 31, 2023. The Department of Education is launching the 2025-2026 FAFSA in a test format to some institutions starting October 1, 2024. The 2025-2026 FAFSA will not be available to Huntingdon College until December 1, 2024.

Huntingdon Grants and Scholarships

• Alabama Power Corporate Alliance Program: This scholarship is available to employees of Alabama Power, their spouses, and their legal dependent children who enter Huntingdon College as full-time undergraduate freshmen or transfer students, and is renewable for subsequent years of study. [download Alabama Power Corporate Alliance Form PDF]
• ALFA Corporate Alliance Program: This scholarship is available to employees of ALFA Insurance, their spouses, and their legal dependent children who enter Huntingdon College as full-time undergraduate freshmen or transfer students, an is renewable for subsequent years of study. [download ALFA Corporate Alliance Form PDF]
• United Methodist Cross and Flame Grant: Must be an active member of a Methodist church as recommended by Methodist clergy. [download Clergy Referral Form PDF]
• Baptist Health Corporate Alliance Program: This scholarship is available to employees of ALFA Insurance, their spouses, and their legal dependent children who enter Huntingdon College as full-time undergraduate freshmen or transfer students, and is renewable for subsequent years of study. [download Baptist Health Corporate Alliance Application PDF]
• Synovus Bank Corporate Alliance Program: This scholarship is available to employees of Synovus Bank, their spouses, and their legal dependent children who enter Huntingdon College as full-time undergraduate freshmen or transfer students, and is renewable for subsequent years of study. [download Synovus Bank Corporate Alliance Application PDF]
• UBS Financial Corporate Alliance Program: This scholarship is available to employees of UBS Financial, their spouses, and their legal dependent children who enter Huntingdon College as full-time undergraduate freshmen or transfer students, an dis renewable for subsequent years of study. [download UBS Financial Corporate Alliance Application PDF]
• Dependent Survivor & Military Scholarship: These scholarships for freshmen and new transfers are awarded to full-time day students who are active duty U.S. military personnel, dependents of active duty and retired military personnel, or surviving spouses or dependents of any military member killed while on active duty. [download Dependent Survivor and Military Scholarship Application PDF]

State Grant and Pre-Paid Tuition

• Alabama Student Grant: This student assistance program is designed to provide financial assistance to residents of the state of Alabama for undergraduate non-sectarian, secular education at independent, non-profit, postsecondary institutions of higher learning located within the state. [Alabama Commission on Higher Education – Alabama Student Grant Program]
• Pre-paid Tuition Plan: In order for Huntingdon College to bill a pre-paid tuition program, such as FL Pre-paid or AL PACT, this form must be submitted. [download PACT Worksheet PDF]

Federal Aid

• Federal Direct Loan Entrance Counseling & Master Promissory Note: The Office of Student Financial Services has prepared a step-by-step guide to help you complete the Direct Loan process. Please review the information sheet. [download Entrance Counseling & MPN Instructions PDF]
• Direct PLUS Loan Instructions: The Office of Student Financial Services has prepared a step-by-step guide to help you complete the Direct PLUS Loan process. Please complete each step. Note: Parents wishing to request a Direct PLUS loan for a student attending the Summer Term should contact the Office of Student Financial Services for instructions. [download the 2024-2025 PLUS Packet (pdf), 2025-2026 PLUS Packet (pdf)]
• Federal Work-Study (FWS) Application: FWS provides part-time jobs for undergraduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to the recipient’s course of study. If FWS is included in your Financial Aid Award, complete this form and submit it to the Office of Student Financial Services. [download 2024-2025 Federal Work Study (pdf), 2025-2026 Federal Work Study (pdf)]
• VA Benefits: Please complete this institutional form to help our offices determine the VA benefits you may be eligible to receive. [download VA Certification Information Sheet PDF]

Alternative Loans

• Alternative Loans: Alternative Education Loans, also known as Private Education Loans, help bridge the gap between the actual cost of your education and the amount the government allows you to borrow in its programs. Private loans are offered by private lenders, and there are no federal forms to complete. Eligibility for private student loans often depends on your credit score.

Financial Aid Forms

Special Circumstance Form: Consult the Office of Student Financial Services regarding special circumstances or changes in your family’s and/or your financial situation which may impact your ability to pay for your education. Before reviewing your request, we must have a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file and a completed verification packet.

Unusual Circumstance Form: The Office of Student Financial Services has the authority, through Section 480(d)(7) of the Higher Education Act, to change a student’s dependency status from dependent to independent in cases involving documented extenuating circumstances. Examples include (but are not limited to) cases of abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Please reach out to the Office of Student Financial Services regarding an unusual circumstances request. Before reviewing your request, we must have a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file and a completed verification packet.

Verification: These forms are used to complete the verification process required by the government and occasionally by our financial aid office. Their purpose is to verify that all information you submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is correct. We require this form be completed should you submit an “Unusual Circumstance” or Special Circumstance” form. The FAFSA determines your dependent/independent status. You should complete the form that pertains to that status and submit it with all required documentation listed in the form. If you are not sure of your status, you may contact the Office of Student Financial Services at finaid@hawks.vaftizo.com or (334) 833-4428. For all forms, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services.

 Institutional Forms

• ID and Statement of Educational Purpose: The student must appear in person at Huntingdon College to verify his or her identity by presenting an unexpired valid state or government-issued photo identification (ID), such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport. The institution will maintain a copy of the student’s photo ID that is annotated by the institution with the date it was received and reviewed, and the name of the official at the institution authorized to receive and review the student’s ID. In addition, the student must sign, in the presence of the institutional official, the Statement of Educational Purpose. As this is required prior to attending Huntingdon College, Traditional Day students will complete this process at orientation/check-in.
• Huntingdon College Promissory Note: By signing this promissory note, the student will be certifying that they have read the applicable terms and conditions of the promissory note, understand, and agree to them. As this is required prior to attending Huntingdon College, this form is sent to the Huntingdon College email of Traditional Day deposited students in late Spring/early Summer to sign electronically.
• Information Resources Form: The information resources user notification and agreement is a contract between the student and Huntingdon College and applies to the use of College provided information resources during the academic year. By signing the information resources form, the student will be certifying that they have read the applicable terms and conditions of the agreement, understand, and agree to them. Students are required to sign this agreement prior to receiving their information resources each academic year.  This form is sent to the Huntingdon College email of Traditional Day returning students and new incoming deposited students in late Spring/early Summer to sign electronically.

Student Accounts Forms

For assistance with the following forms, please contact the Office of Student Accounts, (334) 833-4404 or sfs@hawks.vaftizo.com.

• Credit Card Authorization Form: Huntingdon College is pleased to offer online credit card payments. Online Student Account Payments.
• Refund Request Form: Students with a credit on their accounts may submit the Refund Request Form to the Office of Student Accounts in order to have the funds released. [download Refund Request Form (PDF)]