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Apply for Student and Parent FAFSA PINs

FAFSA PINs (Personal Identification Numbers) are required for both you (the student) and one of your parents.

To get a FAFSA PIN, go to FAFSA PIN Registration.  You’ll need to enter your name, Social Security number, and other information.  Parents will have to supply information, also.

Click on “APPLY FOR A PIN ” in the page upper left,

Read the instructions, then click “ NEXT ” in the blue arrow on the page lower right,

Enter your personal information (name, address, date of birth, social security number, your e-mail address, etc.),

Click on “NEXT ” in the blue arrow on the page bottom to submit your online PIN application information,

When your FAFSA PIN application is complete, the U.S. Department of Education will send an e-mail with your and your parent’s PIN.  Print the PINs and put them in a folder in your paper filing system.  This will make it easy to find this information later.  If you lose your PIN, you can request that the Department of Education send you a reminder.  A PIN will allow you and your parent to sign the FAFSA electronically, make corrections to your FAFSA information, review your federal student aid records online, and complete your Renewal FAFSA next school year.

If you wait to apply for a FAFSA PIN (or to complete the FAFSA itself) until the last week of February 2009, the FAFSA website may be so busy that it could take you much longer than expected to receive you PIN or to complete the application.  Don’t wait to the last minute to apply for your FAFSA PIN and to complete the FAFSA itself.