Change in Financial Situation

Sometimes your financial situation may change after you submit your application for aid. We want your aid to best reflect your current situation, so if you have had a sudden change, you may want to submit a Special Circumstances Review Form. We will not be able to complete the review until you have received your initial financial aid offer in your ConnectCarolina Student Center based on your application.

The following circumstances may necessitate a special circumstances review:

• Job loss (you must wait 10-weeks from the time of job loss to submit a review form)
• Significant change in income
• Divorce or separation (living in separate houses)
• Death of a parent
• Change in untaxed income (such as discontinuing child support)
• Extraordinary medical expenses that are not reimbursed by insurance

If circumstances that have led to a sudden and dramatic change in financial need are not listed here, please reach out to our office, and we can help determine if your aid should be reconsidered.