Financial Aid Suspension Appeal Form

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Required Documents

Instructions for Appealing for Reinstatement of Federal Financial Aid:

Documents that are REQUIRED for an Appeal:

1. LETTER: Submit a detailed letter that explains why you are on financial aid suspension and why you are appealing the suspension. Explain what happened to cause you to not make satisfactory academic progress, and outline what has changed so that you can now be successful academically. Please be as detailed as possible and submit a thorough appeal. This letter should be typed and attached to this form.

2. ACADEMIC PLAN: Submit a separate academic plan that details what you plan to do to improve your grades, course completion and overall academic performance. This academic plan should detail what you will do to improve as a student and succeed academically in future semesters. What steps are you taking to make sure your academics improve? This is not simply a list of the courses you plan to take but a detailed description of the steps you plan to take in order to succeed academically. Your academic plan should be typed and uploaded here.

Submit your letter of recommendation/endorsement from an Lakewood University faculty or staff member here. *

Submit your typed academic plan here. *

Optional but Encouraged Documents

Documents that are OPTIONAL but ENCOURAGED for an Appeal:
3. RECOMMENDATION: Submit a letter of recommendation/endorsement from an Lakewood University faculty or staff member. This letter should make mention of the endorser’s knowledge of the students extenuating circumstances as well as the endorser recommendation that an appeal be granted. You should also ask the faculty or staff member to submit their recommendation via email to financialaid@lakewood.edu in addition to uploading here.
4. DOCUMENTATION: If possible, submit your own supporting documentation that is relevant to your specific situation.
Please read through the details below for examples of special circumstances and supporting documentation.
✓ Personal illness, injury or accident: Student should submit a doctor’s written statement, hospital records, and/or
accident/police report.
✓ Serious illness or death within immediate family: Student should submit a death certificate, obituary, or doctor’s
statement.
✓ Divorce or separation: Student should submit divorce or separation documents or letter from an attorney.
✓ Change of degree or program of study
✓ Administrative error: Student should submit documentation from the involved administrative office explaining the
nature of the error.

Recommendation from a Lakewood University faculty or staff member.

Supporting documentation