Special Conditions

Special Conditions

If your family experiences a change in income due to an unusual circumstance: loss of job, permanent reduction of hours, separation or divorce, death in the immediate family, reduction/loss of child support, high non-reimbursed medical expenses or your parents took money out of their pension/retirement plan as a one-time payment to help cover expenses, your federal financial aid eligibility may be re-evaluated.

The Office of Financial Aid can review your account (though a process called Special Conditions) to determine if adjustments to items on your FAFSA application can be made, ultimately impacting your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC).

Special Conditions requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and submission of the required form and other documentation does not guarantee additional financial aid.

  • If any additional financial aid is awarded, it is understood that it may not be enough to drastically change the balance due to the school.
  • There are some instances where a reduction of income (even if significant for your family) will not result in any changes to the students offered financial aid. 
    • For example: Based on Millersville University's Cost of Attendance; if you are a family of 4 and your updated/adjusted income is still over $80,000/yr, this lengthy re-evaluation process will most likely not result in any changes to the student’s financial aid.