Apply for Financial Aid
Your Lincoln University degree is within reach. Let our Student Financial Services team help you with your finances and remove financial barriers.
Lincoln University FAFSA Code: 002479
You have taken the first step - committing to attend Lincoln University to pursue your degree and career goals. There are a variety of ways to pay for your education.
Federal Student Aid offers three types of financial aid.
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Grants: Financial aid that generally doesn’t have to be repaid.
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Loans: Borrowed money for college or career school; your loans must be repaid with interest.
- Work-Study: A federal work program through which undergraduates and graduate students at participating schools earn money to help pay for school.
Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form allows you to be considered for federal student aid. Lincoln University uses the FAFSA to award grants, scholarships, and loans. Because aid is limited, you must meet the deadlines! For priority consideration, submit your application by Feb. 1.
Click here for FAFSA deadlines
Lincoln University FAFSA® Code: 002479
In the Know: Federal Student Aid
Before completing your FAFSA, use the Federal Student Aid Estimator to explore your financial aid options. This free tool helps students and families estimate their eligibility for federal student aid, including grants, work-study and loans, so they can better plan for college expenses.
Overview of the Financial Aid Process
- Your Social Security number (it’s important that you enter it correctly on the FAFSA form!)
- Your parents’ Social Security numbers if you are a dependent student
- Your driver’s license number if you have one
- Your Alien Registration number if you are not a U.S. citizen
- Federal tax information, tax documents, or tax returns, including IRS W-2 information, for you (and your spouse, if you are married), and for your parents if you are a dependent student:
- IRS Form1040
- Foreign tax return or IRS Form 1040-NR
- Tax return for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, or Palau
- Records of your untaxed income, such as child support received, interest income, and veterans' non-education benefits, for you, and for your parents if you are a dependent student
- Information on cash, savings and checking account balances; investments, including stocks and bonds and real estate (but not including the home in which you live); and business and farm assets for you and for your parents if you are a dependent student
We strongly recommend creating your account before starting your FAFSA form. Your account username and password combination, called your FSA ID, gives you access to certain information online and allows you to sign your FAFSA® form and promissory notes electronically. You can create your FAFSA ID while completing the FAFSA form online, but creating it ahead of time and using it to complete the FAFSA form on fafsa.gov reduces errors and delays.
Your dependency status determines whose information you must report when you fill out the FAFSA®
Learn More About Special Circumstances
At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care, or were you a dependent or ward of the court?
This is question 52 on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) PDF.
- had no living parent (biological or adoptive), even if you’re now adopted;
- were in foster care, even if you’re no longer in foster care as of today; or
- were a dependent or ward of the court, even if you’re no longer a dependent or ward of the court as of today.
Learn More About Special Circumstances
You believe you have a special circumstance and can't provide parental information. Your special circumstance may be one of the following possibilities:
- You're unable to provide parental information.
- You're homeless or at risk of being homeless.
- You're seeking an unsubsidized loan only.
Online
Then, the easiest way to complete your FAFSA and apply for aid is to log in at fafsa.gov and apply online. When you fill out your FAFSA, you'll need to include Lincoln's school code. That code is 002479.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
After submitting your FAFSA, you can access your FAFSA Submission Summary once your application has been processed. Most FAFSA forms are processed immediately, although some may take one to three days.
Your FAFSA Submission Summary provides an overview of your financial aid eligibility, including your Student Aid Index (SAI) and estimated federal student aid. Log in to your StudentAid.gov account to review your information, check for any required next steps and make corrections if needed.
Start the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Lincoln University FAFSA Code: 002479
Contact Us
Lincoln University
Office of Student Financial Services
820 Chestnut Street, 103 Young Hall
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: (573) 681-6156*
Fax: (573) 681-5871
E: SFS@LincolnU.edu
Office Hours:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday
Summer Session Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Friday: CLOSED
*We have implemented an automated message to better assist students/parents when contacting our office. There are several menu options; please listen carefully. If none of the options stated will assist you, please press #0 for a customer service representative.