E-TASFA Submission Form

  • What is TASFA?

    TASFA is the Texas Application for State Financial Aid. This application determines eligibility for state financial aid for students that are classified as Texas residents who cannot apply for federal financial aid using the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The TASFA application is made available every year on October 1st with the priority deadline of January 15th. 

  • TASFA Eligibility Requirements

    • You must hold a visa that enables you to domicile in the United States. You (or your parent(s), if you are a dependent) must be gainfully employed in Texas for at least 12 months,

    • You (regardless of INS status) have petitioned for permanent residency status (have filed an I-130 or I-140), 

    • You have resided in Texas for three years leading up to graduation from high school or the receipt of a GED certificate, living at least part of that time with a parent or court-appointed legal guardian. You have not established a residence in another state or location and have not taken ANY college hours prior to Fall 2001 that required admission to an institution of higher education. (This includes hours taken through dual enrollment while attending high school).

  • FERPA NOTICE

    The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships does not share information regarding legal status. If you have questions or concerns regarding FERPA policies and procedures, please contact the Registrar’s Office.

  • INSTRUCTIONS

    1. Complete the below 2023-2024 E-TASFA Application in English. For Spanish, complete the TASFA Application, (Disponible en Español). If you have already completed the paper version, Instead of using email, please use the Secure Upload Tool  with required documentation.
    2. Attach your parent’s 2021 Tax Return Transcript (for Dependent students only; 1040 Form NOT accepted). 
    3. If unable to provide parent's Tax Return Transcript, attach their 2021 W-2 forms (for Dependent students only). 
    4. Attach your (student) 2021 Tax Return Transcript  (if you, the student worked and filed taxes for the 2021 year; 1040 Form NOT accepted)
    5. If unable to provide your (student) Tax Return Transcript, attach your 2021 W-2 forms (and spouse, if married)
    6. Attach Selective Service Registration Acknowledgement Card  (students born male ONLY)
    7. You and your parent must print and sign the Signature Page. Signature page must contain wet (physical) signature(s) only. Once signed, upload the Signature Page  at the bottom of the E-TASFA. 

  • NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION

    DO NOT leave questions blank on the E-TASFA application. An incomplete or partial application will cause delays in processing. Please contact FAO.TASFA@tamuc.edu, if you cannot answer a question or have concerns prior to submitting your application. 

    The English and Spanish versions of the paper TASFA and required documentation can only be submitted via mail, fax, in-person, or through the Secure Upload Tool. 

    Please request your tax forms in advance. Tax return transcripts arrive within 5 to 10 business days to the address the IRS has on file for you. If you are submitting your application and documentation via mail, it may take an additional 5 to 10 business days to be received by our office. 

    If you or your parent(s) were self-employed, please provide Schedule C Profit or Loss from Business of the Income Tax Return for the tax year instead of the W-2 forms. Please make sure to include all 1099s received for the requested year, if applicable. 

    For parents or students that worked in a different country, our office will request that country’s equivalent of the income tax return transcript and W-2s. All foreign tax documents will need to be translated and converted to U.S. dollars. If the country in question does not have an equivalent to the U.S. IRS, please contact our office to determine what documentation is acceptable.

    State residency for tuition purposes is different from residency for voting, obtaining a driver’s license, or for tax purposes. If you have questions regarding residency, please contact the admissions office. 

    If you are deemed an independent student, you do not need to provide your parent(s) information on the application or submit your parent’s income tax forms. Dependency status information can be viewed in the TASFA Notes.  

    Our university is committed to assist all students regardless of immigration status. For information on campus resources available, please visit our DACA/Undocumented Students webpage.

Section One: Student Information

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  • Demographics

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  • Education Details

  • 12. What will your high school (HS) completion status be when you begin college in the 2023-2024 school year?

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  • 14. Will you have your first bachelor's degree before you begin the 2023-2024 School year?


  • Selective Service Statement of Registration Status

    An individual born male must complete the Selective Service Statement of Registration Status below, in accordance with Texas Education Code, Title 3, Section 51.9095. Failure to do so may result in the loss of eligibility for state financial aid. For more information about the Selective Service System, visit sss.gov. 

  • 15. Were you born male or female?
  • 16. Please mark one option below:
  • A) Do you have authorization to work in the United States?
  • B) If yes, are you interested in applying for a work-study program?


  • Student Income and Assets

    Student Marital Status

  • 17. What is your current marital status as of today?

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  • Student Earnings and Tax Information

    The financial aid office may require documentation, such as W-2s, tax returns, or tax transcripts. See Notes for questions 20-28.

  • Did you (student) work in 2021?

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  • Did your spouse work in 2021?

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  • 22. For 2021, have you completed your IRS income tax return or another tax return?
  • 23. What income tax return did you file or will file for 2021?
  • 24. What is or will be your tax filing status for 2021?
  • 25. Did (or will) you file a Schedule 1 with your 2021 tax return?

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  • 28. As of today, are you (or spouse) a dislocated worker (currently unemployed)?


  • DO NOT LEAVE ANY BLANKS.

    If the answer is zero or the question does not apply to you, enter “0.” Report whole dollar yearly amounts with no cents. Enter the combined amounts for you (and your spouse if applicable). See Notes for questions 29-33.

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  • Student 2021 Additional Financial Information

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  • Student 2021 Untaxed Income

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  • Federal Benefits Programs & Household Information

    Federal Benefits Programs

    This information being collected below will be only used to help determine eligibility for certain state financial aid options. Information disclosed about federal benefits received is protected from unauthorized distribution to third parties under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. 

    At any time during 2022 or 2023, did you or anyone in your household (including your spouse or parents, if applicable) receive benefits from any of the federal programs listed? Mark all that apply with Yes, No or Prefer not to answer.

  • 34. Medicaid, including the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • 35. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, also known as food stamps
  • 36. Free and Reduced-Price School Lunch Program
  • 37. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) – may use a different name in different states
  • 38. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)


  • Household

    If you answer “NO” to any question in SECTION 2 (41-53) on the following page, use these instructions to calculate your totals for questions 39 and 40. 

    • Total number in household: Include yourself (even if you don’t live with your parents), your parents, and your parents’ other children (even if they do not live with your parents) if your parents will provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Include any other people if they now live with your parents, and your parents provide and will continue to provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. 

    • Total number in college for 2023-24: Always count yourself as a college student. Do not include your parents. Do not include siblings who are in U.S. military service academies. You may include others only if they will attend, at least half-time in 2023-24, a program that leads to a college degree or certificate.

    If you answer “YES” to any question in SECTION 2 (41-53) on the following page, use these instructions to calculate your totals for questions 39 and 40. 

    • Total number in household: Include yourself (and spouse) and your children if you will provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 (even if they do not live with you). Include any other people if they now live with you, and you provide and will continue to provide more than half of their support between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. 

    • Total number in college for 2023-24: Always count yourself as a college student. Do not include family members who are in U.S. military service academies. Include others only if they will attend, at least half-time in 2023-24, a program that leads to a college degree or certificate.

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Section Two: Student Status Determination

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  • (See Notes for questions 41-53) Answer all questions.

  • 41. Were you born before January 1, 2000?
  • 42. As of today, are you married?
  • 43. At the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, will you be working on a master’s or doctorate program (such as an MA, MBA, MD, JD, PhD, EdD, graduate certificate, etc.)?
  • 44. Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training?
  • 45. Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?
  • 46. Do you now have, or will you have children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024?
  • 47. Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and who receive more than half of their support from you, now and through June 30, 2024?
  • 48. 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?
  • 49. As determined by a court in your state of residence, are you or were you an emancipated minor?
  • 50. Does someone other than your parent or stepparent have legal guardianship of you, as determined by a court in your state of legal residence?
  • 51. At any time on or after July 1, 2022, did your high school or school district homeless liaison determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?
  • 52. At any time on or after July 1, 2022, did the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless?
  • 53. At any time on or after July 1, 2022, did the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center or transitional living program determine that you were an unaccompanied youth who was homeless or were self-supporting and at risk of being homeless?

Section Three: Parent Information

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  • STOP: If you answered “YES” to any of the questions in SECTION 2, parental information is NOT required. Proceed to SECTION 4. 

    If you answered “NO” to all the questions in SECTION 2, you must include parental information, even if you do not live with your legal parents (biological, adoptive, or as determined by the state [for example, if the parent is listed on the birth certificate]). Grandparents, foster parents, legal guardians, widowed stepparents, aunts, uncles, and siblings are not considered parents on this form, unless they have legally adopted you. If your legal parents are married to each other, or are not married to each other and live together, answer the questions about both of them. 

    If you are in a single-parent home (e.g., parent(s) was never married, divorced, separated, etc.), review the TASFA Notes for clarification. 

  • 54. As of today, what is the marital status of your legal parents?

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  • Do you live in a 2 parent household?


  • Parent 1

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  • 62. Highest level of education completed:


  • Parent 2 

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  • 69. Highest level of education completed:


  • Parent Earnings and Tax Information

    The financial aid office may require documentation, such as W-2s, tax returns, or tax transcripts. See Notes for questions 70-77

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  • 72. For 2021, have your parents completed an IRS income or another tax return?
  • 73. What income tax return did your parents file or will file for 2021?
  • 74. What is or will be your parents’ tax filing status for 2021?
  • 75. Did (or will) your parents file a Schedule 1 with their 2021 tax return?

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  • DO NOT LEAVE ANY BLANKS.

    If the answer is zero or the question does not apply to you, enter “0.” Report whole dollar yearly amounts with no cents. Enter the combined amounts for your parents (if applicable). See Notes for questions 78-83.

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  • 81. As of today, is either parent a dislocated worker (currently unemployed)?


  • PARENT 2021 ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (ENTER THE COMBINED AMOUNTS FOR YOUR PARENTS)

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  • PARENT 2021 UNTAXED INCOME (ENTER THE COMBINED AMOUNTS FOR YOUR PARENTS)

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Section Four: College Information

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  • If you plan to submit your TASFA to multiple institutions, answer the questions below for each copy you submit. Your housing status is based on your living situation at the college you plan to attend and may vary. Your college student ID, if you were provided one, is an optional item that will be used to match your application with your official student record if you enroll at a college.

  • Where do you plan to live when you attend college?
  • Do you plan to attend Texas A&M University-Commerce for 2023-24?


  • I certify that the information provided on this TASFA is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. If eligible, I will use any student financial aid provided as a result of my submission to pay only the cost of attending a Texas institution of higher education. I understand that any false statements may void my eligibility for state (or institutional) financial aid. By signing this application, I also acknowledge and consent to the following:

     • I understand that the information provided on this application will be used only for evaluation of eligibility for state (or institutional) financial aid and that I may need to provide additional information or documentation to the college or university to determine eligibility.

     • Once my application has been submitted, I must contact the college or university directly to discuss next steps to update or correct information on my submitted TASFA.

     TASFA Paper Signature Page

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