JSU · Financial Aid
Financial aid forms
Complete your financial aid forms through the Softdocs Etrieve system, and review the document service timeline.
Financial aid forms
Instructions to complete forms
Instructions to complete forms
- Go to JSU’s Softdocs Etrieve System
- Enter oneYour J Number as the username (Example oneJ12345678) and your NetID password as the password. (You can set/reset your NetID on the JSU homepage)
- Go to Forms and select Financial Aid
- Select the appropriate form needed
- Complete and submit form online printout of forms will not be accepted with the exception of the Verification of Educational Purpose and Identity form
Service Timeline for Submitted Documents
All documents submitted to the Office of Financial Aid can take up to 21 business days for processing.
To prevent a delay in processing your documents, read below:
- Follow the Instructions to complete forms above BEFORE completing the required forms.
- Students must sign into the SoftDocs Etreive System with JSU credentials in order to provide an attachment to any form.
- Student signatures are provided when submitting the form.
- Parent Signatures are provided by receiving an email link to sign the form. Parents cannot attach documents to online forms
- Verify documents are filled accurately and completely.
- Check that paper documents that require a signature have HANDWRITTEN signatures; Typed or electronic signatures are NOT acceptable for these forms.
- Verify that all documents contain the student’s name and J-Number.
*Business days do not include the weekends, holidays, and all other unspecified days the university is closed.
Forms
Financial aid forms
2025–2026
Special Circumstances Form
Parent PLUS Loan Application Verification
Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Verification
Verification for Dependent Students
Verification for Independent Students
Aggregate Verification Form (PDF Fillable)
Verification of Educational Purpose and Identity (PDF Fillable)
Financial Aid Questionnaire
Satisfactory Academic Progress Form
Private Education Loan Applicant Self Certification Form
Scholarship Appeal Form
Quick links – units
Quick links
Questions about your forms?
Email the Financial Aid Office at finaid@jsums.edu and include your J-number, or call (866) THEE-JSU.
Division of Financial Aid
Location
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Location
Jackson State University
Financial Aid Office
PO Box 17065
Jackson, MS 39217
Financial Aid Office
PO Box 17065
Jackson, MS 39217
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Email
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Fax
(601) 979-2237