Financial Aid Forms

Important: Before you begin, confirm that you are logged in to your Champlain College Gmail account (not a personal account). We recommend signing out of all other Gmail accounts of opening a new Incognito/private window and signing in with only your Champlain account.

• Part 1: Sign in and open your required documents
  1. Sign in to Self Service using your Champlain username and password.
  2. If you are not automatically routed to Financial Aid, click the Financial Aid tile (“Here you can access financial aid data, forms, etc.”).
  3. On the Welcome to Financial Aid! page, confirm that Select an Award Year shows the correct year (for example, 2026-27 Academic Year) — items are tracked separately for each year.
  4. In the Checklist, click Complete required documents (marked Action Needed).
  5. On Required Financial Aid Documents, review the table: Document, Explanation, Due Date, and Status. A red Incomplete still needs action; a green Received is done.
  6. Click the form link in the Explanation column (for example, “2026-27 Independent Student Non-Filer Form”). This opens Dynamic Forms through SSO.

  Reminder: clicking the form link is when SSO runs. If you’re not logged into your Champlain Gmail, it will fail here — switch to your Champlain account (or an Incognito window) and try again.

• Part 2: Log in to Dynamic Forms (SSO)
  1. After you click a form link, the Champlain Sign In Options page appears. Click Sign into Champlain using Google, and be sure to choose your champlain.edu Google account — not a personal one.
  2. Champlain then signs you into Dynamic Forms automatically — there is no separate Dynamic Forms username or password.
  3. To reach Dynamic Forms directly at any time (for example, to check submitted forms), use this SSO link. Note: If this link shows an error, it’s almost always the Gmail account issue above. Confirm you’re in your Champlain account and reload.
• Part 3: Complete and sign your form
  1. Read the instructions at the top of the form, then complete every required field (marked with a red asterisk). Verification forms often ask you to confirm household size, number in college, and tax or income information — answer carefully, since mismatches are the most common reason a form is sent back.
  2. Need to stop partway? Use Save Progress to save a draft and return to it later.
  3. Complete the electronic signature section by typing your name where indicated.
  4. Select Submit / Sign Electronically, and wait for the on-screen confirmation before closing the tab.
• After you submit
  • Review anything you’ve submitted under Forms History in Dynamic Forms.
  • Allow 5 business days for a completed item to change from Incomplete to Received in Self-Service — the status doesn’t update instantly.
  • Don’t re-upload items you’ve already submitted — duplicates cause processing delays.
  • Complete all items early. Missing verification documents can delay your financial aid disbursement.