Financial Aid Verification

Get Started

1. Visit the EagleNET Financial Aid Status page
2. Sign in using your EWU SSO
3. Click Financial Aid Status on the menu that appears
4. Use the Award Year dropdown in the upper right hand corner to select Aid Year 2024-2025
5. Scroll down the page to the portion titled Student Requirements, Unsatisfied Requirements

Complete the Unsatisfied Requirements

For each unsatisfied requirement:

1. Click the down arrow next to Student Action Required
2. Read and follow all instructions

Need some additional help? Our Detailed Instructions PDF provides more information with examples of some common forms and what they should look like once they’ve been filled out. Here are the most common unsatisfied requirements and some things to know about them:

• Family Size Verification Form
  • Be sure to respond to ALL sections when you’re filling out this form
  • You and at least one parent will need to sign the form
  • See Step 3 below for instructions on how to submit the form
• Income Verification Form
  • Be sure to respond to ALL sections; if the answer is zero, respond with zero
  • You, your parent and parent spouse/partner, if filed separately, sign (with a pen, not typed) the form
  • See Step 3 below for instructions on how to submit the form
• Parent 2022 Tax Return
  • If your parent(s) filed a 2022 federal tax return, do one of the following:
    1. Direct Data Exchange (FA-DDX) process through the FAFSA (studentaid.gov/FAFSA) from the IRS
    2. Obtain a signed and dated copy of your parent(s) 2022 Federal Tax Return, or
    3. Obtain your parent(s) IRS issued 2022 Tax Return Transcript (available from irs.gov)
  • If your parent(s) did not file a 2022 federal tax return, do the following:
    1. Have your parent(s) verify this on the Income Verification Form
    2. Obtain your parent(s) 2022 W2s for any income from work
  • Submit your parent(s) tax return/tax transcript, and/or W2(s), as applicable (see instructions in Step 3 below)
• Student 2022 Tax Return
  • If you filed a 2022 federal tax return, do one of the following:
    1. Direct Data Exchange (FA-DDX) process through the FAFSA (studentaid.gov/FAFSA) from the IRS, or
    2. Obtain a signed and dated copy of your 2022 Federal Tax Return, or
    3. Obtain your IRS issued 2022 Tax Return Transcript (available from irs.gov)
  • If you did not file a 2022 federal tax return, do the following:
    1. Verify your non-filer status on the Income Verification Form
    2. Obtain your 2022 W2s for any income from work
  • Submit your tax return/transcript and/or W2(s), as applicable (see instructions in Step 3 below)
• Other Unsatisfied Requirements
  • You may have other requirements to complete, like your admission to EWU or your acceptance for EWU scholarship offers

Submit the Required Forms/Documents

• Option #1 – Scan your forms and upload them online
  1. Scan the complete/signed form or applicable document
  2. Save it as a PDF or TIF (Note: Most mobile devices have the ability to scan/save)
  3. Select Upload XXX (form name) under each unsatisfied requirement. This will redirect you to Etrieve
  4. In Etrieve, select Click here to select your Aid Year
  5. Choose the Aid Year 2024-2025
  6. Enter your Daytime Phone
  7. Read and “check the box” for the confirmation statement
  8. Select Attachments
  9. Select Upload File, find and attach your saved form/document. Once the upload is complete, the attachment will appear in the prompt box
  10. Click Submit to complete the upload
  11. Close Etrieve
• Option #2 – Send via USPS
  1. Make and retain copies for your records before mailing
  2. Send to EWU Financial Aid, 102 Sutton Hall, Cheney, WA, 99004
• Option #3 – Send via Fax
  1. Retain copies for your records
  2. Fax to EWU Financial Aid at 509.359.4330