常见问题

你的第一步是 申请经济资助. 你还应该探索一下 奖学金选项.

Here are ways to check on your progress:

• Check CatPAWS to make sure your enrollment level is full-time. If you will not be attending full-time, 联络十博体育版的办事处.
• Check CatPAWS to make sure you have completed all financial aid requirements.
• 仔细审阅 经济援助清单.

因为联邦贷款限额, students may not have enough federal funds to cover all tuition, 住房和食物, 书, 供应, 个人开支. If students are looking for a source of aid to replace the offered Parent PLUS Loan, students have the option of applying for an 另类学生贷款.

If a parent is ineligible for the PLUS, they may appeal the credit decision, pursue the loan with the help of a cosigner, 或者学生可以提出要求 额外的无补贴贷款.

Note: federal loan limits determine the amount of 额外的无补贴贷款.

If you do not have enough federal aid to cover all costs associated with attending Northwest Missouri State University, we recommend speaking with a counselor in our office during dropin小时.

不仅是你 申请经济资助，但你们必须见面 具体的标准 有资格获得援助. This includes eligibility requirements, 权利与责任, and aggregate Pell Grant and loan limits.

Out-of-state students seeking eligibility for 州内学费 rates may review the eligibility requirements at Northwest Missouri State University.

For unique circumstances such as the loss of a job, 收入的大幅度减少, or extraordinary medical expenses, 请做到以下几点:

联系 经济援助顾问 to provide details of the changes to your financial situation as well as prepare to gather income documentation such as tax documents, W2s, 工资单, 等.

Financial aid is available for students that apply, and are eligible to receive 退伍军人的资源.

典型的经济援助 支付到你的NW账户 a week after classes begin each term. If your financial aid is greater than the amount owed on your NW account, a refund is issued. To check the disbursement date for a given term, use the 校历.

If this date has come and you have not received your aid, it may be due to one of these common reasons:

• You have financial aid that requires full-time enrollment and you are not registered in enough credit hours.
• 你不是在制造 令人满意的学业进展.
• You have not completed all requirements 有资格获得援助.
• Your aid has paid, but was not larger than your bill.
• If none of these reasons apply to you, 十博体育版.

Consortium agreements are for courses that are not available at Northwest and are necessary to complete degree requirements. 

Students choosing to enroll in courses from other institutions concurrently with their Northwest enrollment must file a completed financial aid consortium agreement for each term with our office.

Each student is responsible for initiating consortium agreements for hours taken each term at institutions other than Northwest.

Students must have grades from classes covered by a consortium agreement transferred back to Northwest before aid for future terms will be released.

是的，十博体育版可以帮忙. If the agency has a form they would like completed, please bring in or email the form to our office so we can complete the school section. We will then give the completed form back to you to submit to the agency if you so choose.

Note: The Higher Education Act does not allow us to share data from your FAFSA directly with certain outside agencies, even with your written permission.

看到 联邦学生贷款 for more information about repayment options, forgiveness programs, and consolidation.

You can access your aggregate student loan borrowing by logging in with your FSA ID and password to studentaid.政府.

Every summer term undergraduate students must complete a separate paper application to be eligible for summer financial aid. 该应用程序可以在 Important 成本 and Financial Aid 形式 when it becomes available each year. 研究生 students are packaged year-round, and do not need to complete this separate application.

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