Transfer To-Do List
Step 4: Accept Financial Aid Package
Deadline: Within two weeks of notification letter
Questions? Contact: Financial Aid Office ● 410-704-4236
APPLICATION PROCESS AND DEADLINES
To apply for all available aid programs, complete steps 1-5.
1. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): You must complete a 2012-13 FAFSA to apply for need-based grants, federal loans and work-study funds, many state aid programs, and some private scholarship programs.
□ Apply online every year at the FAFSA website
- TU’s FAFSA School Code: 002099
- If you already filed a 2012-13 FAFSA, but didn’t list TU’s code, return to
the
FAFSA website, and add it.
FAFSA Priority Deadline:
- If you haven’t applied yet, apply NOW.
- Some aid programs had a 3/1/2012 deadline.
- Late applicants can still apply for federal loans and Pell Grants, and some private scholarships.
The FAFSA requires data from your 2011 federal tax return.
□ If you have already filed your 2011 tax returns, the online FAFSA should offer you the option to transfer the required tax data from the IRS to your FAFSA.
Please use this link and transfer option!
- If your 2011 tax data is not available yet, you should submit your FAFSA
NOW with estimated 2011 tax data.
Several days after you submit the FAFSA:
- Return to the FAFSA web site
- Confirm that all your data is accurate
- Confirm that your “Expected Family Contribution (EFC)” is not blank
- Read all comments and error messages
If you submit your FAFSA with estimated tax data, you must do the following
two weeks after you file your taxes:
Return to the FAFSA web site to update your data.
Please use the FAFSA "Link to IRS" option to automatically update the required IRS data.
2) State of Maryland Aid Programs
Maryland residents can apply for aid programs from the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC). Some of these aid programs had a March 1 FAFSA deadline.
3) Other TU Scholarships
4) Private Scholarships
A wide variety of private organizations offer scholarships including businesses, foundations, and civic organizations.
5) Transfer Students
Your financial aid will not automatically transfer from your prior school to TU, and your TU aid offers may be different.
University Admissions Merit Scholarships
University Admissions offers a limited number of merit-based scholarships to incoming full-time students who submitted their fall 2012 admission application, transcripts, and test results by December 1, 2011. All recipients are usually notified by early March 2012.
ACCEPTING FINANCIAL AID OFFERS
1) Financial Aid Notifications
By April 1, we will start sending financial aid offers to student’s TU e-mail accounts (…@students.towson.edu).
- You must accept or decline your aid offers by May 1 or within two weeks of your aid notification date, whichever is later.
2) View Your Awards Online
- ”Activate Your Net ID” and Login at: http://inside.towson.edu.
- Choose "Self Service"
- Choose "Student Center"
- Scroll down to the "Finances" bar and choose
- "View Financial Aid."
3)Financial Aid Notification Guide
- It is extremely important that you read the Financial Aid Notification Guide online at
the Financial Aid website.
4) Completing Your Aid Application
- All initial aid offers are based exclusively on the data listed on your FAFSA. Many students must submit additional information to resolve application problems, verify their FAFSA data or apply for loans.
- Please respond quickly to all requests so we can promptly notify you of any changes to your aid offers.
5) Checking Your To-Do-List
- Because we will ask you to complete additional aid tasks as you move
through the aid process, you must check your Online Services To-Do List
every week.
- Log in to Towson Online Services at
http://inside.towson.edu/psLogin/
- Choose "Self Service"
- Choose "Student Center"
- Choose "To-Do List" on the right side of the page.
- Click on each list item for instructions.
QUESTIONS AND HELP
- The online Notification Guide answers most aid questions.
- Financial Aid website
- Phone: 410-704-4236
- Email: finaid@towson.edu
- Office Location: Room 339, Enrollment Services Building
- Appointments: Please call to schedule an in-person or telephone appointment with a financial aid adviser
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