| Personal Identification Number (PIN) |
Completing the FAFSA online can be done using an electronic signature or PIN (Personal Identification Number). Both the student and one parent must have their own PIN in order to sign the FAFSA electronically. Always keep your PIN number in a safe place. Your PIN is similar to having a security code to access bank account information. |
| FAFSA on the Web |
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online for fastest results. |
| Direct Loan Entrance Counseling |
All new loan borrowers must complete entrance counseling. |
| Direct Loan Master Promissory Note |
You must complete the Master Promissory Note (MPN) before your loan funds can be released to the University. |
| Perkins Entrance Interview and MPN |
Required Entrance Interview for first time Perkins Loan borrowers, and Master Promissory Note (MPN). |
| Perkins Exit Interview |
Required Exit Interview for all Perkins Loan borrowers. |
| Parent PLUS Loan Request and Master Promissory Note |
Parents applying for a PLUS loan are required to complete the request (credit check) and the Master Promissory Note (MPN). The MPN is an agreement to repay loan funds the parent borrows for their son or daughter's educational cost. |
| Graduate PLUS Loan Request and Master Promissory Note |
Graduate students applying for a Graduate PLUS loan are required to complete the request (credit check) and the Master Promissory Note (MPN). |
| Exit Loan Counseling |
Complete the mandatory loan exit counseling session online at any time. |
| Federal TEACH Grant Exit Counseling |
Complete the mandatory exit counseling for the Federal TEACH Grant. |
| Federal TEACH Grant ATS and Initial Counseling |
Complete the Federal TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve and Initial Counseling for each year that you receive this grant. |
| IRS |
Request your tax return transcript at www.irs.gov |
| Financial Aid Consumer Information |
Basic information explaining the financial aid process, types of aid available and billing, refund policy, etc. |
| National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) |
NSLDS is the U.S. Department of Education's central database for federal financial aid. You can log on to nslds.ed.gov and access your complete loan history. |
| Federal Student Loan Servicing |
Manage your Direct Loan accounts on the Direct Loan Servicing Center website |
| OASFAA Financial Aid Resource Page |
Information useful in your search to make higher education affordable for both parents and students. |
| Student Aid on the Web |
The National Center for Education Statistics opened this new website that offers hundreds of pages of student aid information. Students can read about the application process for financial aid and use a calculator to determine how much they need to save for college. |
| FastWeb |
Scholarship search service. |
| College.gov |
College.gov was designed by students for students and features first-person accounts of students who overcame challenges to going to college such as peer pressure, lack of family support and financial barriers. It provides relevant, comprehensive information about why to go, how to go and how to pay for college. Students who may not have considered higher education a viable option will be engaged, informed and inspired to create their own roadmap to college and success. |
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The world's largest scholarship database. Compare the size of Soup's database ($32 Billion in awards) to other popular scholarship search websites. |
| Financial Aid Code of Conduct |
Ohio Dominican University's Financial Aid Office Code of Conduct |
| www.ombudsman.ed.gov |
The Federal Student Aid Ombudsman Group |