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Financial Aid Application Process

Five Easy Steps to Obtaining Financial Aid at MSOE

1.) Apply for Admission

In order to be considered for financial aid you must be accepted for admission to MSOE. Your formal admission is used to evaluate your eligibility for financial aid. You can apply online on our Admission Web site.

2.) Obtain a PIN Number

In order to sign the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) both the student and one parent need a PIN number from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). A PIN number can be requested at www.pin.ed.gov.

3.) Complete the FAFSA

The FAFSA is the only form needed to apply for Federal, State, and MSOE scholarships, grants and loans at MSOE.  MSOE encourages you to file online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. When filing, you will need to list MSOE's school code on the FAFSA. Our school code is 003868. You can start filing the FAFSA beginning January 1 of the year you plan on enrolling and we encourage you to have your FAFSA processed by our priority deadline of March 15.

The FAFSA asks income and asset information from both parents and students and ED will use this information to calculate your Expected Family Contribution. It can take two to four weeks for ED to process your FAFSA and once they have they will send you a Student Aid Report (SAR). You should thoroughly review your SAR to ensure that all of the information is correct.

4.) Complete Verification (if selected)

Approximately 30 percent of all applicants are randomly selected by ED for a process called verification. If you are selected, you will be asked to supply MSOE with copies of your federal tax forms and a verification worksheet to verify that what you submitted on the FAFSA is accurate. MSOE will notify you in writing if you are selected.

5.) Respond to Your Award Offer

Once you have completed the FAFSA (and completed verification if selected), MSOE will use the information submitted on your FAFSA and your EFC to determine what Federal, State, and MSOE scholarships, grants and loans you are eligible for. We will mail you an Award Offer listing all of the aid you are eligible for. It is important to follow all instructions on the award offer as there may be additional steps you must complete depending upon what you have been awarded.

 

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