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Step-By-Step Instructions

Step 1Before filling out any forms, please contact Joyce Deveo at 215-887-5511 or financialaid@wts.edu
Step 2

Complete the Westminster Loan Application.

Step 3

Complete the "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" (FAFSA) available on the website http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ or from the Financial Aid Office.  Westminster's ID for reporting purposes is G03393.

Step 4

Complete the Verification Form.

Step 5

Attach a signed copy of your 2007 Federal Income Tax Return.  If you are not filing taxes for 2007, complete the non-tax filer's statement on page 2 of the Westminster Loan Application.

Step 6

Stafford Loan - first-time borrowers through Westminster only: Complete the Master Promissory Note for Stafford Loans.  For help with selecting a lendor, please contact the Financial Aid Office.

Graduate PLUS Loan borrowers: Complete the Master Promissory Note for Graduate PLUS Loans if you are seeking additional loan funds in excess of the total amount allowable from the Stafford (subsidized and un-subsidized) Loans.

Step 7

 Submit the Westminster Loan Application, Verification Form and 2007 Federal Income Tax Return to the Financial Aid Office prior to the beginning date of the term(s) that you want your loan to cover.

If you filled out a paper FAFSA instead of an online FAFSA, mail the FAFSA to the address indicated on the FAFSA form at least three weeks before the term that you want the loan to cover.

Due Dates for each term can be found on page 1 of the Westminster Loan Application.