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2010-2011 Financial Aid Application Packet

Fall students This section represents your Financial Aid Application packet for the 2010-2011 academic year and contains all the information you need to know regarding the Financial Aid Process. Please start out by reading the Application Packet Cover Letter and the Financial Aid Instructions, and then move on to the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet.

To access the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet, click on the Complete Your FAFSA button in the upper right corner of this page. That will take you to the FAFSA on the Web page, where you can find the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet link in box 1, Before Beginning a FAFSA.

You might have also received an email from the Financial Aid Office pointing out other forms from the list below which you should complete.

In addition to completing the forms in this packet, we recommend that all students review the Scholarships page. This link will allow you to learn more about Messiah College's institutional scholarships, and to search for scholarships from a wide range of private organizations.Every student should try this scholarship search at least once.

Note: All documents available from the links below are in PDF format, unless otherwise specified.

Financial Aid Application Packet Cover Letter

This letter accompanies the other documents in the financial aid application packet and serves as an introduction to the financial aid process and an important source of additional instructions about the application process.

Financial Aid Instructions

This document contains instructions for the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and information about other aspects of the financial aid application process.

Memo for International Students

--Only applicable to international students--
This document highlights portions of the Financial Aid Application packet to which international students should pay close attention.

Free Scholarship Search Services

We have compiled a listing of free search sites and services which will allow you to seek for scholarships for which you may be eligible.

Covenant Grant Application

--Only applicable to members or regular attendants of Brethren in Christ churches--

Covenant Grants in the amount of $500 are awarded to students who are members or regular attendants of Brethren in Christ churches.

One application is sufficient for all four school years.

Vermont Grant Application
--Only applicable to residents of Vermont--

NOTE: The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. does not yet have their 2010-2011 application available. It will be available at the link above when it is ready. Please check back regularly as we will update this page as soon as we receive notice that the application is available.

Students who are residents of Vermont can apply for the Vermont Grant through the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation at www.vsac.org

Nursing Student Loan Application

--Only applicable to Nursing students--
Please note that you must apply for the Nursing Student Loan each year. If applying for the Nursing Student Loan, please complete the Verification forms below even if not selected for verification by the Federal Processor.

VERIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND WORKSHEET

Current students: Do not complete this form unless the Financial Aid Office instructs you to do so.

Freshmen and new transfer students: Each year, some students who file a FAFSA are selected in the Federal government's verification process. Ordinarily, we wait until we know that a student has been selected for verification, and then we send a letter telling the student they are selected and listing the forms that need to be sent to our office. For incoming students, the process of requesting these forms can delay the completion of the financial aid package by several weeks or more. Therefore, if you wish to avoid this possible delay, you can send us the Verification Worksheet below and the forms listed in the Verification Forms section of the Financial Aid Instructions so that we will already have these forms on file if we find that you are selected for verification. You are not required to send these forms unless you are selected for verification; we are simply offering you the option of doing this now so that you can avoid possible delays if you are selected.

Verification Worksheet

Use this worksheet if the United States Department of Education has selected your FAFSA for review in a process called Verification.