Financial Aid and Affordability for New Students

Now that you've received, reviewed, and accepted your Financial Aid Award, you'll undoubtedly have questions about how to ensure that funds find their way to your account. A valuable resource is the Terms and Conditions of Financial Aid Awards 2008-2009.

Admissions scholarships and Hartwick Grants will automatically be credited to your tuition bill.

You may explore opportunities for on-campus employment at our Work-Study Job Fair early in the fall. In the meantime, details about applying for a Work-Study job are here.

Does your package include a Federal Stafford Loan? You can complete the required entrance counseling now. You may resume processing of your application and the master promissory note online.

Federal Perkins and Federal Nursing Loan borrowers need a valid FAFSA PIN to complete the application process. You may request a FAFSA PIN from the Department of Education. You will need to complete entrance counseling and a master promissory note:

1. Log on to ECSI's Web site at www.ecsi.net/prom30.
2. Provide your Social Security Number, last name, and date of birth.
3. Provide your PIN when requested on the Student Authentication Network page.
4. Most pages require that you accept the terms by checking a box at the bottom of those pages.
5. You must provide complete reference information for yourself, next of kin, and two additional references. Failure to complete all lines accurately will keep this loan from disbursing to your account.
6. PROMISSORY NOTE - Read completely. Electronically sign at the bottom of the promissory note page. The electronic signature includes a check-off box plus your full legal name.

For students whose award includes an Alternative Student Loan, you can explore options at FASTAlt Solutions. Because credit approvals are typically good for 90 days, you should apply no earlier than May 10.

We've offered you the QUEST/QUEST Gold  Federal PLUS Loan to cover the cost of attendance. You may apply for preapproval at any time, althought the credit approval is only good for 90 days. The Master Promissory Note should not be completed until after June 1.

Note: In cases where families are denied the QUEST Gold loan, students will be offered an unsubsidized Stafford Loan to replace some of the funds. First-year students are able to borrow up to $6,000.

Other financing options to cover the cost of attendance include the 10-Month interest-free tuition payment plan and alternative student loans.

To comply with Federal regulations, we routinely verify the household and income information for all first-year students as reported on the FAFSA. We require submission of signed federal tax returns, as well as a Verification Worksheet, which may be downloaded and printed online. *(Independent students may access the appropriate Verification Worksheet here.) 

Of course, our  Financial Aid and Affordability staff are available to assist you with any of these options. Please contact us at 607-431-4130, or finaid@hartwick.edu.