Prospective Student

Applying for Financial Aid is as easy as 1-2-3!

1.Complete admission application for academic scholarship consideration.  Use our on-line calculator to see how much you could potentially receive each year! 

USE OUR EASY CALCULATOR TO ESTIMATE THE SCHOLARSHIP YOU MAY RECEIVE! 

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2.File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as possible to receive the highest amount you are eligible to receive! 

3.Review your award notification or letter from us requesting documentation and contact our office if you have questions!

Process
To apply for financial aid, applicants must complete and submit the following form:

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA): File the FAFSA electronically on the web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ using your tax return information for the appropriate year. If you do not have web access, you may mail a completed FAFSA form to the federal processing center. FAFSA forms are also available in the Office of Financial Aid. This should be done as soon as possible after January 1. Do not send tax forms to the processing center. Please enter our Title IV Institutional Code, 003645, on the FAFSA, so that we may obtain the report information electronically.

The FAFSA results – a Student Aid Report (SAR) – will be made available electronically to the student. Review the SAR for accuracy and further instructions. If corrections are needed, contact the financial aid office. If a student has authorized Texas Wesleyan to receive the information, the financial aid office should be sent an Institutional Student Information Record from the Department of Education.

Priority will be given to students who have the FAFSA results on file by May 15.

The FAFSA data is used for qualification for all need-based aid. Upon receipt of the FAFSA results, we will review each student’s financial aid application file. We will contact you if additional documents are needed.

Once a file is complete, the results of the FAFSA and other documents will be reviewed to determine eligibility for aid. An award notice will be mailed to the student. The student must read and follow the accompanying instructions carefully to accept award offers and put aid funds in place.

If a student is eligible to receive a Federal Stafford Loan, information will be provided with the award notice outlining the student loan application process. Loan processing may require two to three weeks after loan eligibility is determined.

Loan refunds are released to the student account after the start of the semester. First-time loan borrowers must complete a federally required loan entrance counseling session before release of funds. This is generally included as a step in the online loan activation process after receipt of the award notice.

Qualified personnel are also available to answer students’ questions during the new student orientation at the start of the fall semester.

Academic Progress Standards
Federal regulations require that students who wish to receive federal financial aid must maintain satisfactory academic progress as established by the institution. For Information on the academic standards refer to the student catalog available in the Registrar’s office.

For More Information
For more information on financial aid, contact the Office of Financial Aid at 1201 Wesleyan Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76105 or 817-531-4420.