Financial Aid

College Goal Sunday 2010

Need help completing the FAFSA? On Sunday, February 21, 2010, College Goal Sunday stages help sessions at different sites across the state of Kansas. Come and go as you please between 2 and 4 p.m. to meet with financial aid professionals and get hands-on help with the FAFSA.  Attend for a chance to win a $500 scholarship!

For more information about College Goal Sunday in Kansas, including site locations, go to www.collegegoal.org.

Also visit www.collegegoalsundayusa.org to find sites outside the state of Kansas.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

The FAFSA is a federal form that uses prior year tax and income information in determining a family's Expected Family Contribution (EFC) to a student's college education.  The form must be completed every year that a student is requesting financial aid for college.  Get started here.

2010-2011

(For Summer 2010, Fall 2010, and Spring 2011 at ESU)

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 2010-2011 can be completed online beginning January 1, 2010. 

Need help?  The following articles from the Department of Education provide step by step detailed instructions and explanations of the FAFSA application:

Emporia State University's School Code: 001927

The Priority Date is February 15, 2010.

2009-2010

(For Summer 2009, Fall 2009, and Spring 2010 at ESU)

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 2009-2010 can be completed online beginning January 1, 2009.

Need help?  The following articles from the Department of Education provide step by step detailed instructions and explanations of the FAFSA application:

Emporia State University's School Code: 001927

The Priority Date is February 15, 2009.

Department of Education PIN

Apply for your free PIN to use with your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Your PIN can also serve as your authorization to use the National Student Loan Data System where you can view a history of the federal student financial aid you have received.  Get started here.

2. Be enrolled in a minimum of 5 hours (Undergraduate) or a minimum of 4 hours (Graduate)

Federal Parent PLUS Loans

The Federal Parent PLUS loan is a loan taken out by the parent for the student.  The parent must initially apply for the loan and sign their own Master Promissory Note. However, parents must also initiate the loan every year they are wanting to borrow funds for their student as a credit check is performed each year.  For more information, and to start your application, please go here.

Perkins and Stafford Loan Forgiveness

In some cases, students may be eligible to have all or a portion of their federal student loans forgiven.  Loan forgiveness is applicable to both the Federal Stafford and Federal Perkins loan programs.  More information on loan forgiveness can be found here.

Student Employment

Check out job positions available on-campus or off-campus for currently enrolled students on Hire-A-Hornet.

Updating Your Address

Please make sure you have your correct addresses and phone numbers on file with the Registrar's Office. You can make changes in person in 108 Plumb Hall, or you can also do it online.

College Savings Plan

This program permits people to contribute to education savings accounts to pay post-secondary education expenses for individuals they designate or for themselves. The program allows tax advantages under both state and federal law.  For more information, please go here.