Seven Steps to Apply for Financial Aid
1. Apply for Admission
In order to be considered for loans, you must submit an application for admission to Centenary College. Please note that you need to be fully accepted.
2. Apply for Financial Aid
- Get your PIN!
In order to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you will first need to obtain a PIN from www.pin.ed.gov. Please remember that both a student and one parent must have a PIN in order to complete the FAFSA.
This is a very important personal identification number that you will need throughout the financial aid process.
Make sure that you follow all signature requirements. Most applications are delayed due to incomplete signatures.
- Visit this handy Web site created by the University of California, Santa Barbara for a helpful step by step instruction guide for filling out the 2010-2011 FAFSA.
- Fill out the appropriate FAFSA Pre-Application Work Sheet
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3. Submit the FAFSA
We recommend that you prepare your Federal Income Tax Returns before you complete the FAFSA. Next visit www.FAFSA.gov.
Be sure to include Centenary College and our Title IV institutional code 002599.
4. Watch the Mail
You will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) from the U.S. Department of Education approximately four weeks after submitting the FAFSA.
Review the SAR for accuracy and follow the instructions for corrections if there is an error. If you have included Centenary College in the Information Release section of the FAFSA, Centenary will receive a report approximately the same time you receive your SAR.
*New Information for New Jersey Residents
State grant recipients must complete an additional information form for State Aid for award year 2010-2011.
- In order to qualify for State financial aid, you must have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
- Complete the additional information for state aid forms.
- You may complete the forms online by visiting www.hesaa.org or download them in PDF format
- If you and your parents(s) have or will complete a FAFSA please download and complete this form for Dependent Students.
- If you, the student, have or will complete a FAFSA without parent information, please download this form for Independent Students.
Please fax your completed form to (609) 588-2228 or (609) 588-7389 or mail it to this address:
State of New Jersey, Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
4 Quakerbridge Plaza
PO Box 540
Trenton, NJ 08625-0540
NJ residents will receive a Student Eligibility Notice (SEN) from the state of New Jersey. This notice will indicate the amount of the New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) a student is eligible to receive. Please make sure that Centenary College is listed on this form. If not, please contact our office immediately.
5. Receive Notification of Your Award
Once your file is complete, Centenary College will review your information and send you a financial award letter. Your award letter will outline your total financial aid package.
6. Set Up Your Account
If you are applying for a William D. Ford Federal Direct Stafford Loan, log onto https://studentloans.gov, you must use your federal student aid pin (www.pin.ed.gov) to enter this site. Click on the green Sign In button to logon to the site.
In addition to Federal Direct Stafford Loans, students and parents can choose from a variety of private loans to help finance the student’s education. See the list of Suggested Lenders.
To learn more about the loan options available and ways to reduce student loan debt visit BorrowSmart. This education payment counseling experience offered through both the phone and web will help you determine affordable payment strategies to save you money.
7. Complete a Loan Entrance Review.
All students must complete a loan entrance interview. Visit: https://studentloans.gov . Click on the green Sign In button to log on to the site.
Use your federal student aid pin (www.pin.ed.gov) to gain access. Click on Complete Entrance Counseling.
The counseling session is approximately 25-30 minutes in duration. Make sure you complete the counseling session to the end. It will not save the data if you stop the session and return later.
Once you complete the entrance counseling session the information will be sent to Centenary College’s Financial Aid Department. Please note that we cannot disburse loans until you have completed this information.
For information about Centenary's Financial Aid Policies, please visit our Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Policies and Forms page.
Questions? Contact Us:
Phone: 908-852-1400 ext. 2350
Email: finaid@centenarycollege.edu
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