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STEP 1: Review Electronic Award on WebAdvisor

Incoming Students and Students Who Have Not Attended AU in the Last Six Months - receive a paper copy of their initial award through the mail. They will also receive an email at their AU email account notifying them when they can access their award on WebAdvisor. (Incoming students receive an AU email account and access to WebAdvisor after they first register for classes.)

Returning Students - receive an email at their AU email account notifying them when their initial electronic award is available for viewing on WebAdvisor.

All Students - returning students receive notices of revised awards by email only; incoming students will receive paper revised awards until registered. Students may review and print their award and check for missing forms WebAdvisor.

STEP 2: To Receive Federal Stafford Loan Listed on Award

• All new Stafford Loan borrowers at AU are required to complete a Promissory Note as a condition of receiving the loan.  Click on the link below to access FASTChoice. Once you have entered your name and read a page of information regarding loan terms, click continue. You may then review the benefits offered by several lenders and select one.  Then click "apply now" on that lender's link to apply for and sign a Stafford Loan promissory note for that lender.

AU Seminary Student Borrowers Apply For and Complete Stafford Loan Promissory Note Here

[Note: If you prefer to use a lender other than those listed, please have that lender's loan certification submitted to our office.]

• In addition, ALL first-time Stafford Loan borrowers are required to complete Entrance Loan Counseling.  

New Borrowers Complete Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling Here

• terms of the Stafford Loan are available here.
  

STEP 3: Click on the Questions Below for Any Other Information You Need

1. I want a Federal Graduate PLUS Loan - what do I do next?
2. How do I access my AU email account?
3. How do I access my award on WebAdvisor?
4. Do I have any missing forms?
5. Can I work on campus?
6. What is the cost of attending Ashland Seminary in 2008-09?
7. What payment plans are available?
8. If my family’s financial situation changes for the worse, can I receive additional aid?
9. I haven’t filed the FAFSA yet. May I still do so?

1. I want a Federal Graduate PLUS Loan - what do I do next?

[this is not the Stafford Loan for graduate students.]

• You must apply for your maximum Stafford Loan eligibility by completing the FAFSA and an AU Loan Application before applying for a Graduate PLUS Loan according to federal regulations.

• After receiving your Financial Aid Award with the amount of your Stafford Loan, complete an AU Graduate PLUS Loan Application and submit it to the AU Financial Aid Office.

• If this is your first Graduate PLUS Loan for attendance at AU, complete the Graduate PLUS Promissory Note.

Apply for and Complete Graduate PLUS Promissory Note here. [Do not sign this MPN for the Stafford Loan for graduate students.]

 

• If this is your first Graduate PLUS Loan, complete Loan Entrance Counseling

Complete Graduate PLUS Loan Entrance Counseling here

2. How do I access my AU email account?

• go to www.ashland.edu and click the link on the bottom lefthand side and then login
• if unsure if you have an active email account go to www.ashland.edu and at top right click on directories and do a search on your last name; USERNAME is the part of your AU email address that is prior to "@ashland.edu"; PASSWORD on initial access to your e-mail account is your AU student id #

3. How do I access my award on WebAdvisor?

1. access WebAdvisor at https://webadvisor.ashland.edu
2. click on "WebAdvisor for Students"
3. go to "Financial Aid" and click on "Financial aid award letter"
4. login with User Name and Password
   
   • Username is the same as your AU email Username
   • If accessing WebAdvisor for the first time, your temporary password is the last six digits of your social security number. You will be prompted to provide a new password.
   • Contact the IT Department at 419-289-5045 or at helpdesk@ashland.edu if you have problems accessing your WebAdvisor account.

4. Do I have any missing forms?

• go to https://webadvisor.ashland.edu, click on "WebAdvisor for Students" and login
• under Financial Aid click on "My FA Forms"
• incoming students will receive a letter if forms are outstanding

5. Can I work on campus?

• contact the Financial Aid Office if you wish to be authorized to obtain a student job
• go to our Student Employment page to review Student Employment Guidelines and an online Job Search
  

6. What is the cost of attending Ashland Seminary?

• The charges for attending Ashland Seminary are found at

http://seminary.ashland.edu/admission/admissions-tuition.html

7. What payment plans are available?

• bills are mailed to students in August for fall quarter, December for winter quarter, March for spring quarter and May for the summer sessions.
• students have the option of a yearly payment plan or a per-quarter payment plan through TuitionPay Plan. Sign up at www.tuitionpay.com or call 1.800.635.0120. (Please note that DMin students have the option of a yearly plan only.)

8. If my family’s financial situation changes for the worse, can I receive additional aid?

• Review the Special Conditions Form to determine if any of the circumstances described apply to your family. If so, print, complete and submit the form to the Financial Aid Office so that your eligibility for a Subsidized Stafford Loan may be re-evaluated based on the current financial situation.
  

9. I haven’t filed the FAFSA yet. May I still do so?

• The priority date to apply for aid each year is April 30. To be considered for a Stafford Loan you must file the FASFA. The FAFSA data must be received in our office from the federal processor and an AU Loan Application for Seminary Students and any other necessary processes completed at least 30 days before the last day of attendance to be considered for a loan.

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