Steps to Applying for Financial Aid

Everyone must perform steps 1-4. The rest of the steps are fund specific.  

1. Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). See UWSP Dates and Deadlines.
2. Receive and review the Student Aid Report (SAR).
3. Respond and complete all requests from the Financial Aid Office.
4. You will receive an email notification directing you to accept your award online. If you receive a paper notification, sign and return one copy of your award letter.
5. If looking for work on campus, go to Student Involvement and Employment Office (SIEO) homepage. Both work-study and non-work-study jobs are listed.
6. If borrowing a Direct Loan, complete the Master Promissory Note and the Entrance Loan Counseling if you have not done so previously.
7. If borrowing a Perkins Loan, complete the Perkins Master Promissory Note through the site emailed to you by the Perkins Loan Office.
8. If borrowing a PLUS (Graduate or Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students), complete the PLUS Direct Loan MPN under Quicklinks on our homepage.

NOTE: Disbursement of funds to student accounts begins one week before each term and continue Thursdays and Mondays thereafter.