- You must meet ALL admission requirement before any financial aid (scholarships, grants or loans) can be released to you.
2. Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) if:
- you are a U.S. citizen or legal resident;
OR, complete the paper Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) at http://www.collegeforalltexans.com if: - you are an undocumented student or a student of Deferred Action;
- AND the paper copy must be submitted to the Financial Aid Office.
3. You can transfer student/parent income tax return information directly onto your FAFSA with the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT)
- Student AND parent request a PIN at https://msutexas.edu/finaid/FSA-ID which is required for filing the FAFSA.
- The FAFSA is available after October 1 and should be submitted soon thereafter, but no later than mid-November.
- MSU's Federal School Code is 003592 which is necessary for filing the FAFSA.
4. Upon receipt of the FAFSA results in the MSU Financial Aid Office, the student/parent will be notified if additional documentation is needed:
- if YES, view the requested documentation in the MSU Portal at https://login.msutexas.edu and submit the documentation to the MSU Financial Aid Office; verification of your financial aid file will be completed and then queued for the awarding of grants and loans.
- if NO, the student will be queued for the awarding of grants and loans.
5. Student will be awarded grants and loans; notification of awards will be sent to the student to review in the MSU Portal at https://login.msutexas.edu and student will accept/decline the awards.
- If the student/parent accepts a loan, the student will be given additional instructions to complete the loan process, including Loan Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory Note.
6. Inquire about Scholarships
- Information is available at http://www.msutexas.edu/finaid/scholarships
7. Remember MSU's Priority Date is January 15- but maximum consideration of grants and loans will be determined through March 1.
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Forms must be completed and returned to the Financial Aid Office before grant and loan eligibility can be determined.
8. Log into the MSU Portal at https://login.msutexas.edu
- Check the status of your financial aid application to see if additional documents are needed.
- Accept or decline your grants, scholarships or loans.
9. Don't forget! You must apply for financial aid each year
- Applying for financial aid is a yearly process! You must submit a renewal FAFSA or TASFA as early as October 1 of each year.
10. If you request the Financial Aid Office to discuss your financial aid status with your parent
- Please submit the Release of Information form and return to the MSU Office of Student Affairs, per instructions on the form.