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Step 8: Accept Financial Aid Package   Deadline:  Within two weeks of receiving letter Contact:  Financial Aid Office - 410-704-4236

The To-Do List information below is for students entering fall 2011. Information for students entering fall 2012 will be available in mid-April.

To apply for financial aid, you (and your parents, if you are a dependent) must complete the 2011–2012 Free Application for Federal Student AID (FAFSA), online at the FAFSA website. If you have already completed the 2011–2012 FAFSA, but did not include Towson as one of the schools to receive the results, you can add Towson (code 002099) online at the Department of Education’s FAFSA website.

• FAFSA Website

If you are attending another school for the fall 2011 term, please be aware that most financial aid, including federal grants and loans, will not transfer from one school to another. Your basic eligibility for the Federal Pell Grant and some state grants and scholarships may transfer, although the amounts may change.

You will receive an e-mail from the Financial Aid Office when your aid offer is ready to review online at Towson Online Services. You must accept or decline your offer online within two weeks of the date of the e-mail, or your offer may be subject to cancellation.

Follow these steps to accept or decline your aid offer:

1. Go to http://students.towson.edu.
2. Click on Towson Online Services on the right side of the page.
3. Log in using your TU ID number (provided in your financial aid notification and admission letter).
4. Click on Self Service and then Student Center.
5. Under the heading of Finances you will find the following links:

    

   • View Financial Aid
   • Accept/Decline Awards

Receiving a Financial Aid Notification does not always mean that your application is complete, or that your aid package will not change. You must check your Towson Online Services To-Do List weekly to find out what you must do to complete your financial aid application and receive aid. To complete this:

1. Visit http://students.towson.edu.
2. Click on Towson Online Services.
3. Log in using your username and password.
4. Click on To-Do List on the right side of the page.

Note: If you have difficulty accessing your account, call Student Computing Services at 410-704-5151.
If you have any questions about your financial aid package or your applications for other types of assistance, you can:

• visit the Financial Aid website
• consult the Financial Aid Notification Guide
• visit our receptionist in Enrollment Services 339
• call the Financial Aid Call Center at 410-704-4236
• e-mail us at finaid@towson.edu
• schedule an in-person or telephone appointment with a financial aid adviser by calling 410-704-4236
• visit the Scholarship Seeker
  

Financial aid that you have accepted will appear as a credit on your university account after you have completed all financial aid-related items on your Towson Online Services To-Do List. For more information, see “Pay Tuition Bill” in this package.

You must reapply for aid for the 2011-2012 academic year by completing a renewal FAFSA online as early as January 1. Be sure to complete the FAFSA by February 10, 2011 in order to meet TU’s March 1, 2011 priority deadline.

• Pay Tuition Bill