Financial Aid News
Due to the transition to the Ford Federal Direct Loan program, all students will need to sign a new Master Promissory Note (MPN) online before Federal Direct Stafford Loan funds can disburse to the IU Bursar account.
REDUCING/DECLINING LOANS
To reduce or decline your student loans for the 2008-2009 academic year, please visit Onestart at http://www.onestart.iu.edu.
Shortfall in funding for the Perkins Loan program may result in reduced awards for the 2008-2009 academic year. For more information about Perkins Loan funding read this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Four Tax Breaks College Students And Recent Grads Shouldn’t Miss. College students and recent graduates should review this information as you begin to prepare your federal income tax forms.
National Consumer Law Center’s Student Loan Borrower Assistance project is a resource for borrowers, their families, and advocates representing student loan borrowers.
"Check Your 'To-do List' and IU Email!" A student's "To-Do-List" is a helpful resource in determining if there is anything that must be resolved before the processing of financial aid can occur...
Information is available online for the new 21st Century Scholars Covenant program, and the Pell Promise program.
The FAFSA4caster is available as a tool that high school juniors and seniors can use to get an early forecast of their eligibility for federal need-based aid.