Eligibility Requirements for EFT

Before financial aid is applied to your account you MUST:

bullet   Sign and return your Award Letter to the Financial Aid Office.

bullet   Be enrolled at least half-time in a degree program (exception: Pell grants are based on the number of enrollment credits; refer to your current award letter for credit requirements).

bullet   Maintain good academic standing in a degree program (as defined at UW Oshkosh 2001-2003 Undergraduate Bulletin, pg. 30).

bullet   Be in good standing with your student loans (i.e. not in default).

bullet   Have repaid any overpayment of financial aid that you received previously.

bullet   If you are a first time Stafford Loan borrower:

  1. Complete the Entrance Counseling at http://www.mapping-your-future.org.

  2. Return the Master Promissory Note (MPN) to the guarantee agency (i.e.agency that backs your student loan).

bullet    If you are a Perkins Loan or Nursing Loan borrower, complete and return the Promissory Notes to UW Oshkosh Student Loan Office, Dempsey 232.

bullet    If you are a Study Abroad student in a program offered by an institution other than UW Oshkosh, file a "Consortium Agreement" with UW Oshkosh Financial Aid Office.