STEP 1 - Filing your FAFSA

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Renewal FAFSA can be completed online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.

We also ask that you complete the Lawrence University Named Scholarship Form. You can learn more about named scholarships by clicking here.

STEP 2 - Processing Your Application

Once the LU Office of Financial Aid has received the electronic results of your FAFSA application, your file will be reviewed and a financial aid package determined.

Please Note: If the Department of Education has selected your application for verification (as can be seen by an asterisk* next to your EFC on the front page of your Student Aid Report), the LU Office of Financial Aid will request certain tax documents. This will include signed copies of both your and your parent(s) 2008 federal tax returns and W-2 forms as well as a signed and completed Dependent Verification Worksheet.

Independent students selected for verification will need to submit signed copies of their 2008 federal tax returns (and spouse, if applicable) as well as a signed and completed Independent Verification Worksheet.

Once all necessary documents have been received and verified, a financial aid package for you will be determined.

STEP 3 - Receiving Your Financial Aid Award

The Office of Financial Aid will send students an email when their financial aid award is ready to view on Voyager. Paper award letters will not be sent. Students are responsible for reading and understanding all Terms and Conditions of the awards.

Some types of aid (i.e., loans and work) must be accepted (in full or part) or declined. This can also be done through Voyager.

If you have not previously borrowed a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, you must electronically sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN) at http://dlenote.ed.gov/ using the PIN number you received from the Department of Education. First time Stafford Loan borrowers must also complete Direct Loan Entrance Counseling.

In addition, a parent may borrow a Federal PLUS Loan on behalf of a dependent student for the student's educational expenses. For information or to apply, please visit our financing options page.