Undergraduate students based on financial need.
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid at: studentaid.gov
BHSU will send you a financial aid offer indicating your maximum Federal Direct Subsidized Loan eligibility and will provide you with instructions on how to accept it. Please review the Award Handbook for your rights and responsibilities as a student borrower and if you have questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office.
Once student has completed paperwork, the student is awarded aid. Direct Subsidized Loans are based on need left after all other need-based aid is awarded. When reviewing eligibility, all Subsidized will be given prior to Unsubsidized.
Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are eligible. Eligibility is not based on financial need.
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid at: studentaid.gov
BHSU will send you a financial aid offer indicating your maximum Federal Direct Subsidized Loan eligibility and will provide you with instructions on how to accept it. Please review the Award Handbook for your rights and responsibilities as a student borrower and if you have questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office.
Once student has completed paperwork, the student is awarded aid. Direct Unsubsidized Loans are based on remaining cost after all other aid is awarded. When reviewing eligibility, all Subsidized will be given prior to Unsubsidized.
Natural or adoptive parents of dependent students who meet federal government eligibility requirements can apply. A credit analysis will be required. Please review the Award Handbook for your rights and responsibilities as a parent borrower. Contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions.
The student must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The PLUS application is completed electronically. After submitting the application, the parent is notified instantly of the credit decision. If the application is approved, the parent who applied for the loan is required to complete the master promissory note - MPN for Parents - in order to borrow the loan.
Cost of attendance per child minus other aid is the maximum the parent is eligible to borrow in the PLUS. The Financial Aid Office determines the maximum amount allowed.
Federal Pell and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity (SEOG) grants are awarded on the basis of financial need to undergraduate students. Federal TEACH Grant is based on GPA or academic testing and is available to both undergraduate and graduate students. The agreement to serve and counseling (found at: studentaid.gov/teach-grant-program) must be completed if the student is eligible. TEACH recipients must teach for four years in a high-need field in a low-income school as defined by the Department of Education. For additional information on federal grants please review the Award Handbook or contact the Financial Aid Office.
Complete Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
The FAFSA is available after October 1 of each year for the following summer, fall, and spring semesters' aid. Funding is limited for SEOG. Students who submit the FAFSA by December 1 (the priority deadline) will be considered for SEOG.
Apply to the BHSU TEACH Grant Application:
All students must complete the application, agreement to serve, and initial counseling.
Financial Aid Office
BHSUfinancial@bhsu.edu
Phone: 605-642-6145
Fax: 605-642-6913
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