New Students

The Financial Aid Office, located in Room 103, the Welcome Center, provides assistance in the form of grants, scholarships, employment, and loans to over half of the student body. To receive any one type or combination of student aid, it is highly recommended that the applicant apply on January 1 or as soon as possible thereafter. The amount and combination of aid a student receives is determined through the processed need analysis form listed below.

Types of Application

Free Application For Federal Student Aid - This form is used to determine eligibility for:

  1. Federal Pell Grant
  2. WV Higher Education Grant
  3. Promise Scholarship
  4. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG)
  5. Federal College Work Study (CWS)
  6. Federal Perkins Loan
  7. Federal Stafford Loans
  8. Higher Education Adult Part-Time Award

Applications are available in most financial aid and high school counselor offices in late November. You may also apply on line at: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.

WVU Tech Application for Financial Aid - An institutional form is required from all students applying for any type of financial aid. Forms are available in WVUIT's Financial Aid Offices.
WVU Institute of Technology Scholarship Application - An application may be obtained from the Financial Aid Office.

Federal Stafford Loan Application - An electronic loan application will be created if you indicated an interest in student loans on your FAFSA. A master promissory note will be mailed to your home address.

Students must be admitted to WVU Tech before awards are made.

Application Deadlines

While the recommended time to apply for aid is the first week in January, the following deadlines are adhered to when awarding funds.

Federal Pell Grant - June 30 - The last day for using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the academic year. The results from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid must be received by the Financial Aid Office by the last day of enrollment.

WV Higher Education Grant (WVHEG) - March 1 - The Free Application For Federal Student Aid must be postmarked by the processor, by this date.

Promise Scholarship - Student must complete and submit scholarship application to their high school counselor by January 31. A FAFSA must be completed by March 1 .

Campus Based Aid - April 1 - The need analysis form must be received by the processing center by this date. Need analysis's received electronically by the Financial Aid Office. Applicants are awarded chronologically.

  • Federal Perkins Loan
  • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
  • Federal College Work Study

NOTE: A new application must be submitted annually for each academic year.

FIRST TIME LOAN BORROWERS

A Master Promissory Note (MPN) must be completed for all Federal Stafford Loans and Federal Perkins Loans. American Education Services (AES) will mail a Stafford Loan MPN to your home address. The student must complete, sign the note, and return it to AES in Harrisburg, PA. You may also go online at http://www.aessuccess.org and complete the MPN. Your federal PIN number is required to complete this process. AES will not release disbursements until the MPN is received from the student. Federal Perkins Loan MPNs may be completed in the Business Office, Old Main, Room 122.

First time parent loan borrowers must also complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) for the Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS). American Education Services (AES) will mail the parent a MPN to be completed. The parent may also go online to http://www.aessuccess.org and complete the required MPN. A federal PIN number for the parent is required to complete this process. AES will not release any disbursements until the MPN is received from the parent.


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