Instructions for Accepting Your Financial Aid

  1. Sign in to
  2. Locate and select the 鈥淔inancial Aid鈥 card. This will open the Home tab.
  3. From the Home tab, review Satisfied and Unsatisfied Requirements.
    1. Unsatisfied Requirements will include instructions to follow to submit the documents.
    2. Satisfied Requirements include the status along with the date received.
  4. Once ready to accept the financial aid offer, locate the 鈥淥ffer鈥 tab and select the loan action you鈥檇 like to take: Accept, Decline, or Modify. 

Set Up Your SWAG视频 Accounts

In order to receive vital Student Financial Services communications and complete financial aid process requirements, you must set up your SWAG视频 accounts as soon as possible.

How to set up your SWAG视频 Accounts

Accepting Aid is a 2-Step Process

  1. Sign in to  
  2. Locate and select the 鈥淔inancial Aid鈥 card. This will open the Home tab. 
    1. Navigate to the 鈥淥ffer鈥 tab. 
      1. From the Offer tab, take action to: 
      2. Accept full amount of offered aid.
      3. Decline full amount of offered aid.
    2. Modify and accept partial amount of offered aid.
  3. Review Terms and Conditions and accept. 

First Time Recipients

If this is your first time receiving federal financial aid at SWAG视频, there are additional requirements:

Title IV Authorization

  1. Sign in to 
  2. Locate and select the Financial Aid card. This will open the Home tab.
  3. See 鈥淨uestions from the Financial Aid Office鈥
    1. View Questions
  4. Choose Authorize or Decline from the drop-down box. Submit.

Federal Requirements

  • Visit
  • Sign in with your FSA ID 
  • Complete Entrance Counseling 
  • Complete Master Promissory Note (MPN) for each type of federal loan borrowed (i.e. Direct and PLUS)  

For Endorsed PLUS Loans

The Borrower must complete PLUS Credit Counseling (in addition to Entrance Counseling). A separate MPN must be completed if multiple PLUS loans exist for the academic year.

Watch: Reminder to Accept Your Award

Title IV Authorization

Title IV Authorization means students must 鈥渁uthorize鈥 the University to apply federal financial aid funding to non-educational charges on their bill. We鈥檒l need you to make a decision on this and complete the requirement on .

Learn More about Title IV Authorization

Contact

Student Financial Services

For information about the financial aid process call (207) 602-2342 or email Student Financial Services.