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Office of Student Financial Services

Aid Steps—Start to Finish

These are the steps to get your financial aid processed at Athens State University as quickly as possible. Clicking on the blue lettered wording will link you to detailed information.

1) Apply for Aid

2) Complete application verification process (if required)
    a. Verification worksheet for Dependent Students
    b. Verification worksheet for Independent Students

3) Submit Resume for Federal Work Study Program if interested

4) Review and Accept awards
    ACCESS YOUR AWARD INFORMATION AT www.athens.edu     
           a. Go to ASU Online and login using your ASU ID and pin
           b. Select Student Services and Financial Aid
           c. Read and Accept the FA Terms and Conditions
           d. Select My Account and Award Information   
           e. Select View Awards by Aid year
           f. Select Accept Award Offer

5) Complete Stafford Loan Steps (if applicable)
     a.Complete Loan Process - Students
     b.Complete Loan Process - Parents

6) Teach Grant Steps (if applicable)
    a. Review the information @ the New TEACH Grant Program link
    b. Complete the Agreement to Serve Online
    c. Complete the Federal Direct Student Loan Entrance Counseling Online

7) Getting Aid applied to your Student Account
As you accept the awards offered and complete any additional steps required by a particular source of funds we will “MEMO” aid to your student account.  Once all steps are completed by the student aid may be “AUTHORIZED” for payment.

Memoed” aid and ”Authorized” aid will retain your course registrations until the Business Office applies funds to your student account and settles your account.

Memoed” aid and ”Authorized” can be viewed by the staff of the University Bookstore for book charge processing.

At the end of the Drop/Add period “Authorized” aid will be applied to your student account to settle all charges.  At the end of the payment processing by the Business Office balance checks will be cut and mailed to students with attendance records in each of their scheduled courses.

8 ) Get Books

9 ) Attend Class/Get Aid Funds

10 ) Complete Courses

11 ) Year End Tax Information