Apply for Financial Aid

Filling out your FAFSA application is first step

Applying for Financial Aid is simple:  just follow this link to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online. This is the only form required for Penn State.  For further financial aid information please contact the Financial Aid Coordinator at (814) 375-4722.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA on the Web) serves as the single application for financial aid at Penn State.  Students who complete the aid application process are considered for all Federal, State, and University student financial aid programs. 

Who Should Apply?

Any student interested in being considered for loans, grants, scholarships, and work-study positions.

What are you going to complete?

Begin by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for federal and state aid consideration. Students interested in scholarships should be aware of possible separate scholarship applications.

When should you apply?

First year students should submit the FAFSA by DECEMBER 1 for maximum consideration of student aid programs. Submitting the FAFSA by the recommended date for first year students ensures that Pennsylvania resident students meet the PHEAA state grant deadline of May 1.

Transfer students who already have a FAFSA on file through another institution and will be scheduling classes at Penn State for the Spring semester should log onto the FAFSA website and add our school code 003329 to their FAFSA. The state grant agency (PHEAA) should also be notified by logging onto their website at http://www.pheaa.org/ and filling out a "Change of Enrollment Information Form."

How do you apply?

Students submit the FAFSA to the Department of Education either via the web or the paper application. The Department of Education processes the complete application and sends a copy of the information to the schools the student listed on the FAFSA, to the state grant agency of the student's home residency state, and to the student in the form of the Student Aid Report (SAR).