651-631-5105 | financialaid@unwsp.edu | Nazareth Hall N1110

The Financial Aid office exists to help you understand your financial aid package, navigate various loan and scholarship opportunities, and walk you through the process of getting your aid applied to your student account.

• FAFSA Process
• Understanding your Financial Aid award
• Applying for student loans
• Accepting/denying offers

If you have received a financial aid award package from us, your next steps are to accept/decline your loan offers.

To accept a loan offered on your Award Letter, follow these instructions:

1. Log into theROCK, select "Student Home" tab

2. Select "Financial Aid" then select the Aid Year, and Submit

3. Select "Accept Award Offer" tab to accept, change amount, or decline any of the loans offered

4. Complete additional loan requirements defined below if they apply to you.

Federal DL Loan

If you are accepting the Federal DL Loan (Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized) at Northwestern, you must:

1. Go to https://studentaid.gov 
   
2. Login with FSA ID, select and complete both:
   • "Complete Loan Counseling (Entrance)" 
   • "Complete Loan Agreement (Master Promissory Note)"

Federal DL PLUS Parent Loan

If you are accepting the Federal DL PLUS Parent Loan, a parent must: 

1. Go to https://studentaid.gov 
2. Login with parent FSA ID.
3. On the Home page, select Apply for a Direct PLUS Loan then PLUS Application for Parents. 
   • Note: Parents applying for first PLUS loan for this student must also complete the Parent PLUS MPN by returning to Home page, select Complete Loan Agreement (Master Promissory Note) then PLUS MPN for Parent.

Other Loan Options

Review private loan options here.

FAFSA Details

If you have not received a financial aid award package from us, it may be for one of the following reasons:

• Northwestern has not received your completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA can be completed at www.studentaid.gov. You should receive an award package from us within one to two weeks of Northwestern’s receipt of your FAFSA.
• Your FAFSA was chosen by the federal government for a process called ‘verification’. If this is the case, the Financial Aid Office sent you a letter explaining what you need to complete for the ‘verification’ process. Please contact the Financial Aid Office with any questions.
• Your FAFSA was received by Northwestern, but there is a ‘hold’ on the FAFSA because of an error or because the Financial Aid Office requires additional information from you. If this is the case, the Financial Aid Office contacted you by email to explain what was needed. Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions.
• You do not intend to complete the FAFSA. Financial aid award packets are not sent to students who will not be completing the FAFSA. FAFSA is not required to receive Northwestern scholarships. Your Northwestern scholarships will automatically be applied to your student account at the beginning of the semester. You will receive half of the scholarship award in fall and the other half in spring.

The Financial Aid Office is here to help answer any questions/concerns that you may have about financial aid. Our office is located on the first floor of Nazareth Hall (N1110). We are open Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm. We welcome any questions and invite you to stop by or contact us at: financialaid@unwsp.edu or 651-631-5212.