The Office of Student Financial Aid is pleased to offer the following information concerning financial assistance to students of the newly established College of Pharmacy.

To Apply For Financial Assistance . . .

you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You are encouraged to file on-line at www.fafsa.ed.gov (you may link to this web site through the Apply for Financial Aid (FAFSA) link on the Office of Student Financial Aid page of the Chicago State University [CSU] web site at www.csu.edu). CSU’s federal school code is 001694. You will need to enter this code on your FAFSA so that CSU will receive a copy of your application. The information you provide on the FAFSA will assist us in determining your eligibility for the following financial aid programs:

Federal Stafford Loan

Federal Graduate PLUS Loan

Federal Work-Study

Students planning to enroll for the Fall 2008 semester must have a completed FAFSA on file with the Office of Student Financial Aid no later that May 15, 2008.

WHAT TYPES OF AID ARE AVAILABLE?

EDUCATION LOANS FOR STUDENTS - Loans are borrowed money that must be repaid, with interest. Eligibility requirements, interest rates, and repayment periods vary. Students may apply for Federal Stafford Loans which may afford those who are eligible the opportunity to borrow up $20,500 per academic year. Students requiring additional funds may also apply for the Federal Graduate PLUS Loan and other Private Education Loans (also know as Alternative Education Loans).

Apply for a Federal Stafford Loan

You will be taken to the "2008-2009 FEDERAL STAFFORD LOAN FACT SHEET and FEDERAL STAFFORD LOAN REQUEST FORM for students of the COLLEGE OF PHARMACY " web page where you may review the terms and conditions of the loan and download the Federal Stafford Loan Request Form.

Apply for a Federal Graduate PLUS Loan

You will be taken to the "2008-2009 FEDERAL GRADUATE PLUS LOAN FACT SHEET and FEDERAL GRADUATE PLUS LOAN REQUEST FORM for students of the COLLEGE OF PHARMACY " web page where you may review the terms and conditions of the loan and download the Federal Graduate PLUS Loan Request Form.

Private Education Loans (Alternative Education Loans) - There may be instances where you may not qualify for a Stafford or Graduate PLUS Loan or it may be that you are not be eligible for sufficient funding of your needs under these federal programs. If that is the case you might wish to pursue a private education loan. Requests for certification of private education loans must be submitted to our office by May 30, 2008. More information will be given on this important funding source in the next several weeks. In the meantime, we provide the following links where you may access information regarding this funding opportunity:

FinAid! - Private Education Loans

StudentLoanListings.com

TERI Guaranteed Graduate Loan

Chase Education One Private Student Loans

CitiAssist Graduate Loans (CitiBank)

Sallie Mae Signature Student Loan and Tuition Answer Loan

PLEASE NOTE: CSU does not recommend any particular private loan product or lender. The above links are provided for informational purposes only.

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT - Student employment provides the opportunity to earn money to help pay for school expenses. Students work in most departments of CSU. For more information please visit out Student Employment web page.

VETERANS – Eligible veterans may receive benefits from programs administered by the Office of Student Financial Aid. These programs include:

Illinois Veterans Grant
Montgomery GI Bill

For more information please visit out Veterans Affairs web page.

SCHOLARSHIPS – The Office of Student Financial Aid maintains a large database of scholarship opportunities. You may access this information, as well as links to numerous sources of educational funding, through the Scholarship Information web page of the Office of Student Financial Aid web site.

After you have completed your FAFSA and we have received a copy of your Student Aid Report (SAR), issued by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), we will send you a Financial Aid Award Status Notification setting forth your estimated Federal Stafford Loan eligibility. We will also send you such notices if we are informed that there is information missing from your FAFSA or if you have been selected by the USDE for the Verification process. Additionally, once you have submitted a loan application to us, and it has been processed, you will again receive notice from us. In all these instances the notices you receive will be directing you to access a web page that will give you further information regarding your status. This web page will link you to CSU X-press, the university's secure student records web site.

COST OF ATTENDANCE (a/k/a Cost of Education or Student Budget)

Chicago State University has, for the 2008-2009 academic year, established a Cost of Attendance for College of Pharmacy students as follows:

All Financial Aid communications are sent to your CSU

Check it often !

It is the responsibility of all students to keep themselves informed as to issues that may affect their financial aid eligibility by regularly accessing the Office of Student Financial Aid web site and CSU X-Press.

WHAT IF I HAVE QUESTIONS?

Contact us!    We are here to help.

Office of Student Financial Aid

Cook Administration Building

Room 207

9501 South King Drive

Chicago, Illinois  60628-1598

Telephone:  773-995-2304

Fax:  773-995-3574

E-Mail:   csu-finaid@csu.edu

Web site: www.csu.edu/financialaid

Please identify yourself as a College of Pharmacy

student when calling our office.

                      

Cook Administration Building,

home of the Office of Student Financial Aid

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