Financial Aid Resources

Helpful Videos:               

Seven Easy Steps to Filing a FAFSA

Using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool

The US Dept of Education recently created an enhancement to the FAFSA filing process called the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.  This process will make providing accurate 2011 federal income and tax information on your 2012-2013 FAFSA faster and easier than ever before and will streamline and expedite the processing and verification of your financial aid. We recommend the following steps:

1. E-File your 2011 federal tax returns as soon as possible.
2. Keep your W-2's even if you do not file a return.
3. Wait for the IRS to process your return - approximately 2 weeks.
4. File your 2012/2013 FAFSA using the IRS Data Retrieval Tool OR use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to update your FAFSA .

Financial Aid Forms

Instructions for RWC Financial Aid :

Undergraduate Step by Step Instructions

Graduate Step by Step Instructions

Modular Step by Step Instructions

Northeastern Seminary Step by Step Instructions

To research loan and payment options:

Tuition Managment Systems provides an independent, informative and interactive view of your available options (ie. monthly payment plans, combining loans & payment plans, or education loan options).

Once all federal loan options have been exhausted, some students choose to apply for private, alternative loans.  These types of loans are applied for directly at the lender of your choice.  These websites might assist you in finding the loan options that are right for you as we do not maintain a preferred lender list.

 Alternative/Private Loans

Fin Aid: The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid: Student Loans is a comprehensive and informative website that offers financial aid advice and tools for students including a private (alternative) loan comparison chart of lenders.

Student Lending Analytics has developed a list of private loan options for students who need a focused resource for help in finding a private student loan.

Important Links for Financial Aid

Niagara National Student Insurance:  For more information about insurance coverage available to Roberts Wesleyan students, including tuition refund insurance. 

Entrance Counseling Online 

Exit Counseling Online

FAFSA on the Web

Federal MPN for Subsidized/Unsubsidized and PLUS Loans 
Parent PLUS Request and Credit Check
Request a PLUS loan and complete a credit check NO MORE THAN 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEMESTER.   You should determine the amount of loan request prior to application.

Manage My TAP / Change Form

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

Helpful Web Sites

U.S. Department of Education

The Student Guide: Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education

Register with the Selective Service

Financial Aid: Estimation of your EFC

New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (NYSHESC)  Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)

New York's College Savings Program

 Financial Aid for Canadian Students

Scholarship Search Web Sites

CollegeNET MACH 25

ExPAN Scholarship Search

fastWEB

The Community Foundation offers scholarships to NY residents of Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne or Yates counties.

TRANSFER STUDENTS:  The New York State Transfer and Articulation Association Scholarship is a monetary award given to student’s graduating with associate’s degrees from member two-year colleges and transferring to member four-year institutions, such as Roberts Wesleyan College, both in New York State.