Hello, I'm melody Milner, director of financial aid at Anna Maria College in this video I will take a moment to review understanding your financial aid offer.
The first step for applying for financial aid at Anna Maria College is completing a fax a. This is the only application we use at our school to determine your award.
The faster can be completed at studentaid.gov by logging in with your FSA user ID and password.
This is a form that is renewed each year and becomes available every year after October 1st.
The types of financial aid that we offer at Anna Maria College are institutional awards, such as the merit scholarship in resident grant.
As well as the federal statement institutional need based grants, federal direct Stafford loans and federal work study.
The Anna Maria Merit Scholarship is offered at the time of your acceptance to the school. It's important to note that throughout your four years, this merit scholarship amount remains the same, provided you maintain a 2.0 or two point five grade point average.
This is very generous in comparison to many other schools.
The resident grant is awarded based on whether or not you plan to live on campus here at anna Maria.
And all federal state in additional need based institutional funds are based on your FAFSA completion.
Once you receive and review your financial aid offer.
You would look to determine your remaining balance based on the information in your letter.
You would answer met your deposit with the admissions office.
There are several ways to cover your remaining balance.
One way is by making a one time payment to the student accounts office.
There is also a monthly payment plan that divides your balance it to 10 reasonable monthly payments.
You can also obtain a student alternative loan with a private lender.
A federal direct parent plus loan.
Or a parent loan through a private lender as well.
Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 4:30. The best ways to reach us are by email at financially to annamaria.edu or by phone at five 088493366.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Please note that our office will remain open. We have staff members working both on campus and remotely and we are here to assist you with your financial aid needs.
We look forward to working with you through your process.