Early Action and applying for financial aid
Follow the steps below to apply for financial aid if you are applying to Augustana as an Early Action applicant. After you have been accepted for admission to Augustana, and the results of your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and other requested documents have been received, your file will be reviewed.
Augustana will prepare a financial aid decision for you that may include scholarships, grants, loans and/or work-study. Accepted students will receive their financial aid decisions by Jan. 15. Students who apply Early Action but complete the FAFSA after Nov. 1, or have a later talent audition or portfolio review date, may receive financial aid decisions later than Jan. 15.
Step: Apply for admission to Augustana.
Date: by Nov. 1 (due date)
Instructions: How to Apply to Augustana. Your application will be reviewed for both admission and academic scholarship eligibility.
Step: Search Augustana scholarship opportunities.
Date: February
Instructions: Augustana Scholarship Opportunities. Some awards require auditions and/or additional applications. Deadlines vary by scholarship.
Step: Complete the New Student Financial Aid Information Form.
Date: October-Dec. 1
Instructions: This form is mailed in October to all applied students. This form is required for all students.
Step: Complete the FAFSA.
Date: December
Instructions: Complete the FAFSA. Augustana’s federal school code is 001633. If eligible, use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to complete the FAFSA. If your 2015 taxes are not complete by December, file the FAFSA with estimated tax information then correct the FAFSA after your taxes are complete.
Step: Tell us about any special circumstances.
Date: At any time.
Instructions: Contact the Office of Financial Aid at 309-794-7207 if your family experiences changes that significantly affect your finances, such as substantial reduction in parent income since the tax year two years earlier; high medical/dental expenses; parent in college; private elementary/secondary tuition; or other special circumstances. The FAFSA must be filed for special circumstances to be considered.
Step: Verification and additional documents
Date: As requested
Instructions: If you are selected for verification by the Department of Education, Augustana will notify you of additional required documents.
Step: Make your final college decision and confirm your enrollment
Date: By May 1 (due date)
Instructions: Pay your tuition deposit online or mail your deposit to the Augustana Office of Admissions, 639 38th St., Rock Island, Ill., 61201.
Step: Respond to the financial aid award letter.
Date: By May 1
Instructions: Accept of decline your financial aid. Sign, date and return your award letter to the Office of Financial Aid.
Step: Finalize Federal Direct Loans (if awarded).
Date: July 15 (timeline)
Instructions: If you plan to borrow the loans noted in your award letter, you must complete online entrance counseling and sign a master promissory note. Instructions will be forwarded to you by June.
Step: Finalize Federal Perkins Loan (if awarded).
Date: July 15 (timeline)
Instructions: If you plan to borrow the loan noted in your award letter, you must: complete online entrance counseling and sign a master promissory note. Instructions will be forwarded to you in early June.
Notes
All financial aid is awarded on an annual basis. Merit awards such as academic and talent scholarships automatically will be renewed at the same amount, provided you have met the renewal criteria outlined in the award letter material. See scholarship information for renewal criteria for academic and talent-based awards.
To receive need-based financial aid, you must complete the FAFSA on a yearly basis. See grants, loans and student employment for renewal criteria for need-based awards. Need-based awards may be continued, increased or decreased from one year to another depending on changes in the Expected Family Contribution (EFC). The most common factors impacting changes in EFC are number of family members enrolled in college and/or a change in family income.
Renewal for all awards requires maintaining financial aid satisfactory academic progress.