Apply for Aid

Students apply for financial aid at Bethany College by submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This federal application should be completed on an annual basis for each individual student in your household who plans to attend college.


Bethany College Federal School Code: 001904

Application Process


Complete the following steps to ensure that you receive your financial aid.

Complete the FAFSA

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Make sure to list Bethany College Federal School Code: 001904.


IMPORTANT: Each student (and at least one parent, for dependent students) will need an FSA ID as an electronic signature for federal aid applications and the usage to Federal Student Aid websites.

Submit All Requested Documentation

If you have been selected for a process called Verification or if additional information is needed, you will receive a letter stating exactly what item we need submitted to the Financial Aid Office.


Accept or Decline Your Award

Bethany College students grants and scholarships are automatically accepted for our students. If you wish to participate in Federal Work-Study and/or wish to borrow federal loan(s), please Accept or Decline your aid via eSwede. If you would like to change your decision at a later date on a particular award, please contact the Financial Aid Office.


Complete the FAFSA

Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Make sure to list Bethany College Federal School Code: 001904.


IMPORTANT: Each student (and at least one parent, for dependent students) will need an FSA ID as an electronic signature for federal aid applications and the usage to Federal Student Aid websites.

Submit All Requested Documentation

If you have been selected for a process called verification or if additional information is needed, you will receive notification stating what documentation we need submitted to our office.


Accept or Decline Your Award

Bethany College students grants and scholarships are automatically accepted for our students. If you wish to participate in Federal Work-Study and/or wish to borrow federal loan(s), please accept or decline your financial aid via eSwede.


If you would like to change your decision at a later date on a particular award, please contact the Financial Aid Office.


Verification


When a student completes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), they may get selected for a process called verification, which means the Department of Education wants Bethany College to verify the information provided on the FAFSA.

 

Verification does not necessarily mean you made a mistake on your FAFSA. Most students are selected randomly. While we may be able to provide you an estimate of your financial aid, there are some important next steps you will need to complete in order to make sure that aid can be finalized if you are selected for verification.

 

Verification is not optional if you want to receive financial aid. Bethany College is not allowed to release federal aid to you if you have been selected for verification and have not completed it.

 

If you were selected for the verification process and failed to submit the necessary documentation. It is then your obligation to pay your student account balance or make payment arrangements.


Verification Worksheets


Conflicting Information


Bethany College must resolve any conflicting information provided on the Free Application Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). While we may be able to provide you an estimate of your financial aid, there are some important next steps you will need to complete in order to make sure that aid can be finalized.

 

Resolving conflict information is not optional if you want to receive financial aid. Bethany College is not allowed to award and/or release federal aid until the conflicting information is complete.


  • Conflicting information can be, but are not limited to:
  • Social Security Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Name changes
  • Dependency status
  • Marital status
  • Citizenship status
  • Admissions status
  • Admissions information from prior college(s)
  • Income and Taxes information
  • Number in Household
  • Number in College
  • Federal Financial Aid status


If you having conflicting information and failed to submit the necessary documentation. It is then your obligation to pay your student account balance or make payment arrangements.


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