STEP 1: Department of Education PIN and Federal Financial Aid Form (FAFSA)
If you don't already have a PIN, apply for one now. Your conditional PIN will either be given to you immediately on the Web site when you apply or e-mailed to you immediately from the Federal Government. Be sure to keep and safeguard your PIN as you will need it for future years and other processes. You will need a PIN to submit and electronically sign your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (Section 2 of the Web site.)
Some students find it helpful to fill out a Pre-Application Worksheet first (Section 1 of the Web site). If you have all ready completed your FAFSA for this award year, please use your PIN and make a correction by adding our school code, 004057, to your processed FAFSA (Section 3 of the Web site).
New Students:
Apply for a US Dept. of Education PIN - www.pin.ed.gov
New and Continuing Students:
Every award year you will need to apply for financial aid.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid - www.fafsa.ed.gov (Use the 2008/09 year)
STEP 2: National American University (NAU) Forms.
Submit (Application for Financial Aid), All other forms-print, complete, sign and send or drop off to your campus.
New Students:
Title IV Authorization - Title IV Authorization.pdf
E-Mail Authorization - E_Auth_Signatures.pdf
Driver's License - 1 Copy
Social Security Card - 1 Copy
New and Continuing Students:
NAU Application for Financial Aid - https://services2.national.edu/0809FinAid
Independent Verification Worksheet - 0809 IndVerifWksht.pdf
Student's Signed 2007 Federal Tax Return - 1 Copy
Spouse's Signed 2007 Federal Tax Return - 1 Copy (if not filed jointly)
If Student or Spouse did NOT file taxes - >0809Non-Tax Filer.pdf
STEP 3: Minnesota State Residents only attending Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Distance Learning (if living in Minnesota) and Roseville, print, complete, sign and send or drop off to your campus the following forms.
New and Continuing Students:
Minnesota State Grant Information Sheet - 0809MNSG.pdf
MN Child Care Grant Instructions - 0809MNChild Care Instr.pdf
MN Child Care Grant Application - - 0809MNCGApp.pdf
STEP 4: You will receive notification to retrieve your Student Aid Report (SAR) by e-mail within five (5) days or if you did not provide your e-mail address, in the mail about two weeks after submitting your FAFSA. Review all of your answers on your SAR and notify us if you have any corrections to be made.
STEP 5: Once you have received your Student Aid Report (SAR), if you have not borrowed a Federal Student Loan before or you are transferring into NAU, you will need to complete and submit a Stafford Master Promissory Note (MPN) for your loans. The Master Promissory Note will be electronically signed using the Department of Education PIN. You will be directed to complete Loan Entrance Counseling once you have electronically submitted your MPN.
New Students:
Stafford Master Promissory Note (MPN) - http://www.eac-easci.org/aesi/jumppage.cfm?sid=004057