Completing Follow-up Steps

You must complete additional steps before receiving the following aid: Federal Work Study and the Federal Stafford Student Loan.  It is your responsibility to meet the requirements shown below.  We will cancel your aid offer if you do not complete the steps after a reasonable period of time.

1. Federal Work Study (FWS):

• Complete the "Employment Placement Form" at the link that is listed in your award letter.  You will be emailed a list of available FWS positions.  You contact the individual listed on the job description to set up an interview. 
• There are Human Resources paperwork and training that must be completed once hired for a FWS job.

2. Federal Stafford Student Loan Program:

You must complete the following steps when you are a first-time borrower at Gainesville State College:

• Complete an on-line entrance loan counseling session when you are a first-time borrower at Gainesville State College.  The U.S. Department of Education requires this counseling session to advise you of your rights and responsibilities as a borrower.
• Properly complete an Electronic Master Promissory Note (MPN).  The MPN is a promissory note that you can use to make one or more loans for one or more academic years while enrolled at Gainesville State College. 

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