Helpful Links & Websites

Helpful Links and Websites

Student Financial Aid Information:

• Residential Student Cost Chart
• Distributed Learning Student Cost Chart
• WTS Student Housing Chart
• Outside Scholarship Opportunities

Application Forms:

• FAFSA
• Verification Work Sheet
• WTS Special Circumstances/Loss of Income Form

Federal Loan Forms:

• Federal Direct Loan MPN
• Federal Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling
• Federal Stafford Loan Exit Counseling
• Code of Conduct for Educational Loans

Financial Aid Resources:

• Direct Loan Service Center – Servicer for Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
• https://educate.iowa.gov/higher-ed/– The Bureau of Iowa College Aid – Iowa Department of Education – State of Iowa resource for student assistance and financial wellness

• Bureau of Iowa College Aid – Iowa Department of Education
  400 E. 14th St.
  Des Moines, IA 50319
  Iowa Department of Education website – https://educate.iowa.gov/

• Postsecondary School Authorization webpage – https://educate.iowa.gov/higher-ed/authorization

• Postsecondary Student Complaints webpage – https://educate.iowa.gov/higher-ed/student-complaints

• Iowa Financial Aid Administration and Information – https://educate.iowa.gov/higher-ed/financial-aid

• NASFAA – Financing Graduate Education Brochure
• NASFAA – 2016 Tax Year – Federal Benefits for Higher Education
• Tax Benefits for Education: Information Center – IRS Publication 970 – Tax benefits applicable to the costs of higher education

Loan Repayment Options:

• http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DirectLoan/calc.html  Student Repayment Calculators
• NSLDS – National Student Loan Data System houses information on an individual’s federal student loan borrowing history
• www.studentloans.gov
• www.finaid.org
• www.ibrinfo.org