Financial Aid Forms and Resources

• Special Circumstance Application 2024-25
• Statement of Educational Purpose 2024-25
• Summer 2024 Undergraduate Financial Aid Application
• Unusual Circumstances Application 2024-25
• WU Verification 2024-25
• Family Size Verification 2024-25

Online FAFSA Application: FAFSA 
Create a Federal Student Aid ID: FSAid.ed.gov
Student loan information: studentaid.gov
Entrance and Exit Interviews for Nursing and NFLP Loan Programs: heartland.ecsi.net

Your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may be selected for a review process referred to as "verification.". If selected, the Financial Aid Office will contact you with the required documentation.

Failure to complete verification within fourteen days of the initial request may result in the cancellation of aid. If corrections to the FAFSA are necessary, we will make them electronically once the verification is complete. The student will then receive a revised ISIR from the federal processor. If an overpayment is due, we will notify the student of the steps necessary to resolve this.

Please note: If your FAFSA is selected for verification, you may be required to submit an official IRS tax transcript. If so, you can request your IRS transcript by one of these methods:

• Online through the IRS: Order A Transcript.
• Phone: 1-800-908-9946.
• By Mail: Use IRS Form 4506T (Request for Transcript of Tax Return)

If you are a non-tax filer, you may need to send a copy of your W-2’s for each source of employment income received in the tax year.

• Fastweb.com
• TuitionFundingSources.com
• ScholarshipOwl.com
• Scholarships.com

• NCES College Navigator
• StudentAid.gov
• EducationPlanner.org

CollegeCost.ed.gov

• YouCanDealWithIt.com
• Loans.USNews.com

Although the goal of Waynesburg University is to keep its cost of education as minimal and as affordable as possible, the reality of higher education is that the cost often increases from year to year.

Students are billed on a semester basis by the University's Business Office. Annual costs are normally divided in half for each semester. Billing questions should be direct to the Business Office at 724-852-3385 or 724-852-3298.

The University's Business Office sends email notifications of the availability of student bills and account information at the beginning of July with a due date around the middle of August. Spring semester billing notifications are sent out by the beginning of December with a due date by the beginning of January.

Waynesburg University offers families the opportunity to budget unpaid, direct educational expenses through the University's Monthly Payment Plan (MPP). The MPP enables families to determine how much of their annual tuition, fees, room and board they want to pay in equal monthly payments. For further information, please contact the Business Office at 724-852-3385, 724-852-3298 or 724-852-3403.

Once a student is admitted to the University and completes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Financial Aid Office will send an Aid Offer detailing the student's aid eligibility, requirements and options.

A student's financial aid is based on the results and the analysis of the information that was submitted on the FAFSA. Waynesburg University uses the federal methodology to calculate eligibility for all federal, state and institutional aid programs.

If you need additional funds, please contact the University's Financial Aid Office immediately. Although we cannot guarantee more aid, we can guarantee that we will do our best to assist you!

Since there are so many variables that determine aid eligibility from one year to the next, we cannot give any guarantees in regard to future aid eligibility. However, if your family's financial and household information remains relatively constant from year to year, you can estimate that you will receive a similar aid package each year, assuming that you meet application deadlines and requirements. 

If you want financial aid, and consideration for funding other than merit scholarships, you must complete a FAFSA annually.

The FAFSA can be completed on or after October 1st of each year. If you are a Pennsylvania resident, the deadline for applying for state grant consideration through the FAFSA is May 1st of each year. Non-Pennsylvania residents should check with their state agency for their deadlines.

A student must be enrolled full-time (12 credits per semester) to be eligible for Waynesburg University funding, including merit scholarships. Less than full-time enrollment may qualify you for federal and/or state grants. Student loans require at least half-time (6 credits) enrollment.

Educational loans are a reality in higher education. The most highly recommended are the Federal Direct Student Loan and the Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan. These federally backed loan programs offer families affordable interest rates and various repayment options.

A student always has the choice to accept or decline a financial aid, including all loans. Although, educational loans are an investment in one's future. As such, we encourage our students and their parents to carefully consider their loan options and to borrow only what is necessary.

Since educational loans are for educationally related expenses only, there are limits to how much a student and/or parent can borrow. A student's total aid, including all loans, can never exceed the institution's estimated cost of attendance.

Students and parents are encouraged to exhaust all federal loan programs prior to considering private, alternative loans. For more information on these loans, go to the link "Alternative Student Loans."

There are a number of endowed scholarships listed in the Waynesburg Academic Catalog. These funds usually have unique and specific requirements. As such, the Financial Aid Office determines designees in collaboration with the University's Institutional Advancement Office. Previous recipients' awards are renewed as long as they continue to meet scholarship requirements. Please note that these awards may replace institutional funds and normally result in a nominal increase in financial aid.

If you are eligible for FWS, you are under no obligation to participate in the program. Some students, especially first year students, feel that their free time would be better served adjusting to college life and studies. If you choose to participate in the program, please know that there are limited jobs and employment is not guaranteed. The FWS eligible amount is based on potential earnings and is neither reflected nor deducted on your student bill.

Students are encouraged to pursue as many scholarships as possible to assist with educational expenses. Please note, however, that applying for financial aid is always free. This includes searching and applying for scholarships. Any scholarships that involve payment should be avoided. At Waynesburg University, we highly recommend the following additional resource sites for scholarship searches and information.

The policy of Waynesburg University is that a student's total gift aid cannot normally exceed the University's direct educational costs. If a student receives scholarship funding which in addition to previously awarded aid exceeds these costs, or if he/she has need based funds and now they exceed the student's demonstrated financial need, then adjustments may be made to the aid package. These adjustments could include the reduction of institutional scholarships and/or grants.

The Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy is explained in detail in the Waynesburg Academic Catalog. Basically, it means that all students are required to maintain a pace of completion, a cumulative GPA and length of program requirement to remain eligible for all federal, state and institutional aid programs. Failure to do so may result in the loss of financial aid.

If a student withdraws from the University, federal, state and institutional regulations require that we determine whether a refund is due to any aid program or to the student. This standard refund calculation is performed once the student notifies the institution of the withdrawal. A revised aid notice will be sent to the student detailing the results of this calculation. Please note that, if you decide to transfer to another school, your financial aid does not transfer with you. You must apply for aid at your new school.

Normally, all information from the FAFSA is based upon the family's prior financial information. Under certain unique situations (e.g., death, disability, divorce, separation, loss or reduction of income), aid administrators can reconsider aid eligibility based on these new circumstances. The Special Circumstances Application is available on this website under "Financial Aid Forms." Questions regarding this should be directed to the Financial Aid Office at 724-852-3208.

To be declared independent for financial aid purposes, a student must fall into at least one of the following categories: be 24 years of age or older; be enrolled in a master's or doctorate program of study; be legally married; have children or dependents that you provide more than half of their support; be a veteran or active member of the U. S. Armed forces; be an orphan, ward of the court, emancipated minor or in a legal guardianship; are an unaccompanied youth who is homeless. Per federal regulations, financial independence, parental refusal to cooperate in the aid process, living on one's own or not being claimed on the parent's federal tax return do not make a student independent.