Please mail the original of all forms. Due to our new process of document imaging, we request that no documents are faxed because of potential resolution problems. All deadlines are postmark deadlines. Thank you!
2012-13 Applications for Need-based and Merit-based Financial Aid:
- Application for Financial Aid and Scholarships (prospective students only)
- International Student Application for Financial Aid and Scholarships (prospective students only)
- Non-Custodial Parent Statement
- FAFSA on the WEB (Dept. of Education) Grinnell Code: 001868
- IRS Form 4506T - Request a Tax Transcript Needed only if unable to use FAFSA IRS Data Retrieval process
- Institutional Verification Form - New and Returning Dependent Students (New students complete only if requested.)
Authorization for the Release of Information
Federal Direct Loan
Step 1:
Complete the 2012-13 Federal Direct Loan Request Form
This form lets us know how much you'd like to borrow.
Mail it to the Office of Student Financial Aid.
(New students may download this form or use the form provided in their booklet.)
Step 2:
New students and first-time returning student Direct Loan borrowers should complete the Federal Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) online at the link below. You may electronically sign the MPN using your Federal PIN number. If you have previously borrowed a Federal Direct Loan you do not need to complete the Master Promissory Note again.
Federal Direct Loan Master Promissory Note Online Customer Service 800-848-0979
If you cannot complete your Master Promissory Note online, print the MPN at the link below, complete it, and send it to us along with the Federal Direct Loan Request Form.
Federal Direct Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS):
Step 1:
**A FAFSA must be completed before a PLUS Loan can be certified.**
FAFSA on the WEB (Dept. of Education) Grinnell Code: 001868
Step 2:
Complete the 2012-13 Federal PLUS Loan Request Form
This form lets us know how much you'd like to borrow.
Mail it to the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Step 3:
Parents borrowing for new students and first-time parent borrowers of returning students should complete the Federal Direct Parent Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) online at the link below. You may electronically sign the MPN using your Federal PIN number. If you have previously borrowed a Federal Direct PLUS Loan you do not need to complete the Master Promissory Note again.
Federal Direct PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note Online Customer Service 800-848-0979
If you cannot complete your Master Promissory Note online, print the MPN below, complete it, and send it to us along with the Federal Direct PLUS Loan Request Form.
Cost/Monthly Payment Worksheets:
- 2012-13 Cost Payment Worksheet for Domestic Students
- 2012-13 Cost Payment Worksheet for International Students





