{"id":31,"date":"2021-06-10T14:37:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T14:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:34:43","slug":"accept","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/accept\/","title":{"rendered":"Accept Aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero has-black-background\">\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__content\">\n\n                <!-- breadcrumbs include -->\n                <div class=\"purdue home-diagonal-cta-hero__breadcrumbs\">\n                                    <\/div>\n                <!-- \/breadcrumbs include -->\n\n                \n\n                                                        <h1 class=\"third-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__header\"><br>Accepting Aid<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-cta-hero__subtext\">\n                        \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a few critical steps to ensure that your financial aid is secure and ready before the beginning of the academic term. The following pages walk through how to accept your aid offer in detail.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n\n\n\n<!-- ed -->\n<!-- <div class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-container\">\n    <span class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-desc tablet-hidden\">\n        Jump to:\n    <\/span>\n    <ul class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list--desktop\">\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Careers<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Take action<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        <li>\n            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"#\" target=\"_self\">Transfer<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <form class=\"purdue-home-select purdue-home-link-hero__list--mobile\">\n        <label for=\"8447dae6-f4a5-4633-bb0a-e171b5507d4a\" class=\"is-sr-only\">Choose a link:<\/label>\n        <select id=\"8447dae6-f4a5-4633-bb0a-e171b5507d4a\" name=\"links\">\n            <option value=\"\" data-external=\"\">Jump to:<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Careers<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Take action<\/option>\n            <option value=\"#\" data-external=\"\">Transfer<\/option>\n    <\/select>\n    <\/form>\n<\/div> -->\n<!-- ed -->\n\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"gateway arch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gateway-arch-scaled-1.jpg\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you accept your aid:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Review your Financial Aid Notification in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/mypurdue.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">myPurdue<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Accept your Financial Aid based on the type of aid you are being offered.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After\u202fyou review your Financial Aid Notification, all that\u2019s left to do is to accept or reject your offers for the aid year. Most grants and scholarships are automatically accepted on your behalf because they are types of gift aid. However, you must accept or reject any loans that are offered to you. Students can accept the full or partial amount or decline the offers. The accepting aid process differs based on which type of aid you are being offered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember, aid will not be applied to your Purdue invoice until you have accepted it. During this process, you will also need to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/accept\/refund\/mypurdue\/#reportprivate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report any private scholarships<\/a>&nbsp;you received.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/wl.mypurdue.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">myPurdue<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the main menu icon\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 22px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hamburger-Menu-icon.png\" alt=\"\">\u00a0in the upper left to navigate to the\u00a0<strong>Financial Aid<\/strong> card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the Financial Aid card, select the appropriate academic year from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>on<strong>&nbsp;20XX-XX Aid Offer<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It will take you to the&nbsp;<strong>Award Offer tab<\/strong>. There will be a <strong>Submit<\/strong> button at the bottom of the page if you have a required action to take.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the aid that you wish to modify. Examples would be Federal Direct Loans or Federal Work-Study (FWS). There will be a drop-down box to the right of the loan(s) and\/or FWS aid types. You may select: accept, decline, or modify offered aid as desired.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you wish to modify aid, you will be prompted to type in the new amount that you want for each term that financial aid was offered. Keep in mind that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">the overall amount can&#8217;t exceed your original offer<\/span>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After you accept, decline, or modify any financial aid offered, you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">must<\/span> click the <strong>Submit<\/strong> button. <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Note<\/span>:<\/strong> If you click the Submit button without making any changes, you will receive a red error message at the top of the page saying &#8220;No action taken on awards&#8221; and you <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">must<\/span> return to the drop-down boxes to accept, decline, or modify your offered financial aid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Note<\/span>:<\/strong>&nbsp;Parent\/Graduate PLUS Loans or Private Loans shown as \u201cGOAP\u201d cannot be accepted through myPurdue \u2013 each requires a separate application online. Click on the Parent\/Grad PLUS Loan to complete the application at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">studentaid.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Finally,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/accept\/refund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">secure your financial aid<\/a>&nbsp;to receive your funding and confirm your enrollment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-bottom-none  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to accept different types of aid:<\/h2>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap custom-brown-link purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-55ea71bc-3d57-47d9-acb5-3603ce5d6ad7\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-55ea71bc-3d57-47d9-acb5-3603ce5d6ad7\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>Federal Work-Study (FWS)<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-55ea71bc-3d57-47d9-acb5-3603ce5d6ad7\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accept your aid offer by logging into <a href=\"https:\/\/wl.mypurdue.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>myPurdue<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find and secure a job\u202fwith an eligible <a href=\"https:\/\/careers.purdue.edu\/go\/West-Lafayette-Students\/7721500\/?_ga=2.187968367.612984187.1628513282-872901480.1627994339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>on-campus<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cco.purdue.edu\/Home\/myCCO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>off-campus<\/strong><\/a> employer.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notify your prospective employer(s) that you have FWS eligibility. Their designated business office personnel can verify your eligibility.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students will need authorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-9-central\/acceptable-documents?_ga=2.172859744.2120535220.1561378689-1741843591.1559650912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>I-9 documentation<\/strong><\/a> to start working.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap custom-brown-link purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-34f2d4c9-2e84-434a-b6ca-e95f0a1a15e4\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-34f2d4c9-2e84-434a-b6ca-e95f0a1a15e4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Federal Subsidized\/Unsubsidized Direct Loans<\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-34f2d4c9-2e84-434a-b6ca-e95f0a1a15e4\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<ul id=\"block-2258cad1-d78b-4545-91a2-a98aa2579fc8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accept your aid offer by logging into <a href=\"https:\/\/wl.mypurdue.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>myPurdue<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure that you have completed a Master Promissory Note (MPN) as well as the Loan Entrance Counseling at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>studentaid.gov<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sign in to the website with the student information and click <strong>Complete MPN<\/strong> or <strong>Complete Counseling<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap custom-brown-link purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-43b33820-cbdf-46dc-949d-ba0fb1a35db3\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-43b33820-cbdf-46dc-949d-ba0fb1a35db3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Graduate &amp; Parent PLUS Loans<\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-43b33820-cbdf-46dc-949d-ba0fb1a35db3\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<ul id=\"block-54eb814e-a0ba-4169-a7c0-9dbc66d8c155\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn how to accept your loan on the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.gov\/complete-aid-process\/accept-aid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAFSA website<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your credit is denied, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/aid\/loans\/faq\/#loandenied\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">review other options.<\/a> &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap custom-brown-link purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-859670f3-1eeb-40d2-9cf6-ae0f60e0955b\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-859670f3-1eeb-40d2-9cf6-ae0f60e0955b\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>Private Loans<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-859670f3-1eeb-40d2-9cf6-ae0f60e0955b\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<ul id=\"block-0de5da14-546a-4314-9c5c-e27713de72f7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research private loan options and complete an application with your lender.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once credit is approved, contact your lender for the next steps.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your lender will contact the DFA for certification of your loan.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once this is certified, the loan will appear in your financial aid package on your <a href=\"https:\/\/wl.mypurdue.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>myPurdue<\/strong><\/a> account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note that the private loan application process typically takes at least 30 days. Apply as early as you can so that funds arrive in time for the bill due date.<\/em><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap custom-brown-link purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-small\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <h3 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-954f6960-2006-4954-8882-a5bb010f8b56\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-954f6960-2006-4954-8882-a5bb010f8b56\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><strong>Private Scholarships<\/strong><\/button>\n                <\/h3>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-954f6960-2006-4954-8882-a5bb010f8b56\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Report your private scholarship to the DFA through your myPurdue:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-ad2ab952-56fa-4396-b824-f6462ff44582\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/wl.mypurdue.purdue.edu\/cp\/home\/displaylogin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>myPurdue<\/strong><\/a> account.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the main menu icon <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"192\" class=\"wp-image-3648\" style=\"width: 22px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hamburger-Menu-icon.png\" alt=\"\"> in the upper left to navigate to the <strong>Financial Aid<\/strong> information card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Financial Aid<\/strong> card, select the appropriate aid year from the drop-down menu, then select the <strong>20XX-XX Additional Outside Resources<\/strong> option.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the on-screen instructions to report your private scholarships to the DFA.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t forget to give your donor the address on the Office of the Bursar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/treasurer\/finance\/bursar-office\/payment\/outside-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Payments by Outside Organizations<\/a> web page to send a paper check.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":80,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5824,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/5824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/dfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}