As a student financial aid recipient, it is your responsibility to:

• reapply for financial aid each year by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and submitting all required documents (Financial Aid Annual Eligibility Form, Loan Authorization Form, and Entrance Counseling and Master Promissory note if it is your first time borrowing) to the Wartburg Theological Seminary Financial Aid Office (bsimon@wartburgseminary.edu). Financial aid is not automatically renewed each year.
• complete and submit application materials within required or preferred timeframes.
• provide additional documentation or information if requested by the financial aid office.
• read and understand all materials sent to you from the WTS Financial Aid Office and keep copies of all forms you sign.
• comply with the provisions of any promissory note and all other agreements you sign.
• know and comply with the federal and institutional rules governing the financial aid you receive. This information is on the FAFSA and in the Student and Community Life Handbook. These rules include, but are not limited to, not being in default on any prior educational loan and not owing a refund on a federal grant due to repayment.
• report other sources of student financial aid in amounts of $250.00 and more to the WTS Financial Aid Office.
• use student financial aid proceeds solely for direct educational costs and related living expenses.
• complete the class registration process each semester by the end of the official last day to late register or add courses in order to ensure availability of all student financial aid funds you have been awarded.
• know the implications that dropping a course or withdrawing from WTS will have on your student financial aid.
• maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP).
• keep your residing address current by updating the Personal Information Update Form on MyWTS.
• check your WTS email account regularly as this is the primary communication format for financial aid information.

As a student financial aid recipient, you have the right to:

• know the correct procedures for applying for student financial aid, your cost of attendance, and the types of aid available.
• know how financial need is determined, what the criteria are for awarding financial aid, how reasonable academic progress is determined, and what you have to do to continue receiving aid.
• know the type and amount of assistance you will receive, how much of your financial need has been met, and how and when you will receive your financial aid funds.
• view the contents of your student financial aid file, in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• know the conditions of any loan you accept.
• appeal any decision with the WTS Financial Aid Office in regard to your financial aid application.