FINANCIAL AID AVAILABILITY FOR VT-DLP STUDENTS
Information from
the Financial Aid OfficeStudents and their families are responsible for paying the cost of post-secondary education to their fullest ability. Thus, students must show need for financial aid.
Purdue is required to use a federal mandated uniform method to determine students’ need for assistance.
Need is determined by calculating:
COST OF EDUCATION
Fees, tuition, room and board, books, supplies, transportation, personal and miscellaneous expensesMINUS
STUDENT'S RESOURCES
Parent contribution, student's assets and available earnings, outside awards, student's benefits, other resourcesEQUALS
NEED
for financial assistance
Financial aid, then, is designed to bridge any gap that exists between the cost of education and the resources the family can afford to provide.
All students must apply for financial aid by using the “Free Application for Federal Aid” (FAFSA). The FAFSA is available in both paper format and electronically at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
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Although this form can be filed all year the priority filing deadline is March 1st of the year in which you plan on enrolling.
Federal, State and Purdue aid programs have some requirements you should be aware of. There are 2 basic types of aid available for VTDL students: grants & loans. These individual aid programs, however, have other limiting eligibility criteria that may affect your awards.
To receive aid you must:
- be admitted into a degree program,
- make Reasonable Academic Progress
- and be enrolled in a specific number of hours per enrollment period.
Temporary students are not eligible for any type of assistance.
Aid Programs in the VTDL with which you could be eligible:
- 1 to 5 credit hours – Prorated Pell Grant and Alternative Loans only.
- 6+ credit hours – Prorated Pell Grant, scholarship, other Purdue controlled aid, and Federal Stafford/ Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) only.
Students with a prior degree can be considered for:
- 1 to 5 credit hours – Alternative loan only.
- 6+ credit hours – Federal Stafford Loan/PLUS only.
Should you have general questions about Federal, State or Purdue University controlled financial assistance please view http://www.purdue.edu/DFA/
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL AID.
This section is not meant to answer your questions completely. For information that is pertinent to
your particular case, please contact the Financial Aid Office. Contact information is listed below.1. I know I can have financial aid for other schools, why does it not apply to the VTDLP?
Most students are not eligible for FEDERAL financial aid packages because they are not taking a ½ time credit load (6+ hours) and because there are requirements for federal aid that the VT-DLP does not qualify for. Those students who do get grants typically get special grants (Pell grants, Child of Disabled Veteran, etc.) that are not the typical federal aid packages.
Financial aid and distance learning do not always mesh. It is getting better and the financial aid office works VERY hard to help students find the funding. Often students believe they are eligible for financial aid and they are not. It is frustrating for the student and for us. Our purpose is to educate and we want everyone to have access but we also have to be able to fund the necessary staff to service our customers, the students, in a timely, efficient manner.
Questions related to GI Bill educational support should contact Amy Kingma at the Purdue University Office of the Registrar at (765) 494-7638, ajkingma@purdue.edu.
Questions about veteran's affairs and GI Bill of Rights benefits can also be directed to: regvet@purdue.edu
Students eligible for financial support under the Child of Disabled Veterans Act should contact Marvin Smith in the office of Financial Aid at (765) 494-5059
You can find more information on Veteran affairs at purdue here: http://www.purdue.edu/Registrar/CustServ/veterans.htm
Students may be able to obtain school loans through private sources that have less stringent regulations on number of credit hours the student must take to be eligible, etc.
The VT-DLP courses are sectioned into small credit hour segments to allow the student to take as many or as few courses as they feel they can reasonably afford to take and complete.
For questions about Financial Aid, contact:
Purdue University Division of Financial Aid
Schleman Hall of Student Services, Room 305
475 Stadium Mall Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2050Financial Aid Call Center: (765) 494-0998
Financial Aid Administrator: Kirsten Reynolds: (765) 496-9682
FAX: (765) 494-6707
Office Hours 8-5 EST
E-mail: kdreynol@purdue.edu
Purdue University School Code: 001825