Financial Aid

1. APPLY TO UW-STOUT

2. CREATE A FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FSA) ID FOR YOURSELF AND A PARENT/GUARDIAN: Your FSA ID gives you access to Federal Student Aid’s online systems and serves as your online signature. Create your FSA ID at https://studentaid.gov/fsa-id/ create-account . To apply for grants, loans, work study, and to qualify for need-based scholarships, you will need to fill out the FAFSA. You can submit the FAFSA application online at www.fafsa.gov. 4. SEARCH AND APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS Find out through your high school what scholarships are available in your community. Also, UW-Stout offers the Stout University Foundation application. Awards range from $250 to $8,500. To apply for these scholarships, submit a single Stout University Foundation application. This will make you eligible for all scholarships for which you qualify.The application is available online at www.uwstout. edu/scholarships . Admitted students must submit their Foundation Scholarship application by the first Monday in February. 5. REVIEW YOUR STUDENT AID REPORT The Student Aid Report (SAR) will be generated from the federal processor, and made available to you on the FAFSA website after your FAFSA has been processed. If corrections are necessary, you can access your application online and re-submit the application. 3. COMPLETE THE FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)