REQUIREMENTS:
The following 4 criteria are REQUIRED in order for the Office
of Financial Aid to process your loan within four weeks.
When your application is reviewed and the 4 criteria have
not been completed, your application will not be processed.
The Office of Financial Aid does NOT return any incomplete
applications. Check with the Office of Financial Aid after 20
business days to follow up on your application status.
Have a valid 2015-2016 FAFSA Application
(www.FAFSA.ED.GOV)
Must be a matriculated student, registered for at
least 6 units, within your grade level, per semester
during the 2015-2016 academic year.
Must have applied for the ‘William D. Ford Federal
Direct Stafford Loan’ and have been approved for
the annual limit of $20,500 (unsubsidized) for the
2015-2016 academic year.
Complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) **
(www.STUDENTLOANS.ED.GOV)
-‘Graduate Plus’ option
* If you do not complete the MPN, your loan will
not be disbursed
Must complete and submit the ‘Consent to Obtain
Credit Report’ form with this application
The Office of Financial Aid
Room 241 North
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Tel. (212)-772-4820
Fax (212)-650-3666
Summer 2015
Fall 2015
Spring 2016
(Please print clearly in BLACK OR BLUE INK only.)
*NOTE: Incomplete applications will NOT be processed.*
Student Information:
Last Name: ______________________________________ First Name: ______________________________________ Middle Initial: ______
SSN:________/ _______/________ EMPLID: ___________________ Date of Birth: ______/_______/________
Permanent Address: (P.O boxes and dorm addresses CANNOT be used as a permanent address)
Street: _________________________________________________ Apt#:______ City: _______________ State: ________ Zip: _____________
Phone #: (________) ________ - ________
Are you a:
U.S Citizen
Driver’s License #/State Abbr. : _____________________ / ________
Permanent Resident: Alien Registration # : _____________________
Employer’s Information:
Employer’s Name:______________________________________________________________________ # of years with employer:_______
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Approval of a plus loan is determined by credit worthiness.
The applicant cannot be delinquent on the repayment of any
debt or the subject of a default determination, bankruptcy
discharge, foreclosure, repossession, tax lien, wage
garnishment or write-off of a Title IV debt during the last five
years. Visit www.Studentloans.gov for more information.
PROCESSING TIME:
Processing time for a loan increase is four weeks. The Office
of Financial Aid will post a “Do Not Cancel” (BCF) service
indicator on your bill if you have an outstanding tuition
charge for the semester. You can view the BCF service
indicator on you CUNYfirst account under Student Services
Center. Once your increase request is processed you can
view the award under Student Services Center, click on
“financial aid” tab.
INCREASING YOUR GRADUATE PLUS LOAN:
You must submit a NEW Graduate Plus loan application if
you are requesting additional funding. You must also
complete another Graduate Plus Master Promissory Note.
Please allow four weeks for your request to be processed.
CANCELLING/REDUCING YOUR GRADUATE PLUS LOAN:
The Graduate Plus loan may be reduced or cancelled by
submitting the 2015-2016 Reduction/Cancellation Form.
Processing time is 4 weeks. Loans that have already been
disbursed must be returned to the Bursar’s office or the loan
lender. If the loan is reduced or cancelled, the student may
be responsible for part or all of their tuition.
NSLDS WEBSITE: Students should use the NSLDS website to
keep track of their loan borrowing such as aggregate limits.
NSLDS provides you with your loan history for both
undergraduate and graduate borrowing. www.nslds.ed.gov
City: _______________________ State: _______________ Zip: _____________
Phone #: (________) ________ - ________
I am currently unemployed.
Summer 2015
Fall 2015
Spring 2016
# of Units __________
# of Units _________
# of Units _________
Total Summer Loan Requested:
Total Fall Loan Requested:
Total Spring Loan Requested:
$________________
$_______________
$_______________
I authorize the Office of Financial Aid to process my loan for the full academic year.
Borrower’s signature: __________________________________________________________________
Yes
No
Date: ______________________
Borrower’s Certification: My signature above certifies I have completed the preliminary steps, listed on the left, before submitting this application.
I understand that eligibility for a Federal Direct Stafford Graduate Plus Loan will be determined by credit worthiness, in which I authorize the U.S
Department of Education to obtain, I have completed and attached the ‘Consent to Obtain Credit Report’ form. I understand that I will be
notified in writing of the results of the credit check in regards to my loan application.
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The Office of Financial Aid
Room 241 North
695 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Tel. (212)-772-4820
Fax (212)-650-3666
CONSENT TO OBTAIN CREDIT REPORT
WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT STRAFFORD GRADUATE PLUS LOAN
(Please print clearly in Black or Blue ink)
*This form must be submitted along with the Graduate Plus Application, in order for the school to process the loan*
Student Information:
Last Name: ______________________________________ First Name: ______________________________________ Middle Initial: _____
SSN________/ _______/________
Emplid: ________________________
Date of Birth: ______/_______/________
Permanent Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________ State: ________ Zip: _____________
Phone #: (________) ________ - ________
I consent to the U.S Department of Education and its agents obtaining a report of my credit record and using the information from
that report in determining whether to make a Direct PLUS Loan to me. I understand that I will be notified in writing of the results
of credit check with respect to my loan application.
Signature of Borrower: ______________________________________________________________ Today’s Date: _________________
Privacy Act Disclosure Notice
The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.552a) requires that the following notice be provided to you. The authority for collecting the information requested on this form is §451 et
seq. of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Your disclosure of this information is voluntary. However, if you do not provide this information, you cannot be
considered for a Direct PLUS Loan. The information on this form will be used to determine your eligibility for a Direct PLUS Loan. The information in your file may be
disclosed to third parties as authorized under routine uses in the Privacy Act notices called "Title IV Program Files" (originally published on April 12, 1994, Federal Register,
Vol. 59 p. 17351) and "National Student Loan Data System" (originally published on December 20, 1994, Federal Register, Vol. 59 p. 65532). Thus, this information may
be disclosed to federal and state agencies, private parties such as relatives, present and former employers and creditors, and contractors of the Department of Education
for purposes of administration of the student financial assistance program, for enforcement purposes, for litigation where such disclosure is compatible with the purposes
for which the records were collected, for use by federal, state, local, or foreign agencies in connection with employment matters or the issuance of a license, grant, or
other benefit, for use in any employee grievance or discipline proceeding in which the Federal Government is a party, for use in connection with audits or other
investigations, for research purposes, for purposes of determining whether particular records are required to be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act, and to a
Member of Congress in response to an inquiry from the congressional office made at your written request. Because we request your social security number (SSN), we
must inform you that we collect your SSN on a voluntary basis, but section 484(a)(4) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(4)) provides that, in order to receive any grant, loan, or
work assistance under Title IV of the HEA, a student must provide his or her SSN. Your SSN is used to verify your identity, and as an account number (identifier) throughout the
life of your loan(s) so that data may be recorded accurately.