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   WIU Title IV School Code                   001780

Financial Aid Abbreviations

• AGI: Adjusted Gross Income. Taxable income as reported on Federal income tax return
• AY: Academic year. Academic year includes fall, spring and summer terms
• COA: Cost of Attendance
• DE: U.S Department of Education
• DRN: Data Release Number (FAFSA)
• EFC: Expected Family Contribution
• FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Required for federal (grants/loans) and state (MAP grant) aid. Complete the FAFSA each academic year no earlier than January 1st for the next academic year.
• FFELP: Federal Family Education Loan Program
• FSEOG: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant. A campus-based program; grants are given to undergraduate students of exceptional financial need.
• FWS: Federal Work Study
• IIA*: Illinois Incentive Access Program: To be eligible students must be freshman standing and have exceptional financial need.
• Independent Student: To qualify as an independent student you must
  • Be born before January 1, 1984 (for the 07-08 academic year)
    OR
  • Be enrolled in a graduate degree program
    OR
  • Be married as of date the FAFSA was filed
    OR
  • Have dependents other than a spouse who lives with you
    OR
  • Be a ward of the court/dependent of the state
    OR
  • Be a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces
    OR
  • Both parents are deceased
• ING*: Illinois National Guard Grant that pays tuition and activity fees.
• ISAC: Illinois Student Assistant Commission
• IVG*: Illinois Veteran Grant that pays tuition and mandatory fees.
• MAP*: Monetary Assistance Program Grant that is based on financial need. Illinois residency is required and no repayment is necessary.
• MPN: Master Promissory Note
• NSLDS: National Student Loan Data System
• PIN: Personal Identification Number
• PLUS: Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students. Parents may apply online at http://fa.wiu.edu/preapp. Dependent students whose parents are denied a PLUS loan may be eligible for an additional Stafford Loan.
• SAR: Student Aid Report: Document you will receive after your FAFSA is processed. Your SAR will list all of the answers you provided on your FAFSA
• TI: Total Income

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Financial Aid
127 Sherman Hall • 1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455

E-mail: Financial-Aid@wiu.edu • Phone: 309/298-2446 • Fax: 309/298-2353 •  TT:309/298-1856
Office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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