Your first, vital step in applying for your financial aid package is the filing of both a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form and a state financial aid application, both of which are available from the College’s Office of Financial Aid. To receive optimum service, it is highly recommended that you complete these applications online. You may begin that process immediately by downloading a copy of the 2009-2010 Pre-Application Worksheet. You may also download the FAFSA application. To further assist you, links to available Federal and New York State tuition assistance and award programs are listed below. In addition, you may click here to go directly to the Direct Loan Application.
Federal financial aid is divided into three basic categories: grants, federal work study, and loans, which can be used individually on in combination to help finance your Brooklyn College education. Grants are outright financial awards that you are not required to repay. Work study assistance will allow you to earn money to help pay for part of your educational expenses by working part-time on campus. Federal student loans require that you first participate in entrance and exit interviews with the College’s Office of Financial Aid, and agree to repay the principal and interest on such loans upon completion of your studies. You should also be aware that Federal and State Financial Aid programs change frequently, so the types and amounts of awards may vary annually, based on available funds and changes in the status of your financial need.
Important Brooklyn College Code Numbers you will need:
- Title IV or Federal Code Number: 002687
- TAP Code for Undergraduate Students: 1410
The various student financial aid grants available to you, and which do not require repayment, are listed below. To be considered for Federal financial aid, you must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen admitted as at least a half-time student to a degree program and must maintain satisfactory academic progress to preserve your continuing aid eligibility. (Students not yet admitted into a degree program do not qualify for federal or state aid.)
- Federal Pell Grants Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG) Academic Competitive Grant (ACG) National SMART Grant
Unlike grants or work-study, loans are a form of financial aid that you must pay back at interest rates that are typically lower than consumer rates, usually not until after your studies have been completed. The size of the loan you seek and commit to should be determined only after all available gift-aid has been applied for. You should also determine whether the loan you choose has an interest-free grace period before repayment begins and if all or some of the loan may be deferred or repaid after graduation.
- Federal Direct Loan Program
- Direct Loan Payment Plans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- Federal PLUS Loan Program
- Alternative Student Loans
Federal Work Study (FWS) provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. The program encourages community service and work related to the recipient's course of study.
