Required Forms for Graduate Students, NEC Plus, and Online Bachelors Degree Programs

In order to apply for, be awarded and disbursed federal financial assistance, you must complete four (4) items:

• NEC Financial Assistance Application (GNOBA)
• FAFSA
• Federal Stafford Entrance Loan Counseling (1^st time borrowers w/NEC only)
• Federal Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note (1^st time borrowers w/NEC only)

Step One: The New England College Financial Assistance Application

Click below to download and print the NEC Financial Assistance Application, otherwise known as the Graduate, NEC Plus and Online BA Degree Students (GNOBA). Please send this form to Student Financial Services at NEC by mail, fax, or by scan/email to sfs@nec.edu  Click the link below to access the form in PDF format.

New England College Graduate, NEC Plus and Online BA Financial Assistance Application

Step Two: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Here’s the link: FAFSA

You can submit this form after January 1, 2010 to Federal Student Aid Programs for the 2010-11 adademic year, ending June 30, 2011. Please note that the FAFSA must be received and fully processed (including signatures) by New England College. The New England College School Code is 002579.

To expedite FAFSA processing, complete the form online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Filing online expedites the process and helps reduce the chance of error. If you are filing online, you can sign the form electronically using your own Federal Personal Identification Number (PIN). If you need to acquire a PIN or forgot your PIN number you can request a PIN at www.pin.ed.gov. There is an option at the end of the online FAFSA process to print, sign, and mail a signature page; however, keep in mind this will delay the process by approximately 2-4 weeks. 

To complete your FAFSA online, please follow these instructions:

·       First Year Students should select  Fill out a FAFSA

·       If you filed a FAFSA last year, select  Fill out Renewal FAFSA

·       Select 2010-2011

·       Print and complete the FAFSA on the Web Worksheet

·       Enter the completed information online  

·       Submit electronic signatures

The FAFSA is not valid until the student  signature is received.  Lack of a signature is the most common error for students and can result in weeks or months of delays in processing and potentially in a loss of funding.

Once you have E-signed your FAFSA:

·       Print and save your confirmation page

·       Review your Student Aid Report (SAR)

This is sent to you by Federal Student Aid Programs (FSAP).  Online filers should receive an email with a link to your SAR within 3 to 5 business days. Paper filers should receive the Student Aid Report within 3 weeks. It is your responsibility to be sure this is received, reviewed, and corrected if necessary. If you do not receive the SAR, please call 800-433-3243.

Selected for Verification? 

 If you are selected for verification after you complete the FAFSA, you will be required to submit your 2009 Federal Tax Return and W2 forms or if did not and will not file, you must submit the New England College Student Non‐Filing Statement (linked) along with all other requested documentation.

Steps Three and Four

Complete the Federal Stafford Entrance Loan Counseling and Master Promissory Note (MPN) here:

http://www.nec.edu/student-financial-services/student-loans/federal-stafford-loans