How To Apply

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Current Students: To apply for summer financial aid, please complete the Summer 2013 Application for Financial Assistance.

Follow this checklist to apply for Financial Aid from Richard Bland College.

   1. Complete the 2013-14 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at
        www.fafsa.ed.gov
             • Before completing the FAFSA, apply for your PIN at www.pin.ed.gov. If you
               are a returning student who has previously applied for financial aid, you will
               already have a PIN. The PIN allows you to sign your FAFSA electronically. If
               you are a dependent student, your parents will also need to obtain a PIN.
               Your PIN can be used to make any FAFSA corrections, to monitor your
               status with federal aid programs, and to access the National Student Loan
               Data System (NSLDS).
             • 2012 Federal Tax Return(s) and other financial documents are needed to
               complete the FAFSA. Students are strongly encouraged to use the IRS
               Data Retrieval Tool for the 2012 Income Information reported on
               FAFSA.
             • RBC's School Code is 003707. This code must be listed on your FAFSA in
               order for RBC to receive the information.
             • Priority filing date: April 1st
   2. Review your Student Aid Report (SAR)
             • If information is incorrect or missing, please make corrections on the web
               and submit them to FAFSA.
   3. Respond promptly to financial aid inquiries from RBC
             • If your FAFSA is selected for verification, there is required paperwork you
               must complete and submit. Your SAR notifies you of being selected for
               verification. Applications selected for verification are considered incomplete
               until all required documents are received. The Financial Aid Office will notify
               a student of which verification group form to submit. These forms can be
               downloaded here.
   4. Complete the Richard Bland College Application for Financial Assistance
   5. Award acceptance
             • New students: You will receive an award statement in the mail with
               instructions for how to accept or decline the aid offered on Banner Web.
               Compare the amount of aid you will receive to your tuition and fee charges,
               and settle any remaining balance with the Business Office by the tuition due
               date.
             • Returning students: You will receive an email notifying you that your
               application has been processed. Accept or decline the aid offered on
               Banner Web. Settle any remaining balance with the Business Office by the
               tuition due date.