Links
Financial Aid

Personal Identification Number (PIN)
http://www.pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/pinindex.jsp
Completing the FAFSA online can be done using an electronic signature or PIN (Personal Identification Number). Both the student and one parent must have their own PIN in order to sign the FAFSA electronically. Always keep your PIN number in a safe place. Your PIN is similar to having a security code to access bank account information.

FAFSA on the Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online for fastest results.

Stafford Master Promissory Note (MPN)
https://choice.fastproducts.org/FastChoice/Welcome.do?configId=1193759765187
Complete Master Promissory Note (MPN). If you are a first-time Stafford Loan borrower you must complete the MPN before your loan funds can be released.

Entrance Loan Counseling
https://ent.glhec.org/FastFacts/entrance/Welcome.do?schoolNr=304100
Complete the mandatory loan entrance counseling session online at any time.

Parent PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN)
https://plusloans.fastproducts.org/FastPlusLoans/Welcome.do?schoolNr=
00304100&guar
Parents applying for a PLUS Loan are required to complete the MPN. The MPN is an agreement to repay loan funds the parent borrows on behalf of the student.

Exit Loan Counseling
https://ext.glhec.org/FastFacts/exit/Welcome.do?schoolNr=304100
Complete the mandatory loan exit counseling session online at any time.

OASFAA Financial Aid Resource Page
http://www.oasfaa.org/docs/resources/index.html
Information useful in your search to make higher education affordable for both parents and students.

Student Aid on the Web
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp
The National Center for Education Statistics opened this new website that offers hundreds of pages of student aid information. Students can read about the application process for financial aid and use a calculator to determine how much they need to save for college.

FastWeb
http://www.fastweb.com
Scholarship search service.

Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation
http://www.glhec.org
Stafford Loan information including individual student account inquiry.

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
http://www.nslds.ed.gov
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), for information on federal student loans.

SCHOOL CODE: 003041 PRIORITY DEADLINE: APRIL 1 Apply For Aid financialaid@defiance.edu   Defiance College admits students regardless of race, color, creed, sex, national or ethnic origin, or disability.