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FINANCIAL CONNECTIONS
FINANCIAL AID TIPS
§ Apply for financial aid at www.studentaid.gov and select Greenville Technical College from the drop-down list
§ Available aid: Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Student Loans, SC Lottery Tuition Assistance, SC Need Based Grant, SC Workforce Pathways, LIFE Scholarship (doesn’t require FAFSA), Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, and GTC Scholarships.
§ CheckStudentSelf-Service–FinancialAid(GTC4meàStudentSelf-ServiceàFinancial Aid) for:
à Financial Aid Offer Letter
à Submitting electronic documents needed to receive financial aid
à Certification Forms for LIFE, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, SC Need Based
Grant etc.
à Book Voucher
§ Check GTC Gmail for financial aid correspondence
§ Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress each semester to remain
eligible for financial aid. Refer to https://www.gvltec.edu/SAP for requirements. FINANCIAL AID CHECKLIST
After You Receive Your Offer Letter
§ Once your financial aid has processed, you will receive a Notification Email from the Financial Aid office. This is most commonly referred to as your Financial Aid Offer (https://gvltec.edu/admissions_aid/financial_aid/financial_aid_faq.html) You can view your offer in Financial Aid Self-Service, by selecting the "My Awards" option.
§ Please be aware your Financial Aid Offer lists aid amounts assuming full-time enrollment. Amounts will adjust based on the number of hours in which you are enrolled.
§ To add student loans to your Financial Aid Offer, log in to studentaid.gov with your FSA ID and password and complete both Entrance Counseling -AND- MPN (Master Promissory Note) for the Subsidized/Unsubsidized loans.
§ If you are offered Federal Direct Student Loans, please note that you must actively accept these awards on the ‘My Awards’ screen within Financial Aid Self-Service. If you do not accept your loan, they will never be disbursed to you. You can also change and/or cancel the amounts of a student loan you were offered.
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