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School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

FINANCIAL AID NEWS
for
SPHTM Students

INCOMING AND CONTINUING STUDENTS 2013-2014 APPLICATION TIME FRAMES

INCOMING STUDENTS:  

Keep in mind that we cannot make an offer of aid until after the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine has made an offer of admission to you AND you have input your Social Security Number into Tulane's Gibson Online system.

The Gibson Online portal is where you will need to provide Tulane with your Social Security Number.  Shortly, ACCEPTED students will be sent an email giving them instructions on how to access Gibson Online, and thus, input their Social Security Numbers.  Tulane University must have your Social Security Number in order to be able to download your Free Application of Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) from the Department of Education.

Please note that access to the 2013-2014 Financial Aid section Gibson Online was not available until March 1, 2013.   

If you would like to receive your Finanical Aid Notification prior to April 15, 2013, then you should complete your 2013-14 FAFSA and your 2013-14 School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Financial Aid Addendum preferably before March 15, 2013 to allow us ample time to complete all awards. 

Since Tulane has a rolling admission policy, we continue to process admitted student aid throughout the year, so applications received after March 15, 2013 will be processed.

CONTINUING STUDENTS:

You are encouraged to have your 2013-14 FAFSA and your 2013-14 School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Financial Aid Addendum completed by MARCH 30, 2013. Students planning on attending the summer session especially need to have their FAFSA's completed in March in order for your summer aid to arrive on time.

SUMMER WORKSHOP AND APPLICATION INFORMATION (March 21, 2013)

A Summer Financial Aid Workshop was held on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at noon in room 1210. The purpose of this workshop is to explain the summer financial aid process, which is a bit different than the fall and spring semesters.  Students wanting summer financial aid should complete a 2013 Summer Addendum. In order to receive your aid in a timely manner, we recommend that the Summer Addendum be turned in by April 15, 2013; however, the deadline for turning in the Summer Addendum is Friday, June 14, 2013.  For your convenience, you can review the PowerPoint presentation that was used at the workshop.

LOAN REPAYMENT SEMINAR (April 26, 2013) 

On Friday, April 26, 2013 at noon in the Diboll Auditorium (first floor of the Tidewater Building), we will be conducting a loan repayment seminar.  There are various loan repayment options available to you (Standard, Graduated, Income Sensitive, Income Contingent, Income Based, Pay As You Earn) and understanding your options is very important to your financial future. Another option you need to know about is Public Service Loan Forgiveness.  This seminar is especially important for graduating students, but all students are encouraged to attend as this is critically important to all students with federal loans.  The seminar will be presented by a professional financial aid consultant, Jeffrey E. Hanson, PhD.

 

VIEW MY FINANCIAL AID ONLINE

Incoming students, you are now able to access Gibson Online.  

Students may view their financial aid information online at Gibson Online.

For an example of site navigation, click here.

For directions on accepting an award, click here.

HOW TO GET YOUR MONEY ON TIME

In order for your loan funds to credit, you must have completed all the steps on the financial aid checklist, including but not limited to:
Accept your award on Gibson Online.
Complete your Entrance Counseling (Stafford AND Grad PLUS) at the Dept. of Education web site.
Complete your Master Promissory Notes (Stafford and Grad PLUS) at the Dept. of Education web site.

REFUND DISBUSEMENT VIA DIRECT DEPOSIT

Direct Deposit is the fastest way to receive your financial aid living expense refund. In order to receive a Direct Deposit refund, you must go to the Accounts Receivable web site and input your bank account information into NetPay. If you have questions about this Accounts Receivable process, please call Accounts Receivable at 504-865-5368.

Financial aid funds cannot credit to Accounts Receivable until the first day of classes. When you are notified that you have a credit balance in Accounts Receivable, you need to go to Accounts Receivable's web site and request a refund on their NetPay system.

 

ENTRANCE COUNSELING

Per federal regulations, all first time William D. Ford Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan borrowers and all first time Federal Direct Graduate PLUS loan borrowers must complete an Entrance Interview which acknowledges the borrower's rights and responsibilities under the Federal Direct Loan program. The entrance interview requirement must be completed on line at the Department of Education web site.

Additional information provided to the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine's Class of 2014 in our Financial Aid Orientation Session is available in a powerpoint presentation.