Fee Payment Disbursement Information

Financial Services > Fee Payment Disbursement Information

Estimated Dates - Spring 2008

How to Receive Financial Aid Once You Have Applied

1. Go to the Main Financial Aid Office website.
2. Click on “Your Status” in the upper right hand corner.
3. Log on with your username and password *
4. Select correct academic year.
5. This is your financial aid status page.
6. To Accept your Aid:
   • Scroll down until you reach the table that lists the loans you are eligible for.
   • Click any one of the gray buttons.
   • Read the instructions
   • Click the red and white arrow that says “go to form”
   • You should see a listing of the loans you are eligible for and the option to accept, decline, or accept partial amount. Make your selections.
   • Click submit.
     • A confirmation page should pop up if you successfully accepted your loans.
7. To Sign the Master Promissory Note:
   • Follow this link https://lo-online.ed.gov/empn/unsecure/index.jsp.
     • Link can also be found towards the bottom of the status page.
   • Master Promissory Note is signed with the pin number you used to sign your FAFSA with.
     • If you’ve misplaced it, you can request that it be emailed to you on http://pin.ed.gov/. It usually takes 3 days for you to receive the email.
8. To Complete an Online Entrance Interview:
   • Go to http://www.dlssonline.com/entrancecounseling/main-entc.asp
     • The link can also be found towards the bottom of the status page.
9. To Set Up a Direct Deposit Account:
• Go to http://www.treasurer.ohio-state.edu/stud_guards/direct_dep_info.html
• Disbursements must ultimately be received through direct deposit. It takes 5-7 days for your request to be processed.

*If you do not already have a username and password, please activate your username and password online. Once you have activated your username and password, return to the log in page and continue from Step 3.

NOTES: Steps 6-8 must be completed in order to receive financial aid.