How to apply for SUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS

Step 1: Upon receipt of the Financial Aid Award Letter, students should indicate their acceptance of the offered loan funds and return their completed and signed award letter to the Office of Financial Aid immediately and no later than May 1, to confirm acceptance.

Step 2: Upon receipt of the completed award letter, the Office of Financial Aid will initialize the loan for online certification through Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation's Loans By Web (LBW).

Step 3: Students will then be prompted, via e-mail, to complete their online loan application, using their FAFSA PIN as an electronic signature. First-time borrowers will be required to complete entrance counseling.

Step 4: The LBW process will allow the student borrower to choose a lender for his or her loan.

Complete your Stafford online application at lbw.tgslc.org/LBW/start.do.


2008-2009 Loans by Web (LBW) Loan Instruction Sheet

This form includes step-by-step instructions for completing the LBW online application process to apply for and obtain your Subsidized Stafford loan.

How to apply for PERKINS LOANS
After a student returns the Financial Aid Award Letter and indicates that he or she accepts the federal Perkins loan, the Student Accounts and Loans Office will place a promissory note online for the student to sign electronically. An e-mail notification will be sent once the note is available online.

If awarded a Perkins loan by Trinity University, you must complete all requirements online, including Perkins Entrance Counseling and the signing of your promissory note.

Your Perkins loan will not be disbursed until all electronic documents are submitted. Once approved by the Trinity University Student Accounts and Loans Office, your account will reflect the disbursement. This information is time sensitive, so it is important that you complete this process as soon as possible.

*Renewal eligibility for federal Perkins loans is based on completion of the FAFSA, demonstrated need, satisfactory academic progress and availability of funds.

**NOTE: Your FAFSA PIN is required to complete this process. If you do not have a valid PIN, you must go to the Department of Education's PIN site at www.pin.ed.gov.

Step 1: Log on to ECSI's website at http://www.ecsi.net/promD2.

Step 2: Provide your PIN when requested on the Student Authentication Network page.

Step 3: Most pages require that you indicate your acceptance of the terms. To do so, check the box at the bottom of the page.

Step 4: You must provide complete reference information for yourself, a family member, and two additional references. Failure to complete all requested information accurately will keep this loan from crediting to your student account.

Step 5: PROMISSORY NOTE – Read completely. Electronically sign at the bottom of the promissory note page. The electronic signature includes a check box and your full legal name.

Your electronic promissory note will be reviewed by the Trinity University Student Accounts and Loans Office before any monies are disbursed. If there are any concerns, you will be notified by e-mail or letter. If you change your mind and no longer want the loan, please notify the Office of Financial Aid as soon as possible at financialaid@trinity.edu or 800 TRINITY.