Welcome to GSW's Financial Aid website. The staff and I are continually working to make your Financial Aid experience a pleasant one. However, we depend on you to start your FAFSA application as soon as the FAFSAs are released each year and no later than April 15 for priority processing. This will allow timely processing for the upcoming financial aid year.
We are pleased that you are interested in coming to GSW. We aim to provide resources to assist in funding your journey to obtain your degree in the form of grants, state, institutional scholarships, employment, and student loans. Please remember to borrow responsibly. It is not our goal to have students leave GSW overwhelmed with debt. We would like to see you have an enjoyable stay and be prepared for future endeavors with minimal debt, if any.
For this reason, GSW takes a responsible borrower approach to awarding loans. We may offer federal loans up to annual limits for undergraduates and may offer graduate students up to $8000 a semester in initial awarding reserving funds for summer and/or leaving an option to request additional funding in the Office of Student Financial Aid. Once offered federal loans students must accept loans, complete loan counseling, and electronically sign promissory notes, all prior to disbursement. In addition, if loans are not disbursed by September 30th in fall or March 30th in Spring GSW will cancel the request and the student will become responsible for all fees.
In the case of enrollment status increases (including future start dates), after drop/add any semester the student is responsible for requesting a manual review. If the enrollment status decreases the institution may adjust upon in-house notification.
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions and email us your questions and concerns at finaid@gsw.edu.
The links to your left will assist with the financial aid process. The link below 'Net Price Calculator' will provide an estimate of how much students similar to you paid to attend Georgia Southwestern State University.
Best of luck on your educational journey!
Angela V. Bryant, Ph.D
Financial Aid Director
