How to Apply for Financial Aid

Application for financial aid should be made as early as possible. Late applications can only be considered within the availability of funds.

The following steps should be taken in applying for financial assistance to attend Martin Methodist College:

All students MUST submit an Application for Admission to Martin Methodist College before their applications for financial aid will be processed. This form is available from the Office of Admissions or online.

An applicant who is a Tennessee resident must mark the appropriate residence question on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This FAFSA form allows the student to apply for the Tennessee Student Assistance Award (TSAA) and the Pell Grant at the same time. This form is also required to receive a Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship. These forms may be obtained from Tennessee high school guidance offices, the Admissions Office at Martin, or online. To apply online, you must first create a FSA ID. Log in to www.fafsa.ed.gov to begin this process. The FSA ID has replaced the federal student PIN. Students and parents must then and go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to complete the FAFSA online. THIS IS A FREE SERVICE. Be sure you use the extension ed.gov or you will go to a non-government site that is not free and probably not safe.

Out-of-state applicants should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to be considered for the Pell Grant and other assistance. This form is available in high school guidance offices; see item 2 above. Out-of-state applicants are not eligible for the Tennessee Student Assistance Award.

For further information, contact the Financial Aid Office, located on the first floor of Colonial Hall.

Your financial aid package could consist of external scholarships, grants, scholarships, work-study and loans. Grants and scholarships are free money; loans are repayable; and work-study is earned from working on campus. The institution reserves the right to adjust institutional aid when that aid in combination with external scholarships, federal and state aid, except for federal loan programs, exceeds the direct cost of tuition, room, and board. A refund will not be provided as a result of receiving any Martin Methodist scholarship or grant in combination with another Martin Methodist scholarship or grant, a federal grant, outside scholarship or a state scholarship or grant. If the total of the specified types of aid exceeds tuition, room and board (or tuition only for commuters), Martin Methodist scholarships will be lowered in the amount of the overage.

Martin Methodist scholarships or grants may be replaced by other types of aid at the discretion of the Financial Aid Office.