Future Students

Welcome to the Winona State University Financial Aid Office's website.  The Future Students website is set up to provide basic financial aid information here at Winona State.  The Financial Aid Office considers you to be a future student until the point you have been academically accepted to Winona State University and have received an Official Financial Aid Award Letter.  Once you receive your Official Financial Aid Award Letter, the Financial Aid Office considers you to be a current student.

To help guide you through the financial aid process we have created several Quick Links located to the right.
 
The Application for Financial Aid (FAFSA) is the application for all federal and state financial aid.  This application will need to be completed for every school year you plan you use financial aid.  It is recommended that you wait two weeks after you submit your 2011 Federal Tax Return to the IRS before you complete the FAFSA.  This way you can use the IRS data retrieval system to input your financial information onto the FAFSA.

If you would like a financial aid award estimate you can check out the Financial Aid Estimator.
 
To learn more about the FAFSA and the application process you can check out Financial Aid Basics.
 
Types of Financial Aid will give you a list, with descriptions, of the different types of grants, scholarships, student employment, and student loans that are offered at Winona State. 

First Year Student Scholarship Information brings you back to the Office of Admissions website where most incoming student scholarships are awarded. 

The Cost of Attendance will give you an estimated budget to help you plan for how you will pay for school.
 
As you navigate through the financial aid process you will come across the need to use several different user ID’s and passwords.  The User ID and Password Information can help guide you through what you will need, and who you will need to contact if you have any issues.

The Financial Aid Office again welcomes you, and should you have any questions please feel free to contact us.