Step 1 

• Apply for Admission to Siena Heights University. (New Students ONLY)
• Submit all official transcripts to Siena Heights University so you can be fully accepted.
• Register for classes. (If you are enrolled in eight-week cycles, register for both cycles at the beginning of each semester)
• Contact your campus site with questions about admissions or registration.

NOTE: You must complete the above steps in order to be awarded financial aid.

Step 2

• Apply for a PIN number on the web at www.pin.ed.gov If you are a dependent student, you and your parents will individually need to apply for a PIN.
• All new PIN holders are required to “activate” their PIN for added security against identity theft. PIN activation is required only once. To activate your PIN, go to www.pin.ed.gov and select the “Activate My PIN” link.
• Locate a copy of your tax return and W-2 form for the calendar year PRIOR to the academic year which you will use to complete the FAFSA.  If you are a dependent student, you will also need your parents' social security numbers and signed federal tax returns.
• Complete the FAFSA on the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov with Siena Heights University federal school code: 002316. Be sure to select Siena as the first school of choice AND the correct academic year.

If you have already completed the FAFSA with another institution listed as the first school of choice, you must update the FAFSA with Siena’s school code, 002316, as the first school of choice through one of the following options:

• Select “make corrections to a processed FAFSA” online at www.fafsa.ed.gov . You will need your PIN to make corrections online.
• Contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-433-3243 to make corrections to your school list via phone. You will need your DRN (Data Release Number) which is located in the lower left hand corner of your student aid report.

NOTE: The PIN & DRN are two different numbers. You can only make corrections via the web with your PIN; you can only make corrections over the phone with your DRN.

Contact the U.S. Department of Education with questions at 1-800-433-3243.

Step 3

• The federal government will process your ONLINE FAFSA in 2-3 days (paper applications take 4-6 weeks) and you will receive the results entitled Student Aid Report (SAR). Please review your SAR and check your answers. Siena should receive the SAR results within one week of you receiving the results.

Step 4

• Download, complete and submit your Employer Tuition Benefit Verification Form for the appropriate academic year. 

NOTE: If you are currently unemployed, you must also submit the Employer Tuition Benefit Verification Form. The Employer Tuition Benefit Verification Form provides an entry for students to indicate if they are currently unemployed.

Step 5

• If your application is chosen for verification you will be required to complete either the dependent or independent verification worksheet and provide copies of you and/or your parents (if applicable) completed and signed federal income tax return (IRS Form 1040, 1040EZ, 1040A or TeleFile Tax Record: The Telefile copy must contain the 10-digit IRS confirmation # and be signed by the filer anywhere at the bottom of the form). Please submit all required documents to the Financial Aid Office.

Step 6

• Once your financial aid file is complete you will receive an award letter outlining your financial aid package.
• Awarded one or more grants?  There is no additional student paperwork required to accept!
• Awarded a loan? Download directions to complete the Federal Stafford Loan application by selecting  Applying for Stafford Loan.
• Complete the Entrance Interview and Master Promissory Note (MPN)