Please complete Part C from your records as follows:
1.a. Enter the amount of student budget used in determining financial need and packaging aid for the student identified in Part A.
b.Enter the expected family/student contribution. Do not include an amount for summer savings i f box B3 is checked “yes.”
c.Enter the amount of financial aid awarded in each category. If none, enter “0.” Remember not to include scholarships solely based on academic achievement on line C2. Include academic scholarships on line C5 as “other.” If B2 is checked, enter the amount that would otherwise have been awarded for Need based Loans and/or Work Study. This is the figure MRS will use in providing replacement assistance. MRS generally will not replace more than $2500. Do not enter unsubsidized, Plus or alternative loans.
d.Total the resources available to the student and enter this amount.
e.Enter the student’s remaining financial need by taking the amount of the student budget and subtracting total resources. In addition, subtract any needbased loan if not already approved and accepted. See number 4 below.
2.Check the appropriate boxes to indicate the items included in the budget. If room and board is checked, enter the amount. This will allow MRS to properly plan with students who are receiving welfare or Social Security benefits.
3.Check the appropriate box to indicate whether the student is receiving aid specifically for tuition. If “yes” is checked, enter the amount. This will assure that any MRS assistance provided will not duplicate a tuition award.
4.Check the appropriate box in the Needbased Loan section to indicate the student’s status relative to these loans. IT IS ADVISABLE FOR STUDENTS NOT TO APPLY FOR A NEEDBASED LOAN UNTIL AFTER
MRS ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN DETERMINED.
5.Enter any additional comments, information, clarifications, etc. in the space provided. Indicate here if student is enrolled in a noneligible program or less than parttime and not eligible for financial aid.
Sign and date the form where indicated and return to the MRS counselor.