Applying for Financial Aid:

To apply for financial aid you must:
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is available in December and may be submitted after January 1 for the school year beginning the next fall. This form is available in our Financial Aid Office, your High School Guidance Counselor's office, or online at www.fafsa.ed.gov .

If submitted electronically:

• You will be assigned a PIN number for signature.
• Send your information to us by using our federal school code number 004598.
• The FAFSA application must be done each year.

After completion of the FAFSA your eligibility will be determined based on family contribution and college costs.

1. Complete and submit the IWCC FA Information Form.
2. You will receive an Award Letter from our office after ALL the necessary information is completed and received.
3. Checking your status. Please contact us at 712-325-3295 or email us at financialaid@iwcc.edu.
4. Deadlines list priority application dates, disbursement dates. FA Timeline

Applying for Loans:

The Federal Stafford Student Loan eligibility listed on your Award Letter REQUIRES A SEPARATE APPLICATION in order to receive this loan.

If you need to borrow one or both of these loans, you must:

1. Complete the Stafford Loan Authorization Form and/or Parent PLUS Loan Authorization Form that is enclosed with you Financial Aid Award Packet.
2. Return the completed Loan Authorization Form(s) to the Financial Aid Office.
3. The Financial Aid office electronically submit your loan information to the lender/servicer.
4. New student or first time borrowers, will be sent a post card from the servicer instructing you to visit the website to complete the MPN. Students that do not have access to a computer may request a paper MPN and a pre-printed Master Promissory Note will be mailed to you. You must complete a MPN (Either electronically or paper version), before any funds are disbursed.
5. Upon receipt, the lender/servicer will disburse funds,a s scheduled, to Iowa Western
6. IMPORTANT! All new borrowers are required by the federal government to complete Entrance Loan Counseling. This requirement may be met electronically by going to Entrance Interviews