Office of Student Aid : Applying for Student Aid 2008-09 : Students Transferring to Penn State

If you are planning to transfer to Penn State, please take the following steps to receive your student financial aid at Penn State.

Step One: Notify your prior school (Registrar and Student Aid Office) that you will not be returning.

Step Two: Release your U.S. Department of Education Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information to Penn State.

If you have already completed the FAFSA:

Call the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 800-433-3243 (touch tone only) or 319-337-5665 to request that your FAFSA be released to Penn State.

You will need your:

• DRN number from your Student Aid Report (SAR)
• Penn State's federal school code.

If you have not completed the FAFSA:

• Submit the FAFSA on the Web so that your student financial aid can be processed at Penn State.
• Use Penn State's federal school code where requested on the FAFSA.
• Refer to Applying for Student Aid for more information.

Step Three: Contact your state grant agency (if applicable).

If you are receiving a Pennsylvania State Grant, you must notify the AES/PHEAA Grant Division in writing that you are transferring to another school. Send your written communication to:

AES/PHEAA Grant Division
1200 North Seventh Street
Harrisburg, PA 17012

Include:

• your name
• Social Security number
• semester you are transferring
• housing status (on/off campus or living with parents)
• indicate you will attend Penn State, list the campus and the appropriate federal school code.

If you are a non-PA resident receiving a state grant, contact your home state grant agency.

Step Four: Contact the Office of Veterans Programs (if applicable).

• If you are a University Park student receiving veteran benefits, you must contact the Office of Veterans Programs, 325 Boucke Building, University Park, PA 16802, 814-863-0465, for necessary paper work.
• If you are attending a Penn State campus other than University Park, contact the Student Affairs office at your campus for the necessary paperwork.

Step Five: Review your Student Financial Aid Award Notification and contact the Office of Student Aid if you have any questions.

Note: Federal Pell Grant eligibility will be determined when your FAFSA is received at Penn State. If we later receive information that you were awarded a Federal Pell Grant at another institution during the same award year, your aid at Penn State may be adjusted as a consequence.

For more information on other student aid programs at Penn State, please review Aid Programs.