Office of Financial Aid/Scholarship

Welcome to Murray State University’s Office of Financial Aid/Scholarship! As you are either considering Murray State University as your college choice or are already a part of the Murray State Racer family, we hope we can be of service to you throughout your academic endeavors. There are many ways for students to get financial assistance to help pay for college. In the Office of Financial Aid/Scholarship, we work with federal, state, and university programs such as scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study.

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If you are thinking about paying someone to help you complete your financial aid application, then please review this tip sheet to find out why this isn't necessary and how to protect yourself.

How are we doing?

The Office of Financial Aid/Scholarship is conducting a survey to assist our office in better serving our customers and meeting their financial aid needs. We would appreciate if you would please take a moment to complete the brief satisfaction survey. Your feedback is valuable to allow our office to improve and continue providing quality assistance. Your response is anonymous. Please complete the survey by clicking here.

Be sure and read our Policies and Procedures.

Calculate MSU expenses and financial aid through our Net Price Calculator!

FAFSA School Code = 001977

Announcements / Events

MSU continues to abide by FERPA privacy regulations. If not yet completed, all students must complete the Consent to Release Student Information form and submit to the Registrar's Office (you may also complete this via your myGate portal under the Academics tab). This allows many offices to discuss specific data with the student or any other individual.

March 15-Beginning awards for scholarships

March 18-Beginning awards for incoming freshmen for federal aid

Summer 2013 Financial Aid Application is available

May 1-Deadline for accepting scholarships

June 1-Deadline for accepting scholarships for non-traditional students

June 1-Beginning awards for current students for federal awards

2013-14 FAFSA is available Filing EARLY is important!

Visit the Bursar's Office for upcoming dates/deadlines

Keep updated with Financial Aid Updates

Office of Financial Aid/Scholarship

Murray State University
500 Sparks Hall
Murray, KY 42071-3312

msu.sfa@murraystate.edu
msu.scholarships@murraystate.edu

(270) 809-2546
(800) 272-4678, ext 3

(270) 809-3116 fax

Office Hours
University closure dates
Monday - Friday

January - May
8:00 am - 4:30 pm CST

June - July
7:30 am - 4:00 pm CST

August - December
8:00 am - 4:30 pm CST

Financial Aid Updates-News & Notes

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Summer 2013 Financial Aid Application is Available Now

Summer 2013 Financial Aid Application
Verification
- If you are selected for verification, you must provide the appropriate documentation to continue your request for federal financial aid. Requested items will vary per student. Please access your myGate to determine if you have documents outstanding. Please visit this site to assist in submitting those documents.
- Please note an important change. A copy of your Federal Tax Return is no longer acceptable. You must provide a full IRS Tax Account Transcript. See IRS Transcript Request Procedures.
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Time to Apply Now for the 2013-2014 FAFSA!
- Students are able to begin submitting the 2013-2014 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Please make sure you use the federal website: www.fafsa.gov.
- To sign the FAFSA electronically, a Personal Identification Number (PIN) is required for you and your parents, if you are a dependent student. The PIN may be obtained at www.pin.ed.gov.
- Families are strongly encouraged to use IRS Data Retrieval process to import the tax return data into the FAFSA. IRS Data Retrieval Instructions
- If your taxes have not been filed at the time you are completing the FAFSA, you may use estimated figures, i.e., last pay stub for the calendar year 2012 or the actual 2011 Federal Tax Return. Once your 2012 Federal Tax Return has been filed, you must update your FAFSA with the appropriate data. You are able to use the IRS Data Retrieval option to enter the updated data.
- The FAFSA should be filed as soon after January 1st as possible. If you are a resident of Kentucky, the College Access Program (CAP) Grant has limited funding available. The grant will be awarded to eligible students until funds are exhausted.
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Concurrent Enrollment

See Concurrent Enrollment on the Policies and Procedures site.
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Private Loans-Fast Choice

Introducing a way to search for private loan opportunities. Select Fast Choice to proceed with evaluating these opportunities.
Financial Aid Awareness-Know Your Finances!

Being aware of your financial situation is one step closer to managing your finances. Below is a link to assist you in understanding your finances.
Financial Awareness Counseling

(select "Financial Awareness Counseling" under "Tools and Resources")
Annual Notification

Review this document to see updated information that you need to know.
Federal Pell Grant Recipients
- Select Federal Pell Grant Recipients on the Policies and Procedures site.
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Repeated Courses
- Select Repeated Courses on the Policies and Procedures site.
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Graduate Students

Select Graduate Students on the Policies and Procedures site.
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Financial Aid Information Flier

General Information to assist you in your awards.

Financial Aid General Information

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