We want to make the financial aid process simple for you and your family, so just follow these steps to get the most aid possible. If you ever have any questions at all, never hesitate to reach out to your admissions counselor or any member of our financial aid team.
Next steps to get graduate financial aid
1. Apply to Brenau
Before you do anything else, make sure you complete your application to Brenau and upload all necessary documents.
2. File Your FAFSA
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) determines your eligibility for the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan. The FAFSA opens each year on October 1 and you can file completely online at studentaid.gov.
Filing your FAFSA is the most important way to ensure that you receive as much financial aid as possible, and only takes about 30 minutes to complete. File as soon as you can, because our financial aid office processes files in the order we receive them. That means the sooner your file, the sooner you’ll know your financial aid package. You need to complete the FAFSA every year, so save it on your calendar for Oct. 1!
To share your FAFSA with Brenau, use our school code 001556 in the application
*To learn more about the types of aid available through the FAFSA, visit our Financial Aid 101 page
Learn about the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on graduate financial aid.
3. Consider Additional Loan Options
Many students may require funding in addition to the Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan. Students typically choose between either Grad PLUS loans, or private loans.
Grad PLUS Loans
A Grad PLUS loan is a federal loan that allows students to borrow up to the full cost of attendance for their program.
Grad PLUS loan requirements
- Complete the Grad PLUS loan application
- During the loan application, your credit will be checked for creditworthiness
Learn more about what to do if you’re denied for a Grad PLUS loan.
Grad PLUS loans will be sunsetting for new borrowers on July 1, 2026, due to the One Beautiful Bill Act (OB3) To learn about the impact OB3, visit Federal Student Loans Changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Private Loans
A private loan is designed to support students in their education and is funded by non-federal sources. These loans are credit-based and interest rates and fees fluctuate based on creditworthiness and lender.
To view and compare private loan options, visit FastChoice
4. Accept Your Financial Aid
Once you have received your financial aid offer from Brenau, you need to accept your aid by completing the following steps:
- Accept the offer in CampusWEB
- Navigate to my.brenau.edu and open CampusWEB
- Go to the My Financial Aid Tab, click Awards and verify your aid year then click View Offer
- Accept scholarships and grants as well as terms and conditions
- Accept or decline your loan offers
- Complete loan entrance counseling
- Complete once for unsubsidized & subsidized loan
- Complete separately for Grad/Parent PLUS Loans
- Sign your Master Promissory Note
- Complete once for unsubsidized & subsidized loan
- Complete separately for Grad/Parent PLUS Loans
- Congratulations, you have successfully accepted your financial aid!
- If we have any issues someone from our financial aid team will contact you.
