Financial Aid

Process

  • No financial aid will be processed until you have been accepted into the BSECE program, your official transcripts have been entered into Banner, and I have received the enclosed Covenant College financial aid application (CAPP). There are instructions on the application for doing your federal form (FAFSA) on line if you are interested in federal funds (student loan, federal Pell grant) and, if you are a Georgia resident, instructions are included for going on-line to complete a GA application.
  • If you are planning to apply for federal funds (Pell grant, Stafford loans) you should do that right away. We usually receive the Student Aid Report (SAR) within 4-6 days of your doing the FAFSA online or within 4 - 6 weeks of your sending in a paper FAFSA to the Department of Education (don't send a paper FAFSA to Covenant).
  • Once the Financial Aid office has received all of the necessary paperwork, an award will be processed and you will be informed through e-mail that the award is complete and ready to be viewed on Banner. There will be instructions included with that e-mail concerning how to accept or decline your award on Banner. Be sure you read any messages, on Banner. Also, be sure you look, on Banner, to see if there is any missing paperwork that needs to be completed or copied and sent in. No loans will be processed or financial aid disbursed until all missing paperwork is received.
  • Because so much of our communication takes place online, it is very important that you log onto Banner just as soon as you receive your ID and PIN. This should be included with your acceptance letter along with instructions on how to log into Banner for the 1st time. The Accounting Office sends out an e-bill to your Covenant e-mail account so you need to check that frequently. Also, the Accounting Office is no longer accepting credit cards as a form of payment for your account.
My major avenue of communication is through your Covenant College e-mail address; so please check it often.

Margaret Stewart
Covenant College Assistant Director of Financial Aid
14049 Scenic Highway
Lookout Mountain, GA 30750
1.888.281.3244
706.419.1152
stewart@covenant.edu





Financial Aid