How To . . .

2026-2027 (fall 2026, spring 2027, summer 2027)

2025-2026 (fall 2025, spring 2026, summer 2026)

Summer 2026

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2026-2027

• Accept Your Financial Aid through Wingspan

• Complete Entrance Loan Counseling  (first-time loan borrowers)
• Complete Exit Loan Counseling  (students who borrowed loans and are leaving Winthrop)

• Create a FSA User ID (pdf - 2.03 MB)
• Create a FSA User ID: Video

• Graduate PLUS Federal Direct Loan Application Process - available early April 2026

• IRS Tax Return Transcript Request Online Method (pdf - 194 KB)
• IRS Tax Return Transcript Request Other Methods (pdf - 155 KB)

• Parent PLUS Federal Direct Loan Application Process - available early April 2026
• Private Loan Application

• Sign Your Master Promissory Note  (first-time borrowers)

• Submit Documents

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2025-2026

• Accept Your Financial Aid through Wingspan

• Complete Entrance Loan Counseling  (first-time loan borrowers)
• Complete Exit Loan Counseling  (students who borrowed loans and are leaving Winthrop)

• Create a FSA User ID (pdf - 2.03 MB)
• Create a FSA User ID: Video

• Graduate PLUS Federal Direct Loan Application Process (pdf - 245 KB)

• IRS Tax Return Transcript Request Online Method (pdf - 211 KB)
• IRS Tax Return Transcript Request Other Methods (pdf - 134 KB)

• Parent PLUS Federal Direct Loan Application Process (pdf - 253 KB)
• Private Loan Application

• Sign Your Master Promissory Note  (first-time borrowers)

• Submit Documents

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Summer 2026

       coming early spring 2026.