Financial Aid Basics
Grants & Scholarships
FAFSA
Student Loans
MSU TEXAS
100
FAFSA is an acronym that stands for this
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
100
Need based gifted aid awarded at federal, state, and institutional levels.
What is a grant?
100
This is the earliest students can complete the FAFSA every year
What is October 1st?
100
A postponement of a loan payment
What is Deferment/Forbearance?
100
1922
What is the year MSU was established?
200
The amount of credits a student must be enrolled in to be considered full time financial aid eligible
What is 12 semester credits?
200
Gifted money to aid a student in paying educational expenses and is gifted by third parties or institutional departments.
What is a scholarship?
200
These types of students must submit financial information for their parents on the FAFSA.
What are dependent students?
200
The type of federal direct loan in which the government pays the interest on while the student is still in school
What is a Subsidized loan?
200
A perpetual sophomore at MSU Texas. He is known for wild antics at football and basketball games where he is known to fire-up the crowd to cheer the Mustangs to victory
Who is Maverick T. Mustang?
300
This is the total amount of expenses that a student could accrue while attending college, such as tuition/fees, room & board, transportation, books, and personal misc expenses
What is the cost of attendance?
300
A state grant program available to Texas residents who graduated from a Texas high school no earlier than Fall 1998 and completed the recommended or advanced high school curriculum or its equivalent.
What is Toward Excellence, Access, & Success Grant or Texas Grant?
300
These students do not have to provide parent information on the FAFSA because they are over 24 years of age, married, have children/dependents they support, are veterans, active duty military, orphans/ward of the court, or homeless/at risk of being homeless.
What are independent students?
300
The type of loan in which interest accrues while the student is in school
What is Unsubsidized loan?
300
The festival includes a two hour street parade, traditional Caribbean food, rhythms of the pan ensemble, and traditional dances. Each year, the celebration ends with a cultural showcase and allows participants the opportunity to obtain traditional arts and crafts of the West Indian culture. 
What is Caribfest?
400
Males ages 18-25 must register for in order to receive federal aid.
What is the selective service?
400
Beginning freshmen and undergraduate transfer students new to MSU who have not already received a degree, are Texas residents, Pell Grant eligible, and whose family's combined annual income is $50,000 or less are guaranteed that any remaining balance of tuition and mandatory frees not covered by grants, scholarships, exemptions, benefits, and/or waiver programs will be paid by the university.
What is the Mustangs Guarantee Program?
400
This is what Undocumented students can complete to receive TX State Aid
What is the TASFA or Texas Application for State Financial Aid?
400
This is a credit based loan secured by the parent to assist in paying the student's educational expenses.
What is a Parent PLUS loan or Direct PLUS loan?
400
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What is Homecoming?
500
This is what you must maintain to be eligible for financial aid, for an undergrad is 67% completion rate and 2.0 GPA.
What is Satisfactory Academic Progress or SAP?
500
This scholarship program provides scholarships for first generation students, in addition to supporting students throughout their four years of education at Midwestern State University.
What is The Priddy Foundation Scholars Program?
500
Name 3 of the qualifying events that qualify as a change in financial status due to a special circumstance
What are loss of income, serious illness, disability, significant medical expenses, Separation or Divorce, and Death in the Family?
500
6 months
What is the amount of grace period before you have to start paying on your student loans?
500
Prior to the Mustangs, MSU used to be called this mascot.
What is the Indians?