Accepting Your Offer

Financial Aid is intended to help bridge the gap between the cost of attending Moraine Park and the resources you and your family are expected to contribute. Once your Financial Aid offer has been processed, you will need to accept or decline the funds that have been offered to you.

IMPORTANT!

  • Summer financial aid will not be offered until you have registered for that term.
  • If any changes are made to your award offer, you will be notified of the revision via Moraine Park student email and directed to review your offer on myFinancial Aid.

How to Accept Your Aid

  1. To accept your aid: (Watch this video for help: How to Accept Your Financial Aid Offer)
    1. Log into the myMPTC Student Portal.
    2. Click to open myFinancial Aid.
    3. Make sure the Aid Year 2026-2027 is selected in the upper right corner.
    4. Click on the Offer menu.
    5. Be sure to read through the Financial Aid Guide listed in the top section – it contains important information about your funding!
    6. Scroll down to review your specific financial aid information and take action by accepting or declining the aid being offered.
    7. Grants will automatically be accepted on your behalf as they are free money, but you still must acknowledge the terms and conditions.
    8. You can choose to accept or decline the full amount or only a portion of the funds.
    9. Initial award offers are based upon full-time (12 or more credits) enrollment. If this is not what you are enrolled in or intend to enroll in, please notify the financial aid office via the Supplemental Form (located in myFinancial Aid) so your aid may be adjusted.
    10. Click Submit.
    11. Review the information and check the box to acknowledge the Terms and Conditions then click Accept Award.
  2. If you are a First-Time Federal Direct Stafford Loan Borrower, you must log into StudentAid.gov and complete the following items before you can receive funds.
    1. Loan Entrance Counseling
    2. Master Promissory Note
  3. For all student borrowers accepting a new federal loan, it is recommended you log into StudentAid.gov to complete the Annual Student Loan Acknowledgment.

Information About Your Offer

  • Your offer lists the types of aid and the amounts of funds you are eligible to receive for the aid year. There are two types of financial aid, and students may be offered a combination of the following:
    • Gift Aid - Includes grants and scholarships, which do not have to be repaid or earned through work.
    • Self-Help Aid - Includes loans (federal, state, or private) that must be repaid and work-study funds that must be earned by working.
    • Make an informed decision by going to Types of Financial Aid for an overview of each loan type, or explore U.S. Department of Education - Federal Student Loan Types for detailed information and requirements.
  • The amounts offered indicate what you will receive for fall and spring.
  • Your offer is based on full-time enrollment (12 or more credits):
    • If you enroll in less credits, or drop classes, prior to the date of record and your eligibility for financial aid changes, your aid will be revised (see section on disbursement for more information) to the new credit level.
  • Your offer uses the most current information available regarding your grade level, enrollment status, housing plans and academic progress.
  • Your offer is contingent upon available federal, state, outside agency and/or college funding sources.
  • Eligibility may change if the criteria used to calculate the financial aid offer was inaccurate or has changed.
  • If, at any time, Moraine Park receives notification that your eligibility for a fund changes, your financial aid offer will be revised and all previous offers will be considered void.