Financial Aid at LSU Alexandria (lsua.
edu/financial-aid)
This resource guide is to help you successfully complete your financial aid requirements in a timely
manner. Once submitting your paperwork, you still have a few more steps to complete to finalize the
process.
Net Partner
Your NetPartner account is the driving force for your Financial Aid materials.
• To access NetPartner you will log in to your [Link] account with your LSUA username
and password.
• Once logged into [Link], you will select the student link at the top right of your screen.
• In the drop down box, select Financial aid (Netpartner)
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Documents Tab
Not sure what your status is in regards to your paperwork? Check the Documents tab. In addition to your
FAFSA, there may be additional worksheets that are needed by the University.
• To access the forms needed, select the documentation/messages hyperlink under the “Menu”
button in the upper left hand corner.
• Submit anything coded as “not received” or “incomplete” in the status field. *If a document is
incomplete check your LSUA email as we have notified you of what else is needed.
• You can submit your worksheets in several ways: in person, by mail, email to
financialaid@[Link], fax (318) 473-6534, or electronic submission.
o Some forms allow you to submit them electronically. However depending on your
computers software this may not work. If it does not state the form was successfully
submitted, you need to print it out and submit it using one of the other options listed above.
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Messages Tab
Check your messages frequently. It is recommended to check at least twice a week. This will provide
a detailed account of actions that directly affect you and your financial aid status.
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Awards Tab
Once awarded, you will have two important tabs added to your NetPartner account: Awards and Accept
Awards. To view your financial aid offers, select the Awards tab. You will be presented a message, along
with a breakdown of your offers and disbursement time frame, i.e.) Fall 2017 and Spring 2018.
The awards are broken down by type. Grants and scholarships and then loans. As you see, with loans
there is a gross amount and then a net amount. The Net amount is what will actually disburse once the
Federal origination fee is removed. You may need to slide a gray bar over to the right at the bottom of
your screen depending on your awards and how many semesters they are posted for.
The budget information above your awards if NOT your actually charges. Your budget determines the
maximum amount of aid you can receive over a given period. It is calculated based on your enrollment,
the FAFSA information you provided, and regional information. To see you charges you will view your self
service portal.
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Accept Awards Tab
Under the select Awards Tab, you will be presented your offered awards for one school year, i.e.) Fall and
Spring Semester or Summer 3 through Summer 2 for 100% online students, along with an acceptance
disclaimer. You will have to accept that you have read the Federal regulations governing awards prior to
accessing the accept awards tab. This will only occur the first time you view it.
**Please Note** You are not required to accept any financial aid unless you choose to do so. Do not
hit “Accept All” until you have reviewed and wish to accept all awards.
If you only wish to accept certain awards then do so by individually accepting/declining them in the drop
down box provided, then hit submit.
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Award Offers Defined
In order to complete your Financial Aid application, you must decide to accept or decline any aid that is
offered.
• The photo below demonstrates what your awards page will reflect when you have received your
offers. Be sure to move the scroll bar at the bottom all the way right to see, some screens the bar
may be hard to see.
• You have the option to accept or decline each individual item. You will select submit at the end of
your choices.
***WARNING** If you select Accept All or Decline All, this will apply to EVERY item, regardless if
you had accepted or rejected previously. It is best to do each item individually.
So What Exactly Are These Awards?
Pell Grant
• A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid, unless you do not complete the
semester for which you received the award. (Free Money!) The amount of your PELL award is
determined by your FAFSA and enrollment. You Student Aid Report (SAR) on the FAFSA web page
will tell you the maximum PELL you are eligible to receive for the year if you are a full time student
o Learn more about Pell Grants - [Link] o To
apply, complete the FAFSA - [Link]
Scholarship
• These are offered based on application at LSUA – These will not have to be repaid.
Louisiana TOPS Program
• [Link]
Stafford Loan (Subsidized and Unsubsidized)
[Link]
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Disbursement tab
• The disbursement tab is where you can view scheduled dates that your awards will disburse to
your fee bill.
• To do so, you will need to click on the PLUS sign next to the semester/term you wish to view
Then you will see the scheduled amount as well as the scheduled date. Once the awards disburse you will see the
amount that was sent under transaction amount and as of date.
There are several reasons aid may not disburse on the scheduled date, mainly it has to do with missing
documentation or unmet messages, so be sure you are monitoring those regularly.
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Loan history tab
The loan history tab will reflect your loan balance with the Department of Education as of the date your
FAFSA was completed. It will not reflect with this award years information.
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