The financial aid process starts with filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Please see Alvernia's FAFSA page for the latest updates on all things FAFSA! For more information, feel free to contact our office at sfs@alvernia.edu. First-year students who have logins, and current students, and head to the Student Financial Services section for any forms needed after your FAFSA is processed, such as: 

More Important Planning Tools

General Financial Aid Information
  • A guide to 
  •  has a searchable library of short videos on a wide range of financial aid topics
Loan Repayment and Default Prevention

You're not alone when it comes to student loans. Alvernia has partnered with , a division of National Student Loan Program (NSLP), to provide you with FREE assistance on your Federal sudent loan obligations to ensure successful, and complete, loan repayment. Inceptia's friendly customer service representatives may reach out to you if your loan(s) become . Inceptia is not a collection agency. Alvernia has partnered with them to help students explore a wide variety of possibilities, such as alternative repayment plans, deferment, consolidation, discharge, forgiveness, and forebearance options. Inceptia will stay in touch with you via phone calls, letters, and/or emails to help you find answers to your questions and solutions to your issues. For additional resources, including information on repayment options, please visit Inceptia's Student Loans Knowledge HQ at .

Money Management
  • is PHEAA's webtool to assist you in learning how to manage your money and handle college debt 
  • The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) offers
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  • Student Financial Aid Code of Conduct
Federal Verification Process

, a division of the National Student Loan Program (NSLP), to expedite the federal verification process.


Verification Gateway (VG) from Inceptia is an online portal to guide students and parents through verification. If your FAFSA application is selected for verification by the U.S Department of Education, you will receive an email from VGCS@inceptia.org, or postcard from Inceptia, containing 最新91制片厂鈥檚 unique website link to start the verification process. We encourage you to begin the verification process within 7 days of receiving notification from Verification Gateway to ensure you receive your financial aid in time for payments. Failure to complete the verification process could result in the delay or denial of your financial aid.


Follow these steps to complete your verification:

  • Access Alvernia's website link in the email from VGCS@inceptia.org or listed below.
  • Create your account and choose preferences for text messages and e-signatures.
  • Complete your Task List.
  • Confirm your signature and review your information.
  • Sign your account.


*If you are a dependent student, your parent also needs to create their own account and complete each of these steps.


Questions about the verification process? Contact Inceptia, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST at 888.374.8427 or VGCS@inceptia.org.

 
 
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FAFSA: What You Need To Know
Our FAFSA webpage has the latest information from Federal Student Aid. Get assistance with understanding how to prepare for the FAFSA and get help on filling it out.
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