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Financial Aid

Thank you for inquiring into the financial aid process here at Wayland Baptist University! In order to ensure a successful outcome, it's important to understand the process as well as the necessary documentation required to complete the process.

To qualify for financial aid, you must be a degree-seeking student at Wayland and enrolled at least part-time in the 16-week term (six semester hours for undergraduate students or four semester hours for graduate students).

Although it is not required to attend WBU, we all encourage students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at www.fafsa.ed.gov  to make sure there is not any grant (free aid) eligibility that may be otherwise overlooked.

If you desire to use Financial Aid, please keep in mind that the financial aid process can take up to 4 weeks depending on how quickly the student is admitted and required documentation is received. Therefore it is important for students to complete the FAFSA application and provide required documentation as soon as possible to expedite processing.

If you feel there are special circumstances that need to be included in your financial aid information (i.e. divorce/separation, child care, lower income, etc.), please contact the Financial Aid Advisor at your campus. Your file may be reviewed for verification and validity of the special-circumstance request.  Failure to include all necessary documents will delay the process or end in denial of the request. 

Students are not eligible for aid disbursements until their academic file is complete and they have been fully admitted to Wayland. If you have questions regarding your file, please contact your academic advisor.

Forms that need to be submitted to financial aid may be emailed to finaidhawaii@wbu.edu, turned in at any Wayland campus, or mailed.

The following is a list of documentation that a student may need to submit. Make sure the document is legible, accurate and signed if required. Inaccurate or incomplete information may delay the application process. Only when the financial aid packet is complete will it be sent to Wayland's main campus for verification.

If selected for verification, you may be asked to provide the additional information listed below.

  • 2020-2021 Independent Verification Form if you (and your spouse if applicable) file your own taxes, OR
  • 2020-2021 Dependent Verification Form if you are considered a Dependent on a Parent or Guardian Tax Submission (ensure the parent/guardian also signed the submitted document).
  • 2018 Tax Return & W2's - you can by-pass this step if you "authorize use of the IRS Data Retrieval Tool (DRT)" in the FAFSA.
  • 2018 Tax Return Transcript for student and parent/spouse, if applicable. Note the 1040 must be signed with the appropriate signatures.
  • W-2 Forms
  • LES (December 2018) for you and/or your spouse if you are active members of the military. Request a copy of your LES from DFAS.

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