Instruction Guide

Accepting and/or Declining Your Awards

Financial aid can be confusing, especially your first time through the process. Follow the instructions to access your award, review and accept your award and continue with the loan process if you and/or your parent decide to borrow from the Federal Direct Student Loan Programs or lender of choice.

Descriptions of your financial aid offers can be found at www.ltu.edu/financial_aid/required_reading.asp. Please read and understand the conditions of all your awards before accepting any of them. Additional information can also be found at www.ltu.edu/financial_aid.

To review your awards online, proceed with the steps below.

Please keep in mind that grants and scholarships are automatically accepted and the amount disbursed (or not, if not enrolled properly) will be conditional on your enrollment status for the semester.

Step 1> Log onto www.LTU.edu/Bannerweb

Step 2 > Click on:  Login to Secure Area. The User ID is your student ID # (see award notice for 9 digit number). The PIN is your LTU PIN # (or, when used for the first time, your birth date in mmddyy format). If unsuccessful, contact the One Stop Center at (248) 204-2280 for PIN reset instructions. Then, click on: Login

Step 3 > At the next menu, click on: Student Services & Financial Aid, then Financial Aid, and then My Award Information. Next, click on: Accept Award Offer by Aid Year then select Aid Year 2008-2009 and Submit.

Step 4 > Depending on your decision, select one of the following choices: “Accept Full Amount of All Awards” OR “Accept/Decline/Decide Later” OR “Accept Partial Amount”. Lastly, click on:  Submit Decision. If at a later date you change your decision, contact the One Stop Center at enrollmentservices@ltu.edu.

Step 5 > Begin the process to secure a federal student loan (Stafford and/or PLUS).

        Student:      Federal student loan process

        Parent:        Federal Parent PLUS loan process