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, please log into your myAlvernia account and head to the Student Financial Services section for any forms needed after your FAFSA is processed, such as:
- Loan document instructions
- Verification worksheets
- Unusual Circumstances (FAFSA dependency status reviews)
- Special Circumstances (income reduction reviews)
- Employer reimbursement forms
- How to View my Financial Aid on Self Service
- How to Use my Financial Aid in the Bookstore
- Student account questions
More Important Planning Tools
- General Financial Aid Information
- A guide to Understanding the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Alvernia FATV 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 Inceptia, 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 delinquent. 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 HeroKnowl.org.
- Money Management
- You Can Deal With It 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 advice and information to students and families
- Alvernia University's Financial Aid TV videos to help understand the IRS Data Retrieval Process
- Student Financial Aid Code of Conduct
- Federal Verification Process
We have established a partnership with Inceptia, 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 Alvernia University’s 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.
