The Federal Perkins Loan Program

If you have arrived at this page, then you have been offered a Federal Perkins Loan and you are planning to accept.

In order for this loan to be credited to your account, you must PRINT and SIGN and SUBMIT all of the Forms in their entirety from the links at the end of this page (along with copies of your identification listed below) to the Financial Aid Office via an appointment.

Please return all four COMPLETED documents (along with copies of your identification listed above) to the Financial Aid Office when you make an appointment. All information MUST be complete. An appointment is made by emailing Mrs. Rienstra at Rienstras@wpunj.edu using your WPUNJ STUDENT ACCOUNT EMAIL ONLY. Should you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Rienstra via email.

The Forms can be found via links at the end of this page. Failure to comply will result in cancellation of your Federal Perkins Loan. Please follow the following directions carefully:

• Print and Read the Statements of Understanding, check the box indicating that you understand the document then sign it and date it.
  
• Complete the Personal and Confidential Information form (references) which includes the following:

Section A: Student information:

Local address: Student address while attending WPUNJ

Permanent address: Student's permanent mailing address

Section B: Parent or guardian personal information

Section C: Relative References: Example, brother and/or sister over the age of 18 not living in the same household, uncles and cousins, very close family friends, etc.

Section D: Personal References: Example, friends, neighbors, etc.

• Complete the Entrance Interview Questionnaire, using the Perkins Loan Brochure.
  
• Print and Sign the Perkins Loan Master Promissory Note

You must also submit a photo copy of two (2) identifications out of the three listed below:

• Social Security Card
• Valid Driver’s License
• University Identification Card (Student ID)

If you are a US permanent resident, you must submit a copy of your Alien Registration Card along with the above two identifications.

Please return all four COMPLETED documents (along with copies of your identification listed above) to the Financial Aid Office when you make an appointment. All information MUST be complete. An appointment is made by emailing Mrs. Rienstra at Rienstras@wpunj.edu using your WPUNJ STUDENT ACCOUNT EMAIL ONLY. Should you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Rienstra via email.

Download Forms:

3 Part Document (to be returned):

Statements of Understanding (to be returned - 1)

Personal and Confidential Information (References) (to be returned - 2)

The Federal Perkins Loan Program Brochure

Entrance Counseling Questionaire (to be returned - 3)

Additional Document:
Perkins Master Promissory Note (to be returned)

The Financial Aid Office at William Paterson University
300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel: 973.720.2202 - Fax: 973.720.3133
http://ww2.wpunj.edu/finaid/famain.htm