Federal Stafford Loans

Stafford Loans

Federal guaranteed Stafford Direct Loans are available to Florida Tech undergraduate students and graduate students who are U.S. citizens, or eligible non-citizens.  Both undergraduate and graduate students must complete the FAFSA, be accepted by Florida Tech as a degree-seeking student, and be registered for at least half time status.  New Florida Tech students, and those who are applying for their first Stafford Direct loan as a Florida Tech student, must complete the following before their first loan disbursement can be deposited in their student account:

  • Logon to Florida Tech's Panther Access Web System (PAWS) and accept your Stafford Direct Loan
  • Logon to the Federal Department of Education website: https://StudentLoans.gov 
    • Complete the Entrance Counseling session
    • Complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) for your Direct Loan

To help prepare for completing Loan Counseling and the new Federal Direct Loan MPN, you may want to download our tutorial about StudentLoans.gov:  New Requirements for Federal Direct Loan

Additional current information is available on the StudentLoans.gov Direct Loans web page.