Congratulations on earning an EKU scholarship! All EKU students should accept their scholarships before the deadlines listed below. Steps to accept:
Login to myEKU through the OneLogin link on EKU’s homepage
Navigate to the Big E Central block
Click on: Aid: Scholarships, Grants & Loans
Select “Financial Aid Dashboard”
Select the “Award Offer” tab
Select the appropriate award year in the top right corner
Review awards
a. Accept or Decline your scholarship
b. Select “Submit”
c. Acknowledge the terms and conditions for your award
How To: Accept Student Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans
Review and Accept/Decline Your Financial Aid Awards
All Eastern Kentucky University students awarded Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan or Federal Work Study must log into myEKU to accept/decline those awards. The following are the steps to take to review your awards.
Login to myEKU through the OneLogin link on EKU’s homepage
Navigate to the Big E Central block
Click on: Aid: Scholarships, Grants & Loans
Select Financial Aid Dashboard
Select the appropriate award year in the top right corner
Click on the award offer tab
Scroll down to “Options to Pay Net Cost”
Select “Accept” under the “Take Action” tab before selecting “Submit”
Contact Big E Central if at any time you wish to have your award changed
If at any time you wish to have your award changed, you should contact Big E Central.
Select “Complete Aid Process” then “Complete Entrance Counseling”
Choose “Start” to being entrance counseling
Add EKU by searching for Kentucky, then Eastern Kentucky University
Select “Notify This School”
Choose the appropriate student type and “Continue”
Read all information and answer the questions provided
Sign a Master Promissory Note
Go to the Federal Student Aid website
Login with your student FSA ID and password
Select “Complete Aid Process” then “Complete Master Promissory Note”
Select “MPN for Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans”
Provide requested information
Note: When signing your MPN, you will be asked to provide two references with different U.S. addresses. You will need to provide their name, address and telephone number
All federal student loan borrowers will receive a confirmation email from the U.S. Department of Education once they have successful completed the E-MPN. The requirements will be shown as complete on ASIST 48 hours after completing entrance counseling.
For Parent PLUS Loans
To accept the Federal Parent PLUS Loan, your parent must complete the following steps:
Go to the Federal Student Aid website
Login using the parent’s FSA ID and password
Under “Parent” Select “Apply for a Parent PLUS Loan”
Select “Direct PLUS Loan Application for Parents”
Enter the appropriate award year when prompted
If approved, choose “Complete a Master Promissory Note for a Parent PLUS Loan”
Provide requested information.
If a borrower has been approved for a direct parent PLUS or direct graduate PLUS loan by means of obtaining a qualified endorser or documenting to the satisfaction of the U.S. Department of Education that there are extenuating circumstances related to the borrower’s adverse credit, the borrower must complete the new direct PLUS loan counseling requirement at www.studentloans.gov.
