However, if your parents have not supported you for two years and have not claimed you on their tax returns for the past two years, we may be able to consider you an independent student. You will be asked to submit documentation supporting your claim. We will determine whether adjustments should be made to your financial aid. You may update your information at the BearPAWS web site or call the Financial Aid Office. I applied for financial aid.
Loans are a form of student financial aid.
Grant aid is limited, and is typically awarded to students demonstrating relatively high levels of need. Student loans offer the opportunity to borrow money to help pay for college at an interest rate and with repayment terms that would not otherwise be available. No student is required to take out a loan, but in some cases, loans are the only form of student financial aid for which a student is eligible. Site Index SUNY Potsdam 44 Pierrepont Ave.