For the loan process, students have to apply through different programs. There is, for example, the Federal Stafford program. Then there are also private loans available. We send packets out to students so that they can decide which loan program they want to apply to. They then submit the forms to our office, and we process them.
Scholarships are a different matter.
All of our scholarship money is awarded on a merit basis. We're talking about money that doesn't have to be paid back to anyone in any way, shape, or form. Yes, the student really can't do anything because we're really looking at everything that they submit in their application. We hope that they've submitted everything about themselves in their application and that there should be no reason that they need to submit anything in addition to that. The one thing we don't have is assistantship that comes with teaching or research positions.