How To Complete the Book Loan Request Form: 

Student Role: Below are steps explaining the process of the Book Loan Request form for the role of the Student. The process according to the Financial Aid Counselor role can be found as you scroll down.

Initial Information on the Web Forum:

• The Name and Email associated with your student account at UMBC should automatically populate in the first two text boxes.

• Select the Campus location in which you are registered to take your classes.

• Please Select the Enrollment Information that suits your status as at Student at UMBC.

• Enter the First Letter of your Last name on the last Drop Down list provided on the web forum. This will populate your Financial Aid Advisor. If you are facing any difficulties you can also find your Financial Aid advisor at https://financialaid.umbc.edu/contact/ or by clicking Contact Financial aid link under the Useful Links tab located at the top right corner of the web form.

• Once you have completed entering all the information on the Book Loan web forum proceed into docusign by selecting the Next button.

Docusign:

• Once in Docusign click the button labeled Continue to proceed with your form.

• **If you are not comfortable completing your form at the current moment select the Other Actions button to the right and select an option best fitting your situation. Please do not simply close out of the form. **

• Please read the information provided by OFAS.

• Once you have reached the portion of the document where you are prompted to initial, please provide your e-initial where indicated by clicking on the initial buttons. Please only initial if you agree with the terms and conditions.

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  • If you are not comfortable with continuing with the form you can either save the form for later or decline to sign using the Other Options Button on the top right hand corner.

• Following the Initials you will be prompted one final signature, please sign the form if you agree with all terms and conditions by clicking on the button labeled Sign.

• Once you have signed the document your role on the document has reached an end and all additional information following is to be filled out by your Financial Aid Counselor.

• Once you have filled out all fields corresponding to your role proceed to click the finish button the the top right hand corner of the page.

Important:

Please allow 48-hour turnaround time for processing your form.

Once you have received approval please allow a minimum of two hours to receive official communication email before going to the bookstore to purchase textbooks.

Financial Aid Counselor Role: Below are steps explaining the process of the Book Loan Request form for the role of the Financial Aid Counselor. The process according to the Student role can be found toward the top.

• Once you receive an email for the Book Loan Request form please proceed into Docusign by clicking on the link provided.

• Once in Docusign click the button labeled Continue to proceed with your form.

• **If you are not comfortable completing your form at the current moment select the Other Actions button to the right and select an option best fitting your situation. Please do not simply close out of the form. **

• Scroll down the Document until you can see the portion labeled Financial Aid Counselor in Bold.

• Please Proceed to enter in the Student Aid Amount, Student Bill Amount and the Book Loan Amount with its corresponding text boxes.

• Please select one of the two buttons indicating whether or not you Approve or Deny said Student’s Book Loan Request.

• Please provide your e-initial where indicated by clicking on the initial buttons. Please only initial if you agree with the terms and conditions.

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  • If you are not comfortable with continuing with the form you can either save the form for later or decline to sign using the Other Options Button on the top right hand corner.

• Once you have signed the document your role on the document has reached an end, proceed to click the finish button at the top right hand corner of the page.