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Webster students enrolled at one of the St. Louis campuses, or in the online program, who are anticipating financial aid in excess of their tuition and fees may be eligible for the Money for Textbooks program. See separate notes below about the Online Courses and the Downtown, Westport, and Winghaven campuses. This program allows students to receive an advance on their financial aid, which can be used to purchase their textbooks and supplies in a timely fashion. Maximum amount is $600.00 per semester. Complete the online application form to apply. Application for the program cannot be done in person or over the phone. Term Classes Students enrolled exclusively in term classes (8 or 9 weeks only and no semester-long classes), will usually get only one financial aid disbursement and refund for the entire semester. Therefore, if you use the Money for Textbooks program, you need to buy all of your books for both terms at the start of the first term. If you do not, you will likely have received your refund in full before the start of the 2nd term. You will then need to use that refund to purchase your books for the second semester. You will not qualify for the Money For Textbooks Program if your Financial Aid award has already been disbursed. If you received a refund you are expected to use those funds to purchase your books for the second term of the semester. Click on this link for the on-line form NOTE: This form will be sent via e-mail and is not a 100% secure system. Process 1. Student submits online application form to Processing Office. 2. Processing Office determines eligibility (maximum of $600 per semester). 3. Processing Office emails response to the students by the next business day. 4. Processing Office emails authorization to Bookstore 5. Materials for courses at St. Louis campuses may be purchased at the bookstore on the main campus (or at the temporary bookstores set up at the Westport, Winghaven and Downtown campuses) after the date/time noted on the response e-mail message (usually one business day after the request is received) and prior to 5 p.m. on the Friday of the first week of your classes.
Materials for online courses MUST be purchased through MBS Direct (http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/webster.htm) in order to take advantage of the Money For Textbooks Program. 6. Business Office places charges on student account and this amount is deducted from any projected refund. Important Deadlines and Restrictions The Processing Office will review applications and send responses to student applicants Monday through Friday during regular office hours. The Processing Office must receive your application form by 2 p.m. Applications received after this time will be processed on the following business day. All applications must be submitted by Thursday of your first week of classes for each term. The last time that textbooks may be obtained through this program is prior to 5 p.m. on the Friday of your first week of classes for each term. No textbooks may be obtained through this program after these cutoff dates. There will be no exceptions. Due to winter break, this program will not be available when campus is closed (usually December 24 through January 2). Refunds: No cash refunds will be given for any textbooks or other merchandise purchased through this program; a credit will be issued instead. Credits are sent to the Business Office for posting on the student's account. Time Lines: Applications will be accepted approximately two weeks prior to the start of classes until the Thursday of the first week of classes. Days of Operation for Money for Textbooks Program: Graduate students (except MAT) Fall I: August 3, 2009–August 20, 2009 Fall II: October 5, 2009–October 22, 2009 Spring I: December 21, 2009–January 7, 2010 Spring II: March 1, 2010–March 18, 2010 Summer: May 17, 2010–June 3, 2010 Undergraduate students and MAT students: Fall I: August 10, 2009–August 27, 2009 Fall II: October 12, 2009–October 29, 2009 Spring I: January 4, 2010–January 14, 2010 Spring II: March 1, 2010–March 18, 2010 Summer: May 17, 2010–June 3, 2010 Please Note: The Money for Textbook application process involves sending confidential information via email. FERPA regulations recommend that the University only send information from a student's educational records to their official University email address to protect each student's privacy. The reason for this is that there is no way to be sure that an email coming in from another email address (your place of employment or other email addresses, i.e. yahoo.com, hotmail.com, aol.com) is really coming from you. Therefore, you should use your Webster email address to assure privacy when applying for the Money for Textbook Program. Money for Textbooks - Online Students Online students who have applied and been approved for Money for Textbooks will order their books online at http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/webster.htm. During the checkout process there is the payment option for Money for Textbooks, you will then be prompted to enter your student ID number and a Voucher ID (which will be sent to you) to process the order. In order to use the Money for Textbooks program, online students MUST order their textbooks through MBS Direct. Money for Textbooks - Winghaven, Westport, and Downtown Campuses Students may use the Money for Textbooks program at the Winghaven, Westport, and Downtown campus bookstores. To use Money for Textbooks, students must have applied and received approval. Students must have an ID, and know their student ID number. Please contact the bookstore at (314) 968-5936 to get the dates that books will be available at these campuses. Students at the Webster Groves campus, the Downtown St. Louis campus, the Winghaven campus, and the Westport campus can order books through Follett at: http://www.webster.bkstr.com Comments or questions regarding this website can be sent to |