9.2 Awarding an Additional Loan After a PLUS Denial
Purpose: Use this document as a reference for how to award an additional loan after a PLUS denial in ctcLink.
Audience: FA Counselor/Advisor.
You must have at least one of these local college managed security roles:
- ZD FA Director
- ZD FA Student Aid Info
- ZZ FA Student Aid Info
If you need assistance with the above security roles, please contact your local college supervisor or IT Admin to request role access.
Awarding Additional Loan
Navigation: NavBar > Navigator > Financial Aid > View Packaging Status Summary
- The View Packaging Status Summary search page displays.
- Enter the Student ID.
- Enter the Academic Institution.
- Enter the Aid Year.
- Select Search.
- The Packaging Status Summary page displays.
- Select the Database Matches link.

- The Database Matches page displays.
- Select the Plus Override checkbox.
- Select OK. You will return to the Packaging Status Summary page.

- The Packaging Status Summary page displays.
- Select the Save button to save your work.

You must have at least one of these local college managed security roles:
- ZD FA Award Processing
- ZD FA Director
- ZZ FA Award Processing
- ZZ FA Award Processor
If you need assistance with the above security roles, please contact your local college supervisor or IT Admin to request role access.
- Navigate to the Assign Awards to a Studentpage:
- Navigation: NavBar > Navigator > Financial Aid > Awards > Award Processing > Assign Awards to a Student
- If a PLUS loan has been awarded, cancel the existing award.
- Select the Add a Row button [+] to add an additional award.

- Select the Action lookup icon and select ‘O’ to offer the award to the student.
- Select the Item Type lookup icon and select the “Unsubsidized DL PLUS Denied” award.
- Enter the desired award amount.
- Select Validate.
- Select Post.
- Select Save to save your work.
- Process complete.
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