Northwest State Community College • 22600 State Route 34 • Archbold • OH • 43502
Phone: 419-267-1333 • Fax 419-267-5587 • finaid@northweststate.edu
D. Proof of Identity – Student must appear in the financial aid office and provide proof of identity
The student must appear in person at Northwest State Community College to verify his or her identity by presenting an unexpired
valid government-issued photo identification (ID), such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport. The
institution will maintain a copy of the student’s photo ID that is annotated by the institution with the date it was received and reviewed,
and the name of the official at the institution authorized to receive and review the student’s ID.
In addition, the student must sign, in the presence of the institutional official, the Statement of Educational Purpose provided below:
Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose
(To Be Signed at the Institution)
I certify that I, ____________________________ am the individual signing this Statement of Educational Purpose and that
(Printed Student’s Name)
the federal student financial assistance I may receive will only be used for educational purposes and to pay the cost of attending
Northwest State Community College for 2019-2020.
____________________________________________ N _________________
Student Signature Student ID Date
____________________________________________ ___________________________________________
Financial Aid Staff printed name Financial Aid Staff Signature
If the student is unable to appear in person at Northwest State Community College to verify his or her identity, the student must provide
to the institution:
a) A copy of the unexpired valid government-issued photo identification (ID) that is acknowledged in the notary statement below,
or that is presented to a notary, such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-issued ID, or passport; and
b) The original notarized Statement of Educational Purpose provided below, which must be notarized. If the notary statement
appears on a separate page than the Statement of Educational Purpose, there must be a clear indication that the Statement
of Educational Purpose was the document notarized.
Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose
(To Be Signed in the Presence of a Notary)
I certify that I, ____________________________ am the individual signing this Statement of Educational Purpose and that
(Printed Student’s Name)
the federal student financial assistance I may receive will only be used for educational purposes and to pay the cost of attending
Northwest State Community College for 2019-2020.
____________________________________________ N _________________
Student Signature Student ID Date
Notary’s Certification of Acknowledgement
State of ________________________________________City/County of________________________________________
On _________________________________________, before me, ____________________________________________
(Date) (Notary’s Name)
personally appeared, ____________________________________________, and proved to me on basis of satisfactory
(Printed name of signer)
evidence of identification ____________________________________________ to be the above-named person who
(type of unexpired government-issued photo ID provided)
signed the foregoing instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal ____________________________________________
(seal) (Notary signature)
My commission expires on ____________________ (Date)