When Will I Be Notified About My Financial Aid Awards?
It is important that your financial aid application is received and is complete by the suggested priority deadline:
| Freshmen |
March 1 |
| Continuing students |
April 1 |
| New transfer students |
May1 |
| Graduate students |
June 1 |
The Financial Aid Office will begin to process financial aid applications for the fall term in the preceding spring.
First-time, full-time freshmen financial aid awarding will begin for new students in mid-late March. Processing of
financial aid awards for continuing students begins in late May. New transfer and graduate students will begin to be
processed in mid-June. All students are formally notified of their financial aid awards in a letter sent to the home
address via the US mail.
Once application processing begins, financial aid applications are reviewed weekly on a continuous basis. If you
complete your financial aid application after July 1 and do not receive a financial aid award letter within three weeks
of the date your application was complete, please contact our office.
When Will I Receive My Financial Aid?
Financial aid administered by the University Financial Aid Office is paid (disbursed) to you no sooner than 10 days prior
to the start date of each term, provided that you have:
- Responded to all requests from the Financial Aid Office for additional information.
- Enrolled at least half-time (6 hours for undergraduates, 4.5 hours for graduate students).
Please note that many grants and scholarships require full-time enrollment before disbursement.
- Completed/signed all applicable Master Promissory Notes (MPN) and entrance interviews required for student loans.
Links for entrance interviews and Master Promissory Notes:
Stafford Loan Online Entrance Interview
Stafford Loan Online Master Promissory Note
Perkins/Nursing/Health Professions Online Entrance Interview and Master Promissory Note
How Will I Receive My Financial Aid?
Direct Application of Aid to Your University Student Account
Grants, scholarships, and loans administered by the University
Financial Aid Office are first applied directly to your university student account to pay charges for tuition, fees, room and
board and other university charges. Financial aid awarded for a specific term can only pay for charges for that same term.
Financial aid administered by the University Financial Aid Office is paid to your University student account no sooner than
10 days prior to the start date of each term.
Aid That Exceeds Your University Student Account Charges
If the total of your financial aid exceeds the charges on your University student account, these funds will be
refunded to you. Refunds are processed in
Student Financial Services, Thackeray Hall.
Work Study Payment
Work Study awards are earned as wages by working in positions with eligible employers. Once you begin your employment
under the Work Study program, you will receive payment for the hours worked each month. It is your responsibility to make
sure that the payroll paperwork necessary to add your record to the University payroll system is complete before you begin to
work. To insure that you receive your paycheck monthly, it is your responsibility to make sure that your time record is
submitted by the payroll deadline each month.
Private Scholarships and Grants
Aid Provided from Sources other than the University Financial Aid Office
When your scholarship or grant payment from a private source is sent to the University, it will be applied to your
University student account, one-half for each semester, unless otherwise specified by the scholarship sponsor. You will not
receive a credit for financial aid from a private source until the payment actually arrives at the University. If the payment
creates a credit balance on your University student account, the credit will be refunded to you. It is your responsibility to
report to the Financial Aid Office all financial aid received by you from any source outside of the Financial Aid office.
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