Applying for Financial Aid

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Step 1

Complete the FAFSA

You must meet certain . Please review your eligibility status prior to filing your FAFSA. The determines your eligibility for all federal student-aid programs and must be filed annually. The FAFSA is filed electronically and requires 色香视频鈥檚 Institution Code (002050). Completing and submitting your FAFSA requires that you apply for an  from the Department of Education.

You may complete the FAFSA before filing your taxes using estimated figures. However, you will need to update your FAFSA once your taxes are completed, the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) may be used to update your information roughly two weeks after you have filed your tax returns.

After submitting your application, you receive your FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS), which provides helpful information, including potential steps you may need to take.

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Step 2

Notification and Acceptance of Financial Aid Offer

Upon electronic receipt of your FAFSA and acceptance into an eligible degree program, 色香视频 will determine your award eligibility.

Keep an eye out for an email confirmation with your FAFSA Submission Summary (FSS). If issues are identified in this report, you will be required to provide further information to 色香视频 before your award can be determined.

You will be notified of any outstanding requirements and important financial aid information through 色香视频 email and your account (色香视频鈥檚 student portal). We have provided simple instructions to help you determine any outstanding requirements. It is very important to provide the requested documents as fast as possible to avoid delay in your aid offer. You will receive an email notification that your offer is available to view and accept via Compass. We have provided simple instructions for accepting your award and viewing important messages.

It is your responsibility to notify us of all financial assistance you will receive from outside sources like private scholarships, tuition waivers, and certain veteran鈥檚 educational benefits. Federal regulations require that we consider all other tuition assistance before we calculate the financial aid 色香视频 can offer you.

Title IV Authorization
What does this mean? Students must 鈥渁uthorize鈥 the University to apply federal financial aid funding to non-educational charges on their bill. We鈥檒l need you to make a decision on this and complete the requirement on .

If you wish to permit Student Financial Services staff to engage in any kind of conversation (i.e. in person, phone or email) regarding your account and financial aid, you will need to complete an 鈥淎uthorization for Release of Information.鈥 This requirement on your account only applies if you are authorizing others to speak with us. Choosing not to complete this form will not affect your financial aid.

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Step 3

Disbursement of Funds

Financial Aid funds are scheduled to disburse (payout) to your account at the start of each semester and are applied to any outstanding charges. Please consult the disbursement schedule to determine when your funds will payout according to your program's academic calendar. Financial aid funds disburse electronically unless you are notified otherwise.