Selection, Notification, and Disbursement

All students must be admitted before they can be considered for financial aid. Once you have applied and it has been determined that you are eligible for financial aid, the Financial Aid Office will assemble a package to meet your needs and will notify you of the awards to which you are entitled. Most awards are made to those students whose forms are received in the Financial Aid Office by February 1. Late applications will be considered only as aid becomes available. The February 1 deadline does not apply to the Federal Pell Grant and the Federal Stafford Loan Programs.

You will be notified by mail of the awards you are eligible to receive and you must then notify the Financial Aid Office which awards you will be accepting.

All grant and loan awards will be shown as a financial aid credit on the student's account for full-time enrollment status. (Student's who intend to enroll less than full-time must complete a "Change of Hours" form indicating the number of hours for which they plan to attend.  This may affect the amount of financial assistance for which the student is eligible.)  Financial assistance must first be used to pay the required university charges. Students who have funds remaining after university charges have been paid will receive a refund check the second week of classes.  Students who have set up direct deposit of excess Federal Direct Stafford Loan funds will have these funds direct deposited into their cash/savings account.

Except in rare cases, all awards will be distributed in two equal disbursements over the course of the academic year.

See the following pages for additional information:

Undergraduate financial aid programs

Graduate financial aid programs

Your Financial Aid Award Notification Email

Payment of Awards