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Follow these steps to ensure timely processing of your financial aid. Please note that all awards are based upon funds availability:

Complete the FAFSA

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at http://fafsa.ed.gov.

• The FAFSA becomes available on January 1.

• Students must complete a FAFSA each academic year.

• Enter UConn's Federal School Code, 001417, on the FAFSA for all campuses.

• The FAFSA must be received by the Federal Processor on or before March 1 (May 1, for entering graduate students) to be considered on time.

• The awarding of most forms of University of Connecticut financial assistance is reserved for applications received and logged in by the federal processor on or before the on time application deadline. Please note that all awards are based upon funds availability.

• Continuing students who applied for financial aid this past year should have received a Federal Student Aid PIN issued by the U.S. Department of Education. If you and/or your parent need to apply for a PIN, go to http://www.pin.ed.gov.

• For further information about completing the FAFSA, click here.

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Be accepted in a degree program at UConn

Students who are enrolled at the University of Connecticut on a non-degree basis are not eligible for financial aid. Exceptions are made for certain Certificate Programs that meet the requirements to be considered eligible for financial aid.

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Meet Eligibility Requirements

In order to be considered for financial assistance at the University of Connecticut, you must meet certain eligibility requirements.

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Submit Required Forms

If any additional information is required, it will be indicated in the Student Administration System. Once you’ve logged in, click the View Financial Aid link, then choose the appropriate year.

• Graduate Enrollment Form
  

All graduate students applying for financial aid must complete and return the Graduate Enrollment Form each academic year. This form is required to prepare a financial aid package for the student. It is not needed for the summer term.

• BGS Program Information Form

All financial aid applicants who are enrolled in the Bachelor of General Studies(BGS) program must complete and return the BGS Program Information Form each academic year. This form is required to prepare a financial aid package for the student.

BGS students enrolled part-time may be considered for Federal Pell Grants (3-5 Credits) and Federal Stafford Loans (6+ credits). Full time (12 credits per semester) BGS students may be considered for all types of need-based aid (except Tuition Remission Grant).

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Provide Verification Documents, If Required

Your Student Aid Report (SAR) will indicate whether or not your file has been selected for verification. Approximately 30% of students are selected by the Department of Education to verify the data submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Continuing students are awarded financial aid AFTER all requested information is received. For additional information about the verification process, click here.

Please be aware that funding is limited and financial aid is awarded on a first come first served basis. If the information requested by our office is not submitted early enough, the student may miss an opportunity for financial aid funds that become depleted as the awarding cycle continues.

Submitting Forms Or Documentation To Our Office

To facilitate quicker processing of required documentation, we encourage students and their families to submit all documents to the Office of Student Financial Aid Services via fax. If a fax machine is not available for your use, required documents may be delivered to the Wilbur Cross Student Services Center, or sent to our office via standard mail. When submitting documentation, please follow these simple guidelines.

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Access and Review your Financial Aid

Financial aid information is available to students 24 hours a day via the Student Administration System. To access your information, go to http://www.studentadmin.uconn.edu and login with your Student ID and password. Students will access the View Financial Aid link within the Student Administration System to complete the following financial aid tasks:

• Review and/or complete required documentation
• Review and/or update student enrollment status
• Accept or decline financial aid awards
• Report any outside resources of financial aid (i.e., scholarships, etc.)
• Review revised financial aid awards
• Complete required loan documents

To secure your financial aid awards, you need to complete steps 1-6 on the Financial Aid Action Page.

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Check Your University Email Account Frequently

Correspondence for students is sent to the student's University email account at http://google.uconn.edu/. This account is the University's official means of communication with students. You are responsible for checking your University email account frequently for information about your financial aid package. Emails from our office may include requests for missing or corrected information.

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Complete Loan Processing Requirements

After accepting a loan, you may be required to complete additional documentation for loan processing. This documentation includes the following:

• Federal Direct Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note - First-Time Stafford Loan borrowers at UConn only

• Federal Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling - First-Time Stafford Loan borrowers at UConn only

• “All-in-One Perkins Loan Package,” - First-Time Perkins Loan borrowers at UConn only

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Meet enrollment status requirements

To be considered for most forms of aid, students must be enrolled full time. Additional information regarding enrollment status requirements is available here.

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Pay the remaining balance of your Fee Bill

You must make arrangements to pay the balance of your Fee Bill. All costs that are not covered by your financial aid package must be paid by these deadlines:

• Fall Semester - August 1
  
• Spring Semester - January 8

See http://bursar.uconn.edu for more information.

Complete the Title IV Waiver

Charges such as parking, health services or balances from previous semesters cannot be paid by Federal Title IV funds (Financial Aid) without your express authorization. Submitting the Title IV waiver via the Student Administration System indicates that you authorize these charges to be paid from your financial aid.

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Additional Information

• For information concerning Alternative Loans, click here.
• For forms that may be necessary for your application process, click here.
• Click here for additional information on disbursement requirements.
• Click here for information concerning scholarships.
• If you need further assistance, please contact our office.

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