Financial Aid Office

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GENERAL LOAN INFORMATION UNDERGRAD & GRADUATE LOANS LAW LOANS

ADDITIONAL FORMS 2007-08 FORMS

DEFERMENTS DISBURSEMENTS RETURN OF AID POLICY

SOURCES OF AID TYPES OF AID INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS BRIGHT FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OPTION PRE-PAID TUITION PROGRAM ACG/SMART FIRST GENERATION

GENERAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES NEW STUDENTS RETURNING STUDENTS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IMPORTANT APPLICATION TIPS

QUALITATIVE MEASURE OF PROGRESS QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF PROGRESS APPEAL PROCESS

AWARD DECISIONS ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS SATISFACTORY PROGRESS PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT DEPENDENCY OVERRIDE ALTERNATIVE ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE SERVICES WHAT IS FINANCIAL AID? BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS DETERMINING FINANCIAL NEED COST OF ATTENDANCE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

VIEWING & RESPONDING TO YOUR FINANCIAL AID AWARD NOTICE

A Step-by-Step Guide

Initial steps

Your Panther ID and password are necessary to access your award OnLine.
To access your award OnLine, go to the Financial Aid Office web page. www.finaid.fiu.edu, and select “My Financial Aid.”
Enter your Panther ID and password.
Select the”Finances”link, click on “View My Financial Aid” and select the “Aid Year” (2007 or 2008).

Viewing your Financial Aid Award and Messages

After viewing the Award Summary, click on the “Accept/Decline Awards” link.
To view the award message and eligibility requirements, click on the link for each award.
The message for selected awards may instruct you to complete additional documents.

To Accept / Decline / Reduce your Financial Aid Awards

All awards must be accepted or declined.

To accept or decline the entire award, click on the “Accept All” or “Decline All” buttons.
To accept or decline an individual award, check the select box under the “Accept” or “Decline” column.
To reduce an award, accept the award and then point to the award amount and make your changes.
Toconfirm your selections, you must click the SUBMIT button.

Awards that include Federal Work Study or Student Loans

To complete the acceptance process you will be asked to complete additional forms. Select the appropriate link(s) located below the awards section. (Your awards will not be processed if the required documentation is not completed.)

Federal Work Study – you must accept/decline the award, view the WorkStudy Program link at www.finaid.fiu.edu and view the JOBLIST link and contact the selected Department for an interview.
Stafford Loans (subsidized or unsubsidized). If you are a first time borrower, you must select a lender, “Lender Selection” and complete the “Entrance Interview Information.”

Note: Before you make a lender selection, we encourage you to visit the Financial Aid web page at www.finaid.fiu.edu. Click on the “Loan Information” link, and select the “Lenders Comparison Chart” to view a summary of our Lender Partners benefits. For additional information on a specific lender, click on the lender name to visit their web site.
Perkins Loan Awards will require the completion of a Perkins Promissory Note. However, federal regulations require that the note be completed within 30 days of the beginning of the term. If you accept this loan you will be notified via your FIU e-mail with instructions regarding the completion and submission of the Perkins Loan Promissory Note.
Once you have completed all the requirements, click the SUBMIT button to confirm your award.

Keeping the lines of communication open

If you have any questions regarding your financial aid award, you may communicate with us via the “Administrative Requests” link at the bottom of the “Award Package” page. Write your request under the “Request type” section.
Keep your FIU Email address active to receive financial aid correspondence and updates.
CHAT OnLine with a Financial Aid representative through LIVECHAT at www.finaid.fiu.edu.
Check our web page regularly for up-to-date news, deadlines and information: www.finaid.fiu.edu.