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VIEWING & RESPONDING TO YOUR FINANCIAL AID AWARD NOTICE
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VIEWING AND RESPONDING TO YOUR FINANCIAL AID AWARD NOTICE
 - Your Panther ID and password are necessary to access your award OnLine.
- To access your award OnLine, go link to https:/my.FIU.edu “ under the Account Information”
heading
- Or you can select the Learner Services and link to the”Finances” link, click on
“View My Financial Aid” and select the “Aid Year” (2008 or 2009)
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. - To confirm 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
ink(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 Work Study Program link at
www.finaid.fiu.edu and view the JOBLIST link and contact the selected Department for an interview.
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Before you make a lender selection, we strongly 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 preferred lenders benefits. For additional information on a specific
lender, click on the lender name to visit their web site.
- Stafford Loans (subsidized or unsubsidized). If you are a first time borrower, you must select a
lenderby clicking to the, “Lender Selection”link and complete the information at the “Entrance
Interview Information link.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - 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 Panther Email 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 PANTHERCHAT at www.finaid.fiu.edu
- Check our web page regularly for up-to-date news, deadlines and information: www.finaid.fiu.edu
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