Welcome to the USU's Financial Aid website. All the information you need for applying for grants, loans, scholarships, and getting a part-time job can be found here. Please take a few moments to review the information on the sidebar as well as the following hot topics:
Your 2012-2013 financial aid application:
- We send out financial aid offers or other instructions to fully admitted students
by email generally one week after submitting the FASFA. The 2012-2013
Awarding has started for Direct loans and Pell grants only. Due to delays
caused by the federal verification process, supplemental aid, such as Work-
Study and SEOG Grants, will be offered to eligible students later this summer.
The earliest, eligible applicants will be given first consideration and notified
by email when funds are awarded.Getting tax transcripts from the IRS:
- For the 2012-2013 FAFSA, federal regulations no longer allow students to
provide a copy of their IRS 1040 forms if they are selected for verification.
However, students have several options for getting their tax information to USU
for FAFSA verification.Summer Financial Aid:
- Please contact our office in March if you want summer financial aid and have
already received aid for fall 2011 or spring 2012. More InformationBig Changes for Direct Student Loans:
- All Direct student loans offered after June 30, 2012 will have a 6.8 percent
interest rate. Subsidized Direct loans for graduate students will no longer be
available after June 30, 2012.Pell Grant: For a Limited Time Only:
- Students who have received 11 or more full-time semesters of Pell grant will
no longer be eligible for Pell funding starting fall 2012 or spring 2013. Some
Pell grant awards may be reduced or cancelled as we receive updates from
the U.S. Department of Education. We will notify ineligible recipients of any
changes or cancellations.Financial Aid and Academic Participation:
- All students receiving financial aid are expected to participate in their courses
and graduate. Students who withdraw from or fail courses are required to
document participation to avoid repaying their financial aid. Students who
withdraw from or fail all their classes may still have to return a portion of their
financial aid even if they document participation.New rules for students who drop summer courses while receiving financial aid:
- Summer semester is divided into different sessions. You may have courses in
more than one session. If you receive financial aid at the beginning of summer
term, you will have not established eligibility until you begin participating
academically in each of your courses. If you do not complete those courses
you will be required to repay some or all of your financial aid.Your Right to Privacy:
- To protect your right to privacy, we use your passphase to verify your identity
when you call us. Please take a moment to create your passphrase. Because
email isn't secure, we can only answer general questions by email.Financial Aid Comes with Strings Attached:
- To keep your aid, you must meet GPA and credit requirements. Review USU's
Financial Aid's updated Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
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