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:
Spring 2013:
Students who are registered for spring courses may experience delays or worse in receiving their financial aid for the following reasons:
- Our office is still waiting for your fall 2012 grades to be posted before we determine your eligibility for spring aid.
- Your overall PACE and/or USU GPA is below the minimum standard after your fall 2012 courses were graded. Your spring 2012 financial aid is blocked until you submit a financial Aid Warning Worksheet to our office. See Minimum standards for academic progress
- You were suspended from financial aid because you were on financial aid
probation and your fall semester PACE and/or USU GPA was below the
conditions established by appeal. You will need to find another way to pay your outstanding charges. - You are suspended for having too many attempted credits and have not submitted an appeal.
- You are registered in waitlisted courses. This will delay or reduce disbursement until you are officially registered.
- You are not taking enough credits. For example, student loans require at least six credits to disburse.
Getting The IRS datamatch to work:
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.
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.
Big Changes for Direct Student Loans:
- All Direct student loans offered after June 30, 2012 will still have a 3.4 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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