The last day to process Federal Direct Student Loans for the 2017-18 academic year is Wednesday, May 2, 2018.

For Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans: You must accept the loan via the Student Administration system by May 2, 2018.  Loans accepted after that date cannot be processed.

For Federal Direct PLUS Loans: The parent or graduate student borrower must be approved for the loan via http://studentloans.gov by Tuesday, May 1, 2018 to ensure processing by the deadline.

Annually, the Office of Student Financial Aid Services (OSFAS) is required to evaluate all students for compliance with the University SAP policy. As such, evaluates for all students will take place on 5/16/2018. Students who do not meet the parameters outlined in the SAP policy may be subject to cancellation of their 2018-2019 financial aid packages as a result of this evaluation. Students with financial aid awards for the summer 2018 term may also have undisbursed awards adjusted or cancelled as a result of the SAP evaluation.

Students who do not meet the SAP standards will have the option to submit a SAP Appeal. The appeal deadline is 5/30/2018. Students should be aware that in order for their appeal to be considered, it must be submitted by the published deadline. No late appeals will be reviewed.

A full description of the SAP policy and the requirements of the Financial Aid Eligibility Plan can be found at http://financialaid.uconn.edu/sap.

On March 23, 2018, the President signed Public Law 115-141 which included changes to the 2018-2019 Federal Pell Grant.  Under this bill, the 2018-2019 Federal Pell Grant amounts may increase.

As a result, the Office of Student Financial Aid Services will be revising financial aid packages for students impacted by this positive change.  Please monitor your UConn email for a notification from our office if your financial aid package is adjusted.

We are pleased to provide the following update related to the release of financial aid information to third party scholarship agencies.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center has reversed their previous guidelines that prevented us from completing and sending scholarship forms directly to third party scholarship organizations.  With your permission, we may now complete and submit the form on your behalf.

Depending on the type of financial aid you may be seeking, this may not apply to you.  Please visit https://financialaid.uconn.edu/external/ for more information.