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.

As a result of new guidelines received from the U.S. Department of Education’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center, the Office of Student Financial Aid Services (OSFAS) has implemented a policy change.

In the past we were able to complete third party scholarship forms, with your permission, and submit the completed form to the agency. We will still be able to complete the form, but we will no longer have the authorization to submit the completed form directly to third-party scholarship agencies on your behalf. We will provide you with the completed information for you to forward to the appropriate third party.

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 about this policy change.

Incoming freshman and transfer financial aid packages will be released by mid-March. Continuing student packages will be released in April.

The last day to process Federal Direct Student Loans for fall 2017-18 is Wednesday, December 13, 2017.

For Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans: You must accept the loan via the Student Administration system by December 13, 2017.  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, December 12, 2017 to ensure processing by the deadline.

Please contact Student Financial Aid Services at financialaidloans@uconn.edu for more information.

Students selected for verification and awarded an estimated financial aid package for the 2017/2018 Academic Year must submit all documentation to the OSFAS by November 1, 2017. Students who do not submit the required documentation by the final deadline of November 1 will have their 2017/2018 financial aid awards cancelled. Student who submit documentation after cancellation will have their financial aid award packages reinstated if funds are available.

File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) starting October 1st at https://fafsa.gov.

Utilize the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to import 2016 tax figures directly from the IRS for maximum accuracy and for faster processing.

Meet UConn’s on-time deadline of March 1, 2018, to allow for maximum aid consideration.

Use UConn’s Federal School Code, 001417, for all campuses.

The last day to process Federal Direct Stafford Loans for the Summer 2017 term is Wednesday, August 23, 2017.

Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans: You must accept the loan via the Student Administration system by August 23, 2017. Loans accepted after that date cannot be processed.

Federal Direct PLUS Loans: The parent or graduate student borrower must be approved for the loan via http://studentloans.gov by August 23, 2017 to ensure processing by the deadline.