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

The fixed enrollment date for the Spring 2018 semester is Monday, January 29, 2018.  The tenth day of classes is the last day on which you are able to add/drop via the Student Administration System. The amount of your financial aid awards and/or University scholarship for the semester will be based on the number of credits you are enrolled in on that date. If you drop credits during the add/drop period, you may be required to repay some or all of your aid that was disbursed to you if, as of the fixed enrollment date, you no longer meet the enrollment requirements for the types of aid you have been awarded.

If your enrollment is not finalized by January 29, 2018, you will be notified by the Office of Student Financial Aid Services (OSFAS). If your spring semester registration was finalized AFTER the tenth day of classes you may submit a Financial Aid Fixed Enrollment (Day 10) Appeal Form to request reinstatement of your financial aid package (on a funds-available basis). Appeals must be received by the OSFAS no later than February 13, 2018.

A full description of the Fixed Enrollment policy can be found at https://financialaid.uconn.edu/enrollment/.

For more information, please visit our website, contact the Office of Student Financial Aid Services at (860) 486-2819, or email financialaid@uconn.edu.

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.

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 May 21, 2019. Students who do not meet the parameters outlined in the SAP policy may be subject to cancellation of their 2019-2020 financial aid packages as a result of this evaluation. Students with financial aid awards for the summer 2019 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 June 1, 2019. 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.

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.

For your financial aid to appear as an anticipated deferral on your fee bill, the following steps must be completed:

Accept/Decline Financial Aid Package

• Review your financial aid package and accept or decline the aid you were offered via the Student Administration System.

Submit Required Documentation

• Log in to the Student Administration System and click on the Items Required/Received link to determine which documents are still required.
  Note: Please allow up to 5 to 7 business days for submitted documents to be processed and appear as completed in the Student Administration System.

Complete Loan Documents

• Federal Direct Stafford Loans (Subsidized and/or Unsubsidized)
  • If you have accepted a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, and you are a first-time borrower at UConn, you must complete a Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Federal Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling for the Federal Direct Loan Program.
    Note: Please allow up to 3 business days for the aid to appear on your fee bill.

• Federal Perkins Loan
  • If you have accepted a Federal Perkins Loan and you are a first-time borrower at UConn, you must complete the Master Promissory Note at https://www.ecsi.net/prom5s/.

• Federal Direct (Parent) PLUS Loan
  • If you parent is taking out a Federal Direct PLUS Loan he/she must complete the Federal Direct PLUS Loan application. First-time parent borrowers at UConn must also complete a Federal Direct PLUS Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN).
    Note: Please allow up to 7 business days for the aid to appear on your fee bill.

Send Scholarship Documentation

• Notify the Office of Student Financial Aid Services of any scholarships that you are receiving (either by entering the scholarship on the Financial Aid Action page in the Student Administration System or by submitting a copy of the scholarship documentation to the office).
• Notify the Busar’s Office of any scholarship you are receiving by requesting a scholarship deferment and faxing proof of your scholarship to (860) 486-5234.

Complete Graduate Enrollment Form

• All graduate student must complete a Graduate Enrollment Form to notify the Office of the Student Financial Aid Services of your enrollment status and any departmental financial assistance you are receiving. The form is available in our form portal.

Due to a recent announcement from the Department of Education, students selected for verification for the 2017/18 Academic year can submit a 2015 signed Federal Tax Return (1040, 1040A or 1040EZ) for verification purposes.  You will not be required to submit an IRS Tax Return Transcript for the 2017/18 Academic year.  Additionally, students who were required to submit the IRS Verification of Non-filing letter will no longer be required to submit that document for verification purposes.  This requirement will be waived in the Student Administration system.

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.

The last day to process Federal Direct Stafford Loans for the 2016-17 aid year is Wednesday, May 3 2017.

Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loans: You must accept the loan via the Student Administration system by May 3, 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 May 3, 2017 to ensure processing by the deadline.