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Can I check my financial aid application status online?

askuf — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:58:09 +0000

You should check your financial aid application status regularly. To do this, use UF’s Integrated Student Information System (ISIS). Through ISIS, you can get information about: documents still needed to complete your financial aid file; what aid you have been awarded; what money has already been disbursed; and whether your fees for the current semester have been deferred. You can also print out your award summary for your own use or to provide to agencies requesting copies of your award letter.

SFA’s office is in S-107 Criser Hall (UF’s financial aid office).

Student Financial Affairs’ website provides complete information on applying for financial aid at UF.

How can I check my financial aid application status?

askuf — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:47:56 +0000

Get an update on your financial aid file online by using UF’s ISIS system OR by telephone using SFA TIPS at (352) 846-1183.

You will need to enter your social security number and your UF PIN to use either system.

Both ISIS and SFA TIPS will give you information about:

- documents still needed to complete your financial aid file;
- what aid you have been awarded;
- what money has already been disbursed;
- and whether your fees for the current semester have been deferred.

You may also visit our Resource Center in Criser 107 from 8am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday to use the computer stations and printer. You can also print out your award summary for your own use or to provide to agencies requesting copies of your award letter.

UF’s financial aid office, Student Financial Affairs, in S-107 Criser Hall, is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, for customer service. UF’s ISIS system is a great way to check on the status of your financial aid file online!

What is UF’s school code to apply for financial aid on the FAFSA?

askuf — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:36:37 +0000

UF’s Title IV code is 001535.

You can find this code, as well as everything you ever wanted to know about financial aid, on UF’s Office for Student Financial Affairs web page, and more specifically, SFA’s Applying For Aid page.

The Office for Student Financial Affairs (SFA) in S-107 Criser Hall, is UF’s financial aid office.

My parents don’t give me money. Am I “Independent” for financial aid purposes?

askuf — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:36:05 +0000

See Student Financial Affairs “Dependent or Independent” criteria.

The Office for Student Financial Affairs (SFA) in S-107 Criser Hall, is UF’s financial aid office.

If my parents are divorced or separated, whose financial info goes on the FAFSA?

askuf — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:21:25 +0000

If your natural parents are separated or divorced, use the natural parent with whom you lived the most in the past 12 months. If you lived with neither parent, or lived with each parent an equal number of days, use the parent that provided the most financial support to you over the past 12 months. If that parent has remarried, you must also include the step parent’s financial information on the application, and parent and step parent should report themselves as married on the FAFSA.

Example: You have been living with your mother and stepfather for the past 12 months. You would use your mother’s income and stepfather’s income, and you would report on the FAFSA as the number in family: yourself, your mother, your stepfather, and any other children that they support. You also would report your mother’s marital status as married.

The Office for Student Financial Affairs (SFA) in S-107 Criser Hall, is UF’s financial aid office.

I originally reported $2,000 in savings on my FAFSA. I have since purchased a car. Can I update the amount I have in savings?

askuf — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:58:23 +0000

No. You must report asset information as of the date you sign the original FAFSA. You cannot update your asset information. For more information see a financial aid adviser at the Office for Student Financial Affairs (SFA) in S-107 Criser Hall (Office Hours).

How do I apply for financial aid?

askuf — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:42:31 +0000

Complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or a Renewal FAFSA and return it to the federal processor. FAFSAs are available on January 1 each year at UF in S-107 Criser Hall and at all Florida high schools and community colleges. They are also available directly from the federal government by calling the following toll-free number: 1-800-433-3243.

We encourage students to apply online using FAFSA because this method is faster and generally more accurate.

More information is available on Student Financial Affairs’ “First Time Applicants Guide to Financial Aid“.

The Office for Student Financial Affairs (SFA) in S-107 Criser Hall, is UF’s financial aid office.

How do I apply for a Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan?

askuf — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:35:37 +0000

Eligibility for the Federal Direct Stafford Loan (which is subsidized) is based on need and computed in the same way as eligibility for other need-based aid. You will be applying for a Federal Stafford Loan when you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and send it to the processor. It is important to start this process early.

The Office for Student Financial Affairs (SFA) in S-107 Criser Hall, is UF’s financial aid office.