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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

December: Financial Aid Award-Last Award Batch for Fall 2009

  • If you submit all needed documents to the Financial Aid Office by November 25, and no other information is needed, you are eligible to be in the award�batch for the week of December 7. This will be the last batch of awarding for the Fall 2009 semester.
  • To be awarded during the week of December 7, ALL verification documents must be received with no outstanding requirements by November 25.
  • Please remember that you must be meeting other financial aid requirements, including Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in order to be awarded. If you need to know what guidelines are set for SAP, click here.

November: Financial Aid Award

  • If you submit all needed documents to the Financial Aid Office by Friday, November 6, and no other information is needed, you are eligible to be in the award batch for the week of November 23. If your documents are not completed by November 6, the next batch of awarding will not be until December.
  • To be awarded during the week of November 23, ALL verification documents must be received with no outstanding requirements by November 6.
  • Please remember that you must be meeting other financial aid requirements, including Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in order to be awarded. If you need to know what guidelines are set for SAP, click here.
October: October 7 Award Batch:
  • If you submitted all needed documents to the Financial Aid Office by Friday, September 18, and no other information is needed, you are eligible to be in the award batch for October 7. If your documents were not completed by September 18, the next batch of awarding is scheduled for the end of October.
  • To be awarded at the end of October, ALL verification documents must be received with no outstanding requirements by October 9 in order to be in that batch.
  • Please remember that you must be meeting other financial aid requirements, including Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in order to be awarded. If you need to know what guidelines are set for SAP, click here.

SEPTEMBER: 30-DAY DELAY STUDENTS

  • If you are a first-time Stafford loan borrower with less than 25 college credits AND you received an email and letter from us regarding LIFE SKILLS: You must complete the online LIFE SKILLS money management sessions in order to avoid delays with your loan disbursement. If you are not sure whether or not you need to complete this, please check the “Student Requirements” section on your MyUH Portal account.
  • If you have outstanding requirements these documents will need to be received by September 18 in order to be awarded by the first of October. ** If after receiving your documents we need more information, you will not make the next award batch.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

  • ATTENTION ALL MCC STUDENTS: Please include your UH Student ID # in all emails you send to the Financial Aid Office to ensure proper identification.
  • Directions on how to sign up for E-REFUND

Starting July 1, 2009, the Financial Aid Office will no longer ask students for their Social Security number when called on to check on financial aid status. ALL STUDENTS who call will need to have their UH Student ID or username available to give to the staff at the Financial Aid Office before information on aid will be given.

 

Changes and reminders for the Fall 2009 – Spring 2010 Award Year:

-Awards will be posted online through your MyUH portal. No paper letters will be mailed.

-Most communication will be through your UH Email. If you have not done so please set one up. You will not receive vital information and you will not be able to access your financial aid information 

 

-When you are awarded please accept/decline all awards. DO NOT leave any award as undecided as it will delay your processing.

-If you would like to be considered for federal work study or for federal perkins loans you will need to do so after you have been awarded and accept/declined your awards.

What is Financial Aid?

Financial aid helps students and their families pay for college. This financial assistance covers educational expenses including tuition and fees, room and board, books and supplies, and transportation. There are several types of financial aid, including grants and scholarships, work study and loans. Financial aid awards may include a combination of the various types of aid.

Tuition Payment Plan (NEW)

Students must be registered for the current semester to sign up for the payment plan. This payment plan is not available to inactive students who owe money for prior semesters and have been referred to the collection agency. Learn more about the payment plan.

  • If you submit all needed documents to the Financial Aid Office by Friday, November 6, and no other information is needed, you are eligible to be in the award batch for November 23. If your documents were not completed by November 6, the next batch of awarding is scheduled for December.�
  • To be awarded on November 23, ALL verification documents must be received with no outstanding requirements by November�6 in order to be in that batch.
  • Please remember that you must be meeting other financial aid requirements, including Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in order to be awarded. If you need to know what guidelines are set for SAP, click here.
  • If you submit all needed documents to the Financial Aid Office by Wednesday, November 25, and no other information is needed, you are eligible to be in the award batch for December 7. There are no more award batches for the Fall semester after December 7.
  • To be awarded by December 7, ALL verification documents must be received with no outstanding requirements by November 25 in order to be in that batch.
  • Please remember that you must be meeting other financial aid requirements, including Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) in order to be awarded. If you need to know what guidelines are set for SAP, click here.