University of Michigan - Flint

University of Michigan-Flint

Checklist

Financial Aid Application Checklist

Priority
Deadline

 

 

  Date completed

 

 

 

 

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First time Applicants – Request a PIN at http://www.pin.ed.gov/ for you and your parents (if necessary).

 

 

 

 

March 1

 

 

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All - File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. (school code 002327) Transfer students that have already filed the FAFSA just need to add the school code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All - Review your awards. You will receive an e-mail in your UM-Flint email account with information about accessing your award in SIS (www.umflint.edu/sis). You can view the breakdown of fall/winter semesters by looking at the “Awards by Term” screen in SIS.

New and transfer students will receive an initial
award notice on paper that will be mailed to them. All
subsequent notifications will be made via UM-Flint e-mail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All – Read the “Required Reading” document. The document can be found on the Financial Aid web site (www.umflint.edu/finaid - click on Publications).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All – Accept, decline, or reduce any student loans or work study funds by going to the “Awards by Aid Year” screen in SIS (www.umflint.edu/sis).

 

 

 

 

June 1

 

 

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All – Submit all documents requested by the Office of Financial Aid. You can view any pending requirements by looking at the “Student Requirements” screen in SIS (www.umflint.edu/sis).

 

 

 

 

August 1

 

 

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First time Direct Loan Applicants – Complete an Electronic Master Promissory Note (EMPN) for your student loans at http://www.dlenote.ed.gov/.

 

 

 

 

August 1

 

 

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First time Direct Loan Applicants - Complete the federally required Direct Loan Entrance Counseling at http://www.dlssonline.com/.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All – Report all private donor scholarships to the Office of Financial Aid. Bring all scholarship checks to the Office of Financial Aid for processing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All – Conduct a final review of your awards and requirements by looking at SIS (www.umflint.edu/sis).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All – Finalize your enrollment for the semester and complete a revision request form if it differs from the enrollment status you initially listed on the FAFSA. Forms are available on the Financial Aid web site (www.umflint.edu/finaid - click on Forms).