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