The U.S. Department of Education has a process to verify financial information in order to ensure accurate data is being reported on the FAFSA. If you are selected, it is required that you complete the process. If you do not complete Verification you will not receive federal aid.
Submit completed verification documents no later than:
Fall only students: November 15
Fall and Spring, or Spring only students: April 1
Fall, Spring, and Summer, or Summer only students: July 15
Review Your Financial Aid Tasks in Student Forms
To view your required tasks to complete your financial aid file, create an account and log in to StudentForms.
Complete and Upload All Required Verification Documents
There are web forms that must be completed within the StudentForms portal, and other documents are uploaded by using the Upload button listed under each task.
The Verification web form is signed electronically.
Receive Financial Aid Award
If you were selected for Verification after being previously awarded, your financial aid award will be updated, if applicable. This usually occurs within 2 weeks of submitting all documents. If a change in your financial aid award occurs, you will be notified via email.
In certain situations, students and/or their families may appeal for a re-evaluation of their eligibility for financial aid. In other situations, students may appeal if they are not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) but want to remain eligible for financial aid.
Fall Semester: November 15
Spring Semester: April 1
Summer Semester: July 15
To be eligible for financial aid, all students are required to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). If a student is not making SAP, they have the option to complete an appeal to receive financial aid for a probationary period.
The dependency appeal process allows a student who has extenuating circumstances to appeal to be considered independent, even though they do not meet any of the independent student criteria on the FAFSA.
When you complete the FAFSA, you report your marital status as of that day. If you will marry, be divorced, or separated after completing your FAFSA, please visit with a Financial Aid and Scholarships Counselor to determine if a change of marital status will benefit you.
Completing a Special Circumstances Appeal is the process that allows students/families to address income changes.
Including but not limited to:
If you think you may be a candidate for a Special Circumstance Appeal, visit with a Financial Aid and Scholarships Counselor.
The Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate of school-related expenses the student can expect to have for the academic year, or semester of enrollment at UVU. The COA is what determines how much financial aid a student may receive. The COA includes tuition and fees; books, course materials, supplies, and equipment; housing and food; personal (miscellaneous) costs; and minimal transportation costs to and from school (the purchase of a car is excluded).
On a case-by-case basis, a student may complete a Cost of Attendance Appeal that may be able to include costs for dependent care, a computer purchase, disability costs, etc. A COA Appeal may also be completed for housing and utilities if the student has extenuating circumstances.
Complete the UVU Admission's Process
Complete the FAFSA Application
UVU’s school code is: 004027
Taxes to provide when completing the FAFSA:
Complete All Financial Aid Requirements
Some students may have additional information that is required for UVU to collect before we can offer you any federal aid.
How to view your financial aid requirements
Accept your Financial Aid Offer
Awarding Federal Student Aid will not begin until late Spring. For example, if you completed your 2024-2025 FAFSA to receive aid beginning Fall 2024, you will typically see your financial aid offer in April 2024. View and accept your awards in myUVU.
How to view your financial aid offer
Receiving your Financial Aid Award
Your financial aid will automatically apply toward your tuition and fees beginning the first day of classes as long as all outstanding requirements are resolved. Financial aid disburses on to student account balances every business day once the semester begins.
Once your student account is paid, any excess aid will be refunded to you by one of the following methods:
Student refunds are generally processed every business day once the semester begins.
Financial Aid Requirements and Verification
Fall Only Students: November 15
Fall and Spring, or Spring Only
Students: April 1
Fall, Spring, and Summer, or Summer Only
Students: July 15
Satisfactory Academic Progress, Dependency, Change of Marital, Cost of Attendance, and Special Circumstance
Fall Semester: November 15
Spring Semester: April 1
Summer Semester: July 15
Federal Direct Loan Requests
Fall Semester: December 1
Spring Semester: April 15
Summer Semester: July 1
Electing Credit (CR)/No Credit (NC) may have negative consequences for Financial Aid received for the current term and eligibility for future semesters. However, it will depend on a student's specific situation.
If a student has a currently awarded university scholarship, electing Credit/No Credit may impact continued eligibility. Please check the terms and conditions for the specific award in ScholarshipUniverse.
Credit Grade for a Course
For Federal Financial Aid purposes, Credit for a course will be considered attempted and completed successfully. However, it will not improve your overall GPA for Satisfactory Academic Progress. If a student takes Credit for a course and retakes it for a letter grade in a subsequent semester, it may make the course ineligible for aid. For more information, see the Repeated Classes section below.
No Credit Grade for a Course
For Federal Financial Aid purposes, No Credit for a course is considered attempted but not completed successfully. A No Credit grade may cause a student to fall below the minimum standards required for Financial Aid and cause the student to be ineligible for future Federal Financial Aid. For information about how this may affect your Satisfactory Academic Progress, please see that section below.
No Credit courses will be treated the same as an Unofficial Withdraw (UW). If the institution is not able to document that a student began enrollment in the course and/or earned all of the aid that was received for the course, the student may be required to pay the funds back to UVU.
Check Your UVU Student Email Consistently
All of our important correspondences will be sent to your school email. We will notify you when we receive your FAFSA, when you are awarded, if you have outstanding tasks, etc.
Complete All Financial Aid Requirements
Some students may have additional information that is required for UVU to collect before we can offer you any federal aid.
These requirements can be found here:
Accept your Financial Aid Award
Awarding Federal Student Aid will not begin until late Spring. For example, if you completed your 2020-2021 FAFSA to receive aid beginning Fall 2020, you will typically see your financial aid offer in April 2020. View and accept your awards in myUVU.
Receiving your Financial Aid
Your financial aid will automatically apply toward your tuition and fees beginning the first day of classes as long as all outstanding requirements are resolved.
Once your student account is paid, any excess aid will be refunded to you by one of the following methods:
Professional Judgment
If you or your family has experienced job loss, reduction of income, or unexpected expenses, please visit with a Financial Aid and Scholarships Counselor to see if adjustments can be made to your FAFSA information. Adjustments may result in an increase in financial aid.
Federal financial aid regulations limit the number of times a student may repeat a course and receive federal financial aid for that course.
If a student receives a W, E, UW, or NC in a course:
If a student elects to take a repeat class a third time:
When you receive financial aid, federal guidelines require that you make real and measurable progress toward your degree in order to continue to receive aid. This requirement is called Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). To see information about Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements, please go to the SAP webpage.
If you are considering withdrawing from the University, you are strongly encouraged to first meet with a Financial Aid Counselor to determine how your aid eligibility may be affected.
For information about withdrawing when you have financial aid, please go to the withdrawing webpage.
When a student has a grade missing from a previous semester, federal student aid cannot be processed for any semester until the grade is entered, and Satisfactory Academic Progress has been reviewed.
