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2008 - 2009 FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION (Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Summer 2009)

Students must be enrolled at least half time to receive financial aid, which is 6 credit hours per semester for undergraduate programs and 5 credit hours per semester for graduate programs. Additionally, students enrolled in programs with two eight week terms per semester must enroll in both terms to be eligible for financial aid.

 

NEW STUDENTS FOR FALL 2008 and SPRING 2009

File the FAFSA by March 1 to be considered for all types of financial aid. Go to www.fafsa.ed.gov to file on-line. Federal 2007 tax returns are required for all first-time aid applicants and the parents of dependent students. Award notifications will be mailed by April 15, 2008 to all first-time students who file on-time and for whom UMW received valid results from the FAFSA. Supporting documentation that has been requested by UMW (such as tax returns) must be submitted before June 1 for students to retain the financial assistance that was awarded.

CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS

  • File FAFSA by March 15
  • Submit required documentation when requested (by May 15)
  • Review Satisfactory Academic Progression Policy
  • Fall awards for students with complete files mailed mid-to-late June
  • Check Financial Aid website and e-mails regularly for updates


Students who do not file the FAFSA by the published dates and whose files are incomplete on June 1 will be considered late filers and have their awards canceled. Scholarship and grant aid that is canceled will be awarded to other eligible students. Late filers may still receive student loans for fall provided their files are complete by November 1. The final date for completing files for spring loans is March 1.

To be considered for endowed scholarships, most of which are need-based, students must also complete the Scholarship Information Form and submit by May 31 (May 15 for continuing students).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CGPS STUDENTS

Students enrolled in courses at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies need to read the ‘CGPS Financial Aid Supplement’.  This may be found by clicking on Financial Aid Information and Forms for the appropriate aid year in the menu on the left side of this page.

SUMMER 2009

In addition to submitting 2008-09 FAFSA, read and complete Summer Request Form (available March 2009). June 15 is the final date for a file to be complete for summer aid.