2009 - 2010 FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010)
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 2009 and SPRING 2010
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 2008 tax returns are required for all first-time aid applicants and the parents of dependent students. Award notifications will be mailed by April 15, 2009 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 2010
In addition to submitting 2009-10 FAFSA, read and complete Summer Request Form (available March 2010). June 15 is the final date for a file to be complete for summer aid.