Receiving Aid

Once you have met the eligibility requirements for aid, filed your FAFSA, reviewed and/or corrected your SAR, completed verification if necessary, and received your award letter from the Financial Aid office, you will be well on you way to receiving your aid. However, there are a few other items that must be addressed.

• To receive your aid, you must first accept in on your ehive account. To do this, follow the 2008-2009 instructions on Self-Service. If you wish, you may also decline or reduce your aid.
  
  
• Most financial aid is disbursed directly to your student account at UW-Superior. If there are funds left after your semester bill is paid, they will be distributed to you as a refund. Refunds are issued by activating your Higher One Easy Refund Card, which is mailed to you after you are accepted to UW-Superior and registered for classes. Upon activation, you may choose one of three options to receive your refund: Higher One checking account, ACH to your personal checking account, or paper check. The option you choose will determine how quickly your refund will be available to you. Financial aid may be disbursed to your student account no sooner than 10 days before the beginning of a semester. Once you see that aid has been disbursed to your student account, a refund will be available as early 1-4 days later, depending on your refund preference.
  
  
• To determine the amount of your refund, you will need to subtract your disbursed financial aid from your total bill with the University, both available on your ehive account. It may take a day after disbursement for you to see your aid applied to your bill. Your bill will consist of tuition and fees, along with housing and mealplan charges, if applicable. A listing of current fee payment information is available for viewing here.
  
  

• If you receive aid in the form of a scholarship check from an outside organization (check is made out to both you and UW-Superior), bring it to the Financial Aid office for processing. You may go to the cashier window the next day to sign the check and have it applied to your student account.

• If you are receiving a Federal Direct Loan for the first time, you must complete an electronic Master Promissory Note, as well as complete Entrance Counseling online. All of this information will be mailed to you if you are eligible for a loan. Your loan will not disburse to your account if these items have not been completed.

• If you are registered for less than the number of credits (full-time, three-quarter time, etc.) your award letter states, your aid will not disburse to your account. Once you are registered for the correct number, your aid will automatically disburse to your account. If you change your mind, and wish to stay enrolled at a lower credit number, let us know by filling out a 2008-2009 Administrative Request form.  We will make the adjustment in your record, revise your aid if necessary, and it will then disburse to your account. Generally, you will not be eligible for aid if you are less than a half-time student.

• To receive any kind of financial aid, you must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress toward a degree. If you fail to do so, you will be placed on probation or have your financial aid suspended. If suspended, you will be notified and allowed to petition the Financial Aid Reinstatement Committee.

• If your name or address changes, be sure to keep your account current on your ehive account, so you can receive information we need to send you.