Traditional Undergrad News, January 4, 2013
Student Financial Services Newsletter
Table of Contents
Scholarship Applications LIVE!
Financial Aid for Spring
Possible Additional Funds for Spring 2013
Online Payment
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Brief Alerts

 

Please make sure your phone number, mailing, billing and home addresses are current in MyGFU. 

  

Tax season is upon us! 1098T's will be prepared in late January. If you want to receive your form electronically, you can choose this option in mygfu. Go to Student Center>Account Inquiry>Account Services tab. If you have not given GFU your SSN, you need to return IRS FORM W-9s to SFS ASAP!
 
Filing the FAFSA for the 2013-14 academic year began January 1 at www.FAFSA.ed.gov. If you are working on your bachelor's degree, file early to maximize need based funding! Additionally, if you're from Oregon you will be considered for the Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG) if you file in January. (OOG funding is limited.)
 
Getting married next year or during the 2013-14 academic year? Contact your Financial Aid Counselor before filing your FAFSA.
 
A bill will be posted next week to "View Bills" in mygfu. Login to download the pdf. Remember, as anticipated aid changes, if you refresh the pdf, new aid that has authorized will be reflected. Unfortunately changes to tuition and fees are not refreshed until the next bill but they can still be viewed in mygfu, just not in the bill format.
Greetings!

 

Here are few brief financial aid updates specifically for our Traditional Undergraduate Students.

 

Traditional Undergraduate Scholarship Applications LIVE! 

Each winter, traditional undergraduate students who are planning to return the next academic year are invited to apply for donor funded scholarships. The application process opened recently and will run until February 20th at 5:00 pm. (Firm Deadline!) Please log into MYGFU and check under "Student Resources" to find the link. Don't miss this opportunity for additional funding to help pay for school next year. 

 

Oregon Student Access Commission (OSAC) scholarships are open now as well. This scholarship opportunity is open to all students from Oregon. Most are for undergraduates but some are available for graduate programs. OSAC oversees several hundred scholarships. Log on to www.oregonstudentaid.gov to begin your application today. The deadline for your submission is March 1, 2013.

 

Financial Aid Information for Spring

Timely payment for spring includes financial aid disbursement to the student account. Our first disbursement is scheduled for January 7th. Please take note of the following: 

3 reasons your financial aid disbursement could be delayed:

  1. ALL STUDENTS: Your enrollment confirmation "form" must be completed. It will be available in MyGFU beginning December 11th (see "University Forms" in MyGFU student center).
  2. You must be fully registered. Wait-listed courses do not count toward aid eligibility. Traditional undergraduate students receiving George Fox financial aid must be registered for 12 credits. For disbursement, Grad and ADP students must be registered at least 1/2 time and must have a class that begins within 10 days of disbursement.
  3. You may have financial aid documents to complete (see "To Do" list in MyGFU student center and revisit frequently until aid has disbursed).

Once aid has disbursed, if it overpays the account, excess funds checks are mailed about a week after the credit balance is created. Since we know that many are waiting to be able to pay January rent, we will expedite this process as quickly as possible. (We are very sorry but refund checks are not available in person.) 

 
Possible Additional Funds for Spring 2013

Looking for a way to bridge the gap between your financial aid and your balance due? Students that have advanced from freshmen to sophomore or sophomore to junior between fall and spring semesters may be eligible to receive an increase to their Federal Stafford loan. If this is the case and you are interested in the increase, please contact your Financial Aid Counselor right away. The average increase is $1000 but can be more.

Other options? You will find options, including how to pay monthly at this link:  Bridging-the-Gap  

 

Online Payment

Save time and expedite payment processing for SFS by paying online! Visit our Payment Information web page to find out how to maximize your online payment options including creating guest permissions for those who help pay your bill.

 

All of us in Student Financial Services wish you well! Let us know if we can assist you! We are here to help!

Sincerely,

Your George Fox University Student Financial Services Office