Financial Aid Basics (The Corresponding Show Handout)

Definitions Dates & Deadlines Cost of Attendance (COA) –is an estimate of how much it will cost for a student to go to school for one academic year; Varies – admissions application includes estimates for tuition, books, housing, meals, deadline varied by department transportation, etc. January 1 – earliest you can file a Stafford Loans – Subsidized are 0% interest while in school. FAFSA Unsubsidized accrue interest at 6.8% while in school. These are the best loans available to students and must be repaid. Late April – when awarding of graduate students begins Graduate PLUS loans – loans based on credit. Students can be approved or denied. Students would want to accept this loan May 1 – suggested date you file after they have borrowed all their Stafford loans. This is a loan the FAFSA by that must be repaid. July 1 – earliest you can accept Useful Links your loan offers online Graduate Admissions http://grad.arizona.edu Use the above link to learn about our graduate college. To apply for graduate admissions, click the above link and then click on apply.

Bursar’s web page Campus Contacts http://www.bursar.arizona.edu/students/fees/ This site provides current tuition rates. Graduate Admissions (520) 621-3132 phone FAFSA (520) 621-4101 fax http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ http://grad.arizona.edu/Prospect Filing a FAFSA is the first step to receiving federal aid. File your ive_Students/ FAFSA online for faster processing. [email protected] Office of Student Financial Aid Office of Student Financial https://financialaid.arizona.edu/scholarships/ Aid and Scholarships This site provides scholarship information for graduate students. 520-621-1858 phone 520-621-9473 fax Student Link https://financialaid.arizona.edu/ https://sl.arizona.edu/student_link/ [email protected] Check your financial aid status often. By monitoring your financial aid progress closely, you can catch problems early that would Residency Classification otherwise delay the process. A number of things including missing 520-621-3636 signatures, incomplete forms and being awarded at incorrect units http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/ can delay your aid. residency/residenc.htm [email protected] College of Nursing Scholarships http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/CONScholarships.htm

Sekora 04/30/08 College of Pharmacy http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/forStudents.php

Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health http://www.publichealth.arizona.edu/StudentResources/ProspectiveStudents.aspx

Pre-Health Advising http://www.prehealth.arizona.edu/ The Pre-Health Professions Advising Center provides advising services to University of Arizona students in all majors planning to pursue a health profession.

Financial Aid for Health Professions Students & Practitioners http://www.hrsa.gov/help/healthprofessions.htm

Federal Poverty Guidelines: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm

Financial Aid Tips

 Begin the application process at least one year in advance of the anticipated semester of enrollment

Additional Reading

 The Department of Education has provided more information for graduate students. If interested, go to http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/gradstudent.jsp

Updates

Sekora 04/30/08