UF Financial Aid Timeline - UF Office for Student Financial Affairs

UF Financial Aid Timeline
Innovation Academy Admits 2013
Begin searching for outside
scholarships in October.
Complete the 2012-2013
FAFSA.
Use www.sfa.ufl.edu/search.
UF’s “On-Time” Application
Deadline for financial aid is
March 15. SFA must have the
results of your FAFSA by the
deadline. Submit your FAFSA
weeks early.
Begin requesting letters
of recommendation for
scholarship applications.
Students must complete the
FAFSA in order to receive
Florida Bright Futures.
JAN 2012
Student and one parent
should individually obtain
a Personal Identification
Number (PIN) using
www.pin.ed.gov.
Using the PIN, electronically
sign the 2012-13 FAFSA.
Students can complete and
submit their 2012-13 FAFSA
as early as, but not before,
January 1, 2012.
JUN 2012
APR 2012
FEB 2012
OCT 2011
Once UF receives your
application information and
you’ve been admitted to
UF, SFA will award you an
aid package based on your
eligibility.
You will receive a Notification
of Financial Aid Award (“The
Award Letter”) from SFA.
Review it carefully and follow
any instructions that pertain
to you.
MAR 2012
Complete FAFSA in order to
meet the March 15 ‘OnTime’ deadline. Review your
processed FAFSA by checking
your SAR (Student Aid
Report). Correct any mistakes
online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Remember to check the status
of your application and
award on ISIS.
JAN 2013
Innovation Academy admits
should begin attending
Preview.
Begin to notify SFA if
you receive any outside
scholarships. Use ISIS,
“Additional Aid Reporting.”
If SFA requests any
additional documentation
(e.g. tax return transcripts,
W-2s, verification worksheet,
etc.), be sure to respond
immediately.
Innovation Academy admits
should begin attending
Preview.
Students can begin looking for oncampus jobs through www.jobs.ufl.edu.
Financial aid funds begin disbursing
toward student account charges.
Funds will not disburse if students
have not completed all requirements.
Check your aid status on ISIS.
DEC 2012
MAY 2012
Review your financial aid file
status on ISIS.
Students admitted for spring should
review their e-bills on myUFL. Tuition
payment deadline: January 18,
2013 (by 3:30 at UFS).
Student borrowers should
make sure that they have
completed entrance
counseling and the Master
Promissory Note (MPN) online
at www.studentloans.gov.
Begin to sign up for Direct
Deposit, using my.UFL. More
information provided on
Advising & Registration Day.
SFA is the Financial Aid Office at UF | www.sfa.ufl.edu | www.facebook.com/UFSFA
SFA is a Department of the Division of Enrollment Management