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Financial Aid Basics

Understanding Financial Aid can be a bit confusing. Use the links below to learn more about the type of services we offer.

Navigate here to Financial Aid Eligibility and Expected Family Contribution

Ensure you meet the criteria before applying for financial aid.

  • Eligibility
  • Determining Financial Need
  • Calculating Financial Need
  • Calculating cost of attendance
  • Expected Family Contribution (EFC)
Navigate here to Loan Counseling, MPN and Disbursement Dates

Ensure you understand the guidelines to borrowing money and the disbursement dates before signing off on a loan.

  • Loan Counseling
  • Master Promissory Note
  • Disbursement Dates
Navigate here to Citizenship

To be eligible to receive federal, state or Santa Clara University financial aid you must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen.

  • Acceptable documentation for U.S Citizens, U.S Permanent Residents, and other Non-Citizens
  • International Students
  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Navigate here to FAFSA Reject Codes

Review your Student Aid Report (SAR) for any message(s) indicating what information may be required to complete and correct your FAFSA. Examples include:

  • Missing parent and/or student signatures
  • SSN/DOB/Name mismatch for parent(s) and/or student
  • Missing citizenship status
  • Income/Asset missing information

 

Navigate here to Enrollment Status

Students enrolled at Santa Clara University can recieve funding depending on their enrollment status.

  • Degree status
  • Summer Enrollment
  • Study Abroad
  • Less than Full-Time Enrollment
  • Less than Half-Time Enrollment
Navigate here to Veteran Benefits

Learn more about the requirements to recieve service benefits with the U.S Deparment of Justice or U.S Deparment of Veterans Affairs.

  • Veterans Benefits
  • Federal Financial Aid
  • Servicemember Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Navigate here to Satisfactory Academic Progress - UGRD

Once you have received your financial aid, you must continue to progress in your studies in order to maintain those offers.

  • Qualitative Standard (gpa)
  • Quantitative Standard (hours completed)
  • Maximum Attempted Units Allowed
  • Unit Requirements
  • Course Incompletes, Withdrawal, Failures, and/or Repetitions
  • Appeal Process
  • Loss of Eligibility
  • Regaining Eligibility
Navigate here to Satisfactory Academic Progress - GRAD

Once you have received your financial aid, you must continue to progress in your studies in order to maintain those offers.

  • Qualitative Standard (gpa)
  • Quantitative Standard (hours completed)
  • Maximum Attempted Units Allowed
  • Unit Requirements
  • Course Incompletes, Withdrawal, Failures, and/or Repetitions
  • Appeal Process
  • Loss of Eligibility
  • Regaining Eligibility
Navigate here to Verification

Verification is the process established by the U.S. Department of Education to check the accuracy of aid applications.

  • IRS Data Retrieval Tool
  • IRS Tax Return Transcript
  • Non-Tax Filers
  • Verification Worksheet
Navigate here to Student Loan Repayment

Student loans require careful planning, and knowing the terms and responsibilities can help build a strong financial future.

  • Repayment Options
  • Repayment Calculator
  • National Student Loan Data Systems
  • Loans Servicers
  • FSA Ombudsman

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