Financial Aid Information

Issue / Question
  • Where can I find financial aid requirements?
  • Where can I find my financial aid offers?
  • How can I accept grants, loans, and scholarships?
Environment
  • Platform
    • MyISU
  • Audience Affected
    • Students
Resolution

Financial Aid Requirements Section

This section shows the requirements for financial aid and scholarships for each academic year and their status. Uncompleted requirements are links to the required paperwork.
  1. Log in to MyISU.
  2. Select the Student Finances link (left).
  3. Go to the Financial Aid Requirements section (center).
Note: The current academic year is selected. To view another, Choose Another Aid Year from the drop-down menu.
 
My Financial Aid Section
In this section, you can view financial aid and scholarship requirements, offers, and history, accept offers, check satisfactory academic progress, see your college financing plan, and upload required documents.
 
View Requirements
  1. Log in to MyISU.
  2. Select the Student Finances link (left).
  3. Scroll to the My Financial Aid section (bottom center).
  4. Click My Financial Aid.
  5. The Student Requirements section shows satisfied and unsatisfied requirements.  Click on the drop down arrow next to each requirement to expand. 
Note: The current academic year is selected. To view another, select another year from the Award Year drop-down menu (top right).
Note: Click on incomplete requirements to access the forms necessary to complete them.
 
Accept and View the Status of Offers
Follow steps 1-4 of View Requirements (above).
  1. Select the Award Offer tab.
  2. Click Select next to the offer you want to accept from the various offers listed.
  3. Choose Accept to accept the full amount, Decline to reject it, or Modify to accept part of the offer. If you select Modify, you will be asked to type in an amount and click Ok.
  4. After accepting or rejecting the offers, click Submit at the bottom of the page.
Note: The current academic year is selected. To view another, select another year from the Award Year dropdown menu (top right).
Note: Some scholarships may require you to accept them in the Bengal Online Scholarship System (BOSS).
 
View Financial Aid History
Follow steps 1-4 of View Requirements (above).
  1. Select the Financial Aid History tab.
  2. The default view is All Years. To see a specific year, select it from the dropdown menu (top left).
Check Satisfactory Academic Progress
Follow steps 1-4 of View Requirements.
  1. Select the Satisfactory Academic Progress tab.
View College Financing Plan
Follow steps 1-4 of View Requirements.
  1. Select the College Financing Plan tab.
Note: The current academic year is selected. To view another, select another year from the Award Year dropdown menu (top right).
 
Upload Required Documents
Follow steps 1-3 of View Requirements.
  1. Click Upload Completed Forms.
  2. Drag and drop or browse for your files in the Submit File to ISU Financial Aid box.

Note: The necessary forms can be found by clicking on the incomplete requirement in the Financial Aid Requirements section of MyISU or while viewing requirements in the My Financial Aid section.

 If you need additional assistance, please Contact ITS  

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