FINANCIAL AID & BILLING Presented by the Offices of Financial Aid & Student Accounts
APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) 2017-18 Deadline June 30, 2018 or last date of attendance 2018-19 Available October 1, 2017 Code: 002845 NYS TAP Application Code: 0920 (SUC Geneseo) Excelsior & STEM applications must be completed annually, too
ACCEPTING FINANCIAL AID Loans MUST be accepted Loan Agreements/Master Promissory Notes are required before disbursement Grants will be estimated at first Pell TAP
ENSURING PROPER CREDIT ON THE BILL Complete Master Promissory Note & Entrance Counseling http://studentloans.gov Submit outstanding requirements Apply for additional funding or a Payment Plan Direct PLUS Loan or Alternative Loan
EXCELSIOR SCHOLARSHIP Details and awarding process are still a work in progress Forward email confirmation to the Office of Financial aid at finaid@geneseo.edu Estimate will then be added to account
THE BILLING STATEMENT When will it be available? Only *** 1 *** Paper bill will be sent. All others via email. When is it due? Fall 2017 – August 1 st Spring 2018 – January 2 nd
PAYMENT PLANS 2-Pay 4-Pay $25 application fee $30 application fee Payments are due the 1 st of Payments are due the 1 st of the following months: the following months: Fall – August, October Fall – August, September, October, November Spring – January, March Spring – January, February, March, April
OTHER RESOURCES 529 Plans Savings plan designed to encourage saving for future college costs. Outside scholarships Private scholarships will be listed as a credit on the bill only after the scholarship money has been received by the college. You may use the scholarship as a deduction by providing a letter from the awarding agency stating the amount of the scholarship.
AUTHORIZED PAYERS Authorized Payers This notifies your parents or other family members when a new bill is due and how to pay it. To add an authorized payer: Sign into MyGeneseo Select Student Accounts Center under “Sites” Click on the Authorized Payer option on the left
RELEASE OF INFORMATION Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) FERPA is a federal law which is designed to protect the privacy of and limit access to the educational records of students. Students need to fill out the Voluntary Student Consent to Release Financial Information Form , located at the Student Account Office in Erwin 106.
WHO TO CONTACT? Office of Financial Aid Office of Student Accounts Financial Aid Issues – why aid is Billing Issues – charges, payments, not crediting, how to complete a payment plans, Online Bill Pay, requirement, accept/decline aid, etc. etc. 103 Erwin Hall 104 Erwin Hall (585) 245-5621 (585) 245-5731 finaid@geneseo.edu staccts@geneseo.edu http://geneseo.edu/financial_aid http://geneseo.edu/student_accounts
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