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Paying for College

Offices of Student Accounts & Financial Aid

Financial Aid

• Haven’t applied? It’s not too late!
• Already applied? See Next Steps and

Knightweb to be sure all steps have been completed to finalize the financial aid.

Check Knightweb…

• … to accept or decline financial aid awards
• … to check Student Requirements for items

that need to be submitted – verification, student loan documents, work-study, and

• ther possible items
• Emails sent to parent and student about

“missing items"

Awards in Knightweb

• Pell Grant – “Estimated”– we will update this

to “Actual”

• TAP/SUNY Tuition Credit – “Estimated” needs

YOUR attention

• Excelsior – “Estimate” is normal – will be

updated to “Actual” once confirmed

• Student Loans and Work Study – student must

accept or decline

Federal Direct Stafford Loan

• Accept or decline loans on Knightweb
• If accepting, complete Federal Direct Stafford

Loan entrance counseling and loan agreement at www.studentloans.gov

Finalizing NYS TAP

• Go to www.tapweb.org to verify you applied

for TAP and that your award will be sent to Geneseo (our state code - 0920)

Finalizing the NYS Excelsior Scholarship

• Go to www.hesc.ny.gov to submit Excelsior

application

• Deadline to apply is August 15, 2019
• Once HESC notifies the student by email to

complete the contract, sign in to hesc.ny.gov and follow directions for completing and uploading NOTE: Must enroll in 12 credits per semester and earn 30 credits per year to remain eligible.

The College Bill

• Fall bills will be available in early July
• SUNY Geneseo uses electronic billing
• The first billing notice will be sent by mail – all
• ther notices will be sent via email
• Students can access the Student Account

Center to view and pay the bill (not on Knightweb)

Authorized Payers

• Students can create “authorized payers”

(parents or other family members) who will receive bill emails and can access the bill and information on how to pay it

• Adding an authorized payer:
• Student signs into MyGeneseo
• Select Student Accounts Center under “Sites”
• Click on the Authorized Payer option on the left

Payment Plans

2 Payment Plan Option

– Payments due August 1 and October 1 – $25 application fee

4 Payment Plan Option

– Payments due August 1, September 1, October 1, & November 1 – $30 application fee

Complete the application

– Student Account Center- “View & Pay Accounts” – Student Accounts Office website

Bill Due Date

• Fall bills are due on August 1st
• IMPORTANT!
• Student will be de-registered from classes if

payment is not received by the bill due date

• Communicate, Communicate, Communicate!!

Other Important Information

FERPA

• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
• Protects the privacy of student’s education

records

• Students can give us permission to

communicate with others about financial aid

• r billing account
• To give permission:

– Go to the Forms section of either the Student Accounts or Financial Aid Offices website

Maintaining Eligibility for Financial Aid

• Coursework must be required for the degree

program to be eligible for financial aid

• Student must meet satisfactory academic

criteria to remain eligible for aid

• Federal and state criteria differ – visit our

website

Geneseo Email

• Students need to check their Geneseo email

account regularly

• Email is our primary mode of communication

Ask for Help

If you have questions regarding financial aid or the student bill, please contact our offices. We are here to help!

Office of Financial Aid Erwin 104 585-245-5731 financialaid@geneseo.edu Twitter:@GeneseoFinAid Instagram: GeneseoFinAid Office of Student Accounts Erwin 103 585-245-5621 staccts@geneseo.edu