We have developed checklists for our undergraduate students and their parents to complete as they progress through the financial aid application season and prepare for the upcoming academic year. We suggest you refer to this regularly to ensure you are meeting all application deadlines.
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Important things to do by July 1, 2024
Complete setup to designate Authorized Users. Students can set up parents and others now in UVAPay. This one is really important! Without this account for parents and others who may be helping pay the student’s costs, federal law requires that SFS no longer disclose any information about the student account to anyone other than the student.
Sign up for Direct Deposit through the student’s SIS account.
Term Charges and Payment
Review the Fall 2024 Term Charges, mid-July
Pay Fall Semester Balance Due, August 21, 2024
Applying for Financial Aid
Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Complete and submit the CSS Profile
Check your To Do List in SIS regularly for other required documents and complete and submit them promptly
Applying for a Federal Parent PLUS Loan
Complete the Federal PLUS Loan Application and Master Promissory Note at https://studentaid.gov/mpn/parentplus/landing after June 1
Using Your Financial Aid
If you have already received your official financial aid offer and want to use your Federal Direct Loan(s):
Accept or reduce the loan amount in SIS after awards are official, throughout June and July
Complete the Master Promissory Note at https://studentaid.gov/mpn/, no later than August 1
Complete the Entrance Counseling at https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/, no later than August 1
If you have already received your official financial aid offer to use your Institutional or Nursing Loan:
Accept or reduce the loan amount in SIS after financial aid offers are official, June and July
Complete the Master Promissory Note at https://www.ecsi.net/promw28/, June
Accepting Federal Work Study Awards
Accept or reduce the Federal Work Study amount in SIS after awards are official, June and July
Read the email detailing Federal Work Study procedures, July
Review the work study postings in Handshake at the Career Center website, and apply for a job, August
Enrolling in an optional Payment Plan (This is optional for every family, but you must enroll for each semester for which you want to use the payment plan; $60 per semester fee)
Sign up for a payment plan through your UVAPay account
Additional Checklist Calendar Items for all Students and Parents
Establish a monthly budget for your student for the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
If you have a state pre-paid educational savings account, contact the plan administrator early to be sure they have all they need to get their payment to the University of Virginia before the August and January due dates. UVA will bill the Virginia Pre-paid Education Plan (VPEP) according to the roster they provide us each term. It is still your responsibility to let them know that you wish to have them make a distribution for each term you want them to pay.
Click to view this checklist as a PDF
Authorize our office to discuss your financial information with your parents and others (if you have not already done so in a prior year)
Complete setup to designate Authorized Users, July 1st. Students can set up parents and others now in UVAPay. Without this account in place for parents and others who may be helping pay the student’s costs, federal law requires that SFS no longer disclose any information about the student account to anyone other than the student.
Applying for all available forms of need-based financial aid
Complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Complete and submit the CSS Profile
Check your To Do List in SIS regularly for other required documents and complete them promptly
Accepting and using a Federal Direct Loan
Accept or Reduce the loan amount in SIS after awards are Official, June-July
Complete the Master Promissory Note at https://studentaid.gov/mpn/, June-July
Complete the Entrance Counseling at https://studentaid.gov/entrance-counseling/, June-July
Applying for and using a Federal Parent PLUS Loan
Complete the Federal PLUS Loan Application and Master Promissory Note at https://studentaid.gov/mpn/parentplus/landing, after June 1
Accepting Federal Work Study Awards
Accept or reduce the Federal Work Study amount in SIS after awards are official, June-July
Read the email detailing Federal Work Study procedures, July
Review the work study postings on Handshake and apply for a job, August
Accepting and using a Federal Institutional Loan
Accept or reduce the loan amount in SIS after financial aid offers are official, June
Complete the Master Promissory Note at https://heartland.ecsi.net/, June-July
Term Charges and Payment
Review the Fall 2024 Term Charges, mid-July
Pay Fall Semester Balance Due, August 21, 2024
Enrolling in a Payment Plan (This is optional for every family, but you must enroll for each semester for which you want to use the payment plan; $60 per semester fee)
Sign up for a payment plan
Additional Checklist Calendar Items for all Students and Parents
Establish a monthly budget for your student for the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters.
If you have a state pre-paid educational savings account, contact the administrator early to be sure they have all they need to get their payment to the University of Virginia before the August and January due dates. UVA will bill the Virginia Pre-paid Education Plan (VPEP) according to the roster they provide us each term. It is still your responsibility to let them know that you wish to have them make a distribution for each term you want them to pay.