You are eligible for need-based financial aid based on your costs and your financial resources for the academic year.
的 school calculates your eligibility for need-based financial aid using the following formula:
[Budget] – [Expected 资源] = Need-based financial aid eligibility
Once we determine your eligibility, we create an Offer of Financial Assistance. SPU attempts to meet as much of your financial need as possible.
你的预算
你的预算 represents the costs for the academic year: 学费, room and board (meal plan), 书籍及用品, 个人支出, and transportation are included in these allowable costs. 你的预算 is your cost of attendance.
We calculate your college costs cover full-time enrollment (12 undergraduate credits or 6 graduate credits) in a three-quarter academic year. Details in your financial aid budget (allowable costs) are available in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs 在网易彩票app的 成本页面.
For summer financial aid, you must complete the Summer 援助 Application, which will be available in SFS on April 1 prior to each summer.
你的资源
你的资源 include your expected family contribution and other outside assistance.
的 FAFSA calculates how much you and/or your family can pay using a federal formula. It includes income, assets, and other information. This federal calculation views a family as being the main source for paying your college education, and it attempts to evaluate a family’s resources in a consistent and fair manner.
Other resources include outside grants and scholarships. We will use outside resources to replace unmet need first, loans and work study next, 补助金是持续的.
Your offer of financial assistance
Your offer of financial assistance has the aid you are being offered for one academic year. We award the maximum you are eligible to receive in federal, state, and institutional funds.
After one initial paper offer, all future notifications are sent to your SPU email account.
Your financial aid is based on:
- 你FAFSA
- Your eligibility for each aid program
- 资金可用性
- Additional outside resources
- 制度政策
Master Conditions of Financial Assistance (PDF): This form is required prior to any disbursement of most aid. Read, sign, and keep a copy for your records. 所有政策, 规定, 条件, and statements detailed on the form apply to you unless other arrangements are made.
Understanding Your 援助 Offer
问题? Student Financial Services is here to help! This video explains your financial aid package and next steps.