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FAQs - Applying for Financial Aid
- How do I apply for financial aid?
- What is a first priority deadline?
- What is UHCL’s school code, and where do I enter it?
- How can I fix a mistake I made on my FAFSA application?
- How do I apply for financial aid?
To apply for federal, state, and institutional financial aid, you start by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You can complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Or, you can get a paper FAFSA in our office.
Each year the FAFSA form is available on Jan. 1 for the next school year. File your FAFSA by mid-March to ensure that we receive the results of your FAFSA by the April 1 priority deadline for the 2008-2009 academic year.
2. What is a first priority deadline?
It’s the deadline for getting your FAFSA to us so that we can consider you for aid. Some grants and college work-study awarded on a first come, first served basis. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! Therefore, it’s important to get your FAFSA in early. We must have the results of your FAFSA by the April 1 priority deadline for the 2008-2009 academic year to consider you for all available financial aid.
If you file a paper FAFSA, allow up to eight weeks for processing. If you file online, allow at least three weeks.
3. What is UHCL’s school code, and where do I enter it?
UHCL’s school code is 011711. Enter it on your FAFSA so that we can receive your FAFSA results. The FAFSA form allows space for you to enter codes for up to six schools.
4. How can I fix a mistake I made on my FAFSA application?
If you find incorrect information on your FAFSA, or you originally used estimated income information and need to report actual figures, you can go online at www.fafsa.ed.gov to make the correction (for web filers). Or, you make your changes on your Student Aid Report (SAR) then sign, date, and mail it back to the Central Processing System (CPS).
