Office of Student Financial Aid Rendleman Hall – Room 2308 siue.edu/financialaid (618) 650-3880
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Financial Aid Services Student Financial Aid offers the following services to help finance your education at SIUE: • General information by e-mail, phone or in person • One-on-one advising on a walk-in basis • Review for special circumstances (ex. death of wage earner, divorce, loss of job) • Online record of required documents and awards offered/paid • Short-term loans for educational expenses To Apply for Financial Aid: If you wish to apply for financial aid, submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by March 1 each year. The FAFSA can be found online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Paying the Semester Bill with Financial Aid To use financial aid as credit for paying the semester bill, follow these basic steps: • Apply for financial aid at least four months before the term for which you wish financial aid to cover the costs. • Register for at least part-time each semester for which you wish to use financial aid—fall, spring and summer (6 hours for undergraduates and 5 hours for graduate students). • Access your award letter on CougarNet. • Confirm acceptance of your awards on CougarNet as directed in the information provided online. • If appropriate, go online to complete entrance loan counseling and the Electronic Master Promissory Note (EMPN).
• Have adequate financial aid to cover all new charges for the term and all balances due from a prior term.
• Have no “holds” on your records from the Office of Student Financial Aid, Records, Office of the Bursar, Health Service or Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (for example, satisfactory progress termination, bad check, immunization hold or disciplinary hold).
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