It's always important to be aware of the essential deadline dates at UMM
The "Essential deadline" for fall semester is Wednesday September 9, 2009
This is the date to:
- complete all drop/add activity for financial aid eligibility
- change... grading basis for courses,
- add or change hospital insurance information.
http://www.morris.umn.edu/services/registrar/canceladd.html
Fall semester is right around the corner! Welcome to all of our new freshman and transfer students and welcome back to all of our returning students. If you have not already done so, please check your financial aid status so that everything is in place for you at the start of the semester.
morris.umn.edu/onestop
See you soon!
There are many outside scholarship foundations that contact UMM to encourage our students to apply for their awards. As a student, you should be checking our outside scholarship web page regularly to see what you might be eligible to apply for. http://www.morris.umn.edu/financialaid/outsidescholars.html
Just a reminder if you are still thinking of attending summer school, there are deadlines!
http://www.morris.umn.edu/financialaid/summer.html
Hello students - Believe it or not I think the spring weather is finally on it's way! As the end of the semester approaches, there are a few financial aid deadlines and notices that you should be aware of...
Student Employment
The last day to submit your spring time sheets for student employment payroll is Friday, May 15th, 2009. If time sheets are turned in after May 15th, you will not be paid under the student employment payroll. You will need to deal directly with your employer to be paid from department funds. This may cause a delay in receiving your paycheck.
Student Loans
The last day to increase or apply for a Direct Subsidized or Unsubsidized, SELF, or PLUS loan for spring semester is Friday, May 1st, 2009.
Applying for May or Summer Session(s) Financial Aid
The last day to apply for May or Summer financial aid is June 5th, 2009. To be eligible for May or Summer financial aid, you must be enrolled for all summer classes by June 12, 2009.
Graduating students who have borrowed from federal loan programs should complete exit counseling before the end of spring semester.
This is the time of year when we mail out estimated financial aid awards to our prospective fall semester freshmen and transfer students. We mailed out our first round of letters today. We will continue to do this on a weekly basis as we receive new FAFSA’s from students. If you are expecting an award from us (this means you are admitted to Morris and have submitted your FAFSA to Morris) but don’t have one, please contact us.
When you receive your award, look it over carefully to make sure you understand everything and that you can determine your estimated balance due. Contact the financial aid office right away if you have any questions or concerns. This is the time to ask questions and make sure that you understand what your out-of-pocket cost will be.
It’s no secret that students are facing a growing challenge in paying for higher education. The cost of attendance continues to rise, and this year you may be more anxious than ever about how you will afford to pay your college expenses.
We encourage you to address college affordability through careful budgeting and reducing expenses whenever possible. Check into on-campus student employment or finding an off-campus job to help with your personal expenses. Search and apply for scholarships. Determine how much you can pay out-of-pocket and don’t forget that Morris has a payment plan available. If you have to borrow a loan, do your homework regarding the various loan programs in order to borrow wisely. Make a plan to graduate in four years; the extra time and money you'll spend on an additional year in college is serious. Not only will you pay another year's worth of tuition, textbook costs, campus fees and other education expenses, but you won't be earning money in your first job or getting started in graduate school.
Have you heard of College Goal Sunday?
College Goal Sunday workshops are for all students who need financial aid to attend college and who need help applying for that aid. If this sounds like you… I encourage you to attend.
College Goal Sunday workshops are held on different dates and times depending on location. Check out the locations and dates across the state of Minnesota. If you are an out-of-state student, check out this link to find a date and location in your state.
If possible, please bring your parent(s) or legal guardian(s) with you. Here is a list of what you should bring with you that day. Pre-registration is not required.
If you received any outside scholarships please remember to bring the checks into the Financial Aid Office as soon as possible.
Please contact Jean with any questions.
e-mail: rohloffj@morris.umn.edu
phone: 320-589-6055
If you are a UMM student employee, you will be or have been receiving emails about data security training. The training consists of three separate on-line courses. Each course takes about 15 – 20 minutes to complete. The emails are from “privacy@umn.edu.�
Go to UMM’s “MyU portal (www.myu.umn.edu) and to your “Academics and Career� tab. Step by step instructions are there to complete each of the courses. Please complete this training as soon as possible within the time frame allowed.
Contact backmanc@morris.umn.edu or your supervisor if you have questions.
Since fall semester has finished, it's time to ask yourself: have I borrowed from the Federal Direct or Perkins loan programs while attending the University of Minnesota, Morris? Has my registration status for the current semester dropped below half-time status (6 credits), have you transferred, withdrawn or graduated from Morris? If you answered yes to both questions, you are required to complete loan exit counseling.
Exit counseling is mandated by federal regulations and university policy. If you do not complete the necessary documents, a hold may be placed on your Morris record.
Use the following link to complete the required exit counseling for the Federal Direct and/or Federal Perkins Loan programs: Loan Exit Information
The University of Minnesota Morris will be presenting a FAFSA workshop on Monday night, January 26th at 6:30 PM. This presentation is geared for college bound high school seniors and their parents and is open to all students regardless of where they plan to attend college. The presentation will be held in Imholte Hall, Room 109.
Welcome back everyone and a special welcome to those of you who are new to UMM for the 2009 spring semester! We hope your semester is off to a great start! It's really nice to see the campus buzzing with student activity again!
If all was in place, your spring semester financial aid should have disbursed to your student account last week. Make sure you check your “financial aid status� online using the quicklink on the student one stop Web site. Here you will be able to track your financial aid progress through the six steps from application to payment.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact our office.
My how the time flies, it's FAFSA time again! The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the only application needed to receive federal, state, and institutional financial aid at Morris.
If you are a new, transfer or returning student who did not file a FAFSA last year, you should complete the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. If you are unable to access the FAFSA online, you may obtain a paper FAFSA or file via the phone by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center toll-free at 1-800-433-3243.
Returning students who filed a FAFSA last year should file a renewal FAFSA online by UMM's priority deadline date of March 1, 2009. If your renewal FAFSA is submitted after March 1st you may not receive institutional grant funds.
If you/your parent(s) have not completed a 2008 Federal Tax Form, you may estimate your 2008 tax information or use your 2007 Federal Tax Form. Make corrections to the processed FAFSA online once you/your parent(s) have completed your 2008 Federal Tax Form(s).
If you have questions or need assistance, the Financial Aid staff will help you Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm by phone at 320-589-6035/1-800-992-8863, in-person at 105 Behmler Hall, or e-mail morrisfa@morris.umn.edu.