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.
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.
If you are interested in work study, but do not see it as a part of your financial aid award, please contact our office and we will check your eligibility. Just because it is not on your award does not mean you are not eligible to work and we have institutional work study jobs where departments have their own funding to hire students. Make sure you check out our student employment Web site.
Good luck with your college decision and of course, we hope to see you in Morris!
]]>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.
Here are some examples of the “special circumstances” that may be affecting your family.
• Separation, divorce, or death has occurred since your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) was filed
• Qualifying tuition expenses for private elementary or secondary education were incurred
• Loss or reduction of employment
• Loss of taxed/untaxed income or benefit
• Loss of one-time income
• Unusual, unreimbursed medical care expenses
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the financial aid office as soon as possible. We are here to support your success!
]]>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.
]]> College Goal SundaySM workshops usually last for about two hours, during which you will complete the FAFSA, assisted by trained professionals. Students and parents should arrive on time in order to have plenty of time to receive information and complete the FAFSA.Good luck...see you in Morris this fall!
]]>Please contact Jean with any questions.
e-mail: rohloffj@morris.umn.edu
phone: 320-589-6055
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.
]]>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
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.
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.