Accept Your Financial Aid
Your financial aid offer lists everything you qualify for. Nothing pays out until you decide what to accept.
Where to Watch
What to Do in CUAccess
Three links in the Financial Aid section of your Student Center do all the work.
When Your Money Arrives
STEP ONE: AID PAYS YOUR ACCOUNT
Your aid pays into your university account no sooner than the week before each semester starts. Each school starts on a different day, so your date follows your school's calendar. Your aid covers tuition, fees and other university charges first.
STEP TWO: THE REST COMES TO YOU
Anything left after those charges is refunded to you during the first week of the semester, to spend on living costs.
STARTING IN JANUARY?
If your program begins the week of Jan. 2, your aid pays your account that same week. Your refund arrives the following week, so plan to cover yourself until then.
Why an Offer Can Change
Your offer can be adjusted at any time, even after it pays out. These are the usual reasons.
1
Your Credits Changed. Adding or dropping classes can change what you qualify for, since most aid depends on your enrollment status.
2
You Received Other Aid. A scholarship, a departmental award or an outside source counts toward your total. Your aid cannot exceed your cost of attendance.
3
Your FAFSA Information Changed. A correction or a verification review can change the amount you qualify for.
4
You Did Not Meet a Requirement. Falling below satisfactory academic progress or leaving school affects your aid. See our policies for the full rules.
If You Are Borrowing
Borrowing for the First Time?
Your first federal loan at CU Anschutz will not pay out until you complete the entrance counseling and sign your promissory note.
Changed Your Mind After It Paid Out?
You have 45 days from the date a loan pays out to reduce or cancel it through the university. After that, you return the money to your loan servicer directly.
What Now?
Explore Types of Aid
Grants, loans and work-study, and what makes each one different.
Where Is My Refund?
Aid pays your bill first. What is left is released to you by the Bursar.
Dropping a Class?
Changing your credits after the term starts can change your aid and create a bill.
Something Changed?
Lost income, a change at home or unusual costs can all be reviewed.
Need a Form?
Everything your To Do List might ask for, with a line saying what each form does.