Financial Aid Office

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Applying for Financial Aid

• Applicants must be accepted or enrolled as a Classified Students, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree.  Award commitments will not be made until the University of Hawai`i-West O`ahu (UHWO) receives ALL official academic transcripts, and the applicant is accepted in an aid eligible program for admission.
• Maintaining satisfactory academic progress

• April 1, 2008 for aid to begin the Fall 2008 semester.
• October 1, 2008 for aid to begin the Spring 2009 semester

• The Federal School Code for the University of Hawai`i-West O`ahu is 014315.
• Apply for a PIN, if necessary, at www.pin.ed.gov.
• Complete the FAFSA form as directed.
• Retain a copy of the FAFSA and any worksheets used in completing the application for future reference.
• After filing your FAFSA, the federal government will mail you a paper Student Aid Report (SAR) or send you an e-mail notifying you that your SAR is available for your review on the FAFSA website. Please review your SAR for accuracy, being careful to correct anything that may have been misreported. If corrections are necessary, it is best to do them online. Call the U.S. Department of Education at (800) 433-3243 if you do not receive a SAR notification or have questions regarding your SAR.

• Your application may be selected for a process called verification.  Please check your Student Aid Report to see if you have been selected for verification.  If selected, you must submit a 2008-2009 Federal Verification Worksheet, 2007 Federal Tax Return(s), and other forms as required to our office.  If a tax return isn’t available you may request copies of a tax transcript or tax return by calling 1-800-829-1040 (follow the prompts in the recorded message) or by mail by completing and mailing Form 4506T for tax transcripts or Form 4506 for tax returns.  You may obtain these forms at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506t.pdf.
• For students who are/were active military or a military dependent (spouse or child) during the calendar year 2007 and/or the academic year 2008-2009, you must complete and submit a Military Information Form.
• Interested in a Student Loan?  Please complete and submit a Loan Request Form.

• Check your financial aid status at: http://myuhportal.hawaii.edu. Regularly check your hawaii.edu email account for important information and announcements.
• Read everything carefully
• Be aware of deadlines.
• Keep copies of all completed forms for your records.
• Plan ahead for your current and entire college career.
• Research the type of aid you seek and/or receive. This will help you avoid surprises.
• Be Prepared to pay for your books and supplies costs. For students who have been sent an Award Notification, financial aid refund checks can take up to 14 days to be processed and mailed to your current mailing address on file. You may view and update your current mailing address on your MyUH Portal.