Financial Aid for 2 + 2 Program

TAKING COURSEWORK AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION?

Students are required to receive financial aid from only one institution at a time, with your aid being administered by the college that you will ultimately receive your degree from. If you continue to enroll in community college coursework once you have been admitted into a 2+2 program you may need to complete a consortium agreement through UNI to ensure proper disbursement of financial aid. The consortium agreement will allow UNI to account for both UNI credit hours and credits being taken simultaneously at the community college.

Consortium agreements are available by clicking here. Please complete the student section and deliver it to the appropriate office at your community college (this is typically handled by the Financial Aid or Registrar’s Office). Please contact our office if you would like a form mailed to you. If you have any questions about whether or not a consortium agreement is needed please refer to the checklist below or contact the UNI Financial Aid Office.

Do I need to complete a consortium agreement?
If you answer yes to any of the following questions you may want to consider a consort agreement.
-I’m enrolled at UNI in less than 6 hours.
-I have been awarded scholarships or grants that require full-time (12 hours) of enrollment.

Students would not have to complete a consortium agreement if they are:
-Enrolled in 12 hours or more exclusively at UNI
-Are enrolled in 6 hours or more AND only have loans as part of their award.

FREE APPLICATION for FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)

Each student wanting to receive financial aid must have completed a FAFSA and have the results sent to the UNI Financial Aid Office. When completing the FAFSA be sure to include the UNI school code: 001890. Any information that you may need throughout the entire financial aid process will be given to you through MyUNIverse.

Note: Summer financial aid is awarded based on the completed academic year’s FAFSA results. The UNI Financial Aid Office will need the FAFSA results from the most recently completed academic year as well as a summer financial aid application (available mid-March at www.uni.edu/finaid).

MORE INFORMATION REQUESTED

After UNI receives the FAFSA results, the Financial Aid Office may request more information. If selected for verification the student will receive notification via their UNI email account. Students can also view “Information Requested by Financial Aid” within the My Personal Records section of MyUNIverse.

FINANCIAL AID AWARD LETTER/NOTIFICATION

When each student’s FAFSA information has been received and processed, the student will be awarded a financial aid package. The financial aid award letter is based on your FAFSA results and the availability of aid at the time of awarding.

Paper awards will only be mailed to a student prior to their first semester of enrollment at UNI. Currenlty enrolled students must visit MyUNIverse to view their awards in future years.

STUDENT LOANS - ENTRANCE COUNSELING AND MASTER PROMISSORY NOTES

To receive a student loan through the Direct Loan Program (Stafford Loans), students must complete the Master Promissory Note (MPN) and Entrance Counseling (Rights and Responsibilities as a Borrower).

If you wish to complete a printed copy of the MPN, it must be printed by UNI, so you should contact the university immediately after you receive the award notification. You may also complete the MPN online at http://dlenote.ed.gov .

Entrance Counseling can be done with a booklet obtained from UNI Financial Aid Office or online at www.dlservicer.ed.gov

COMMON SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Common Scholarship Application can be completed each year between September and April for the upcoming academic year. Once completed, the student would be considered for scholarships in the areas they designated, as well as all general scholarships which they would qualify for. Apply soon as the awarding season is February through April. Funds are limited.
Transfer Achievement Scholarship: Transfer students may be eligible to receive $1,000 for their first year at UNI if they meet the following criteria:
Complete the FAFSA and the Common Scholarship Application, have a 3.5 GPA and have completed 30+ credit hours of transfer work.
*Most scholarships, students must be enrolled full time.

WHAT IS MyUNIverse?

MyUNIverse is a personalized web portal designed to allow students easy access to university related information. The address is http://www.uni.edu/MyUniverse . Some of the information that is available on MyUNIverse includes:

•Grades
•Class Schedule
•E-Bill (ONLY available on MyUNIverse)
•Financial Aid Award Notification
•Common Scholarship Application
•Degree Audit
•Personal Information
•…And much more