经济援助是如何运作的

For the purposes of determining financial aid, our office follows the Colorado Department of Higher Education 和 federal guidelines to develop an 估计,平均 出勤费用 (budget) for different student classifications (commuter/non-commuter, undergraduate/graduate, resident/nonresident, etc.).

预算 包括 估计 figures for tuition 和 m和atory fees 和 估计平均 for room 和 board, books 和 supplies, transportation, 和 personal (miscellaneous) 费用. Remember; these are 估计 averages; your costs may vary.

The tuition costs for undergraduate Colorado residents’ budget figures 包括 only 学生分担的学费. 一定要 apply for the College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend, or you will pay more for tuition.

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财政援助时间表

• 十月至三月

  10月

  10月1日 – The Free Application for Federal Student 援助 is available to complete online at www.studentaid.gov / fafsa. 一定要 use UNC’s 学校 code 001349 和 the IRS Data Retrieval Tool to pull your 完成 2017 taxes to complete the 2019-2020 FAFSA. 查看我们的 "10 Steps to Filling out the FAFSA" 工作sheet.

  11月1日- 美国NC Scholarship Application is available to complete on 大熊星座. This application gives access to over 600 UNC Foundation 奖学金. 

  12月

  Preliminary Award letters available for new students who have all required paper工作 完成. Check 大熊星座 account regularly for updates 和 any additional requirements.

  年1 - 2月刊

  1月初-Estimated award letters 和 financial aid information is mailed to newly admitted students who have 完成 the FAFSA.

  2月1日-UNC Scholarship Application deadline.  

  3月

  1st - FAFSA截止日期

• 四月至六月

  4月

  Official financial aid award letters are sent out. 一定要 check your 大熊星座 account 欲知详情.

  五月

  If you are a new borrower 和 planning on taking out a student loan, be sure to complete the Entrance Counseling 和 sign the Master Promissory Note.

  6月

  1st – UNC Scholarship Deadline for 转移, 研究生 和 国际学生

  15th – Check your 大熊星座 account regularly for updates under the “Financial” tab 和 turn in any information or documentation. You’ll also want to accept or decline your Financial 援助.

Determining Need (Level of Eligibility)

Your need for financial aid, or need based aid eligibility, is calculated by subtracting your 预期家庭贡献 (EFC) from the 出勤费用 (or budget).

Your EFC is determined by the 教育部, who analyzes the information you provide on your FAFSA about your family’s income, assets, 和 debts.

The 出勤费用 is determined by the university 和 包括s 估计 for tuition, fees, room 和 board, books, transportation 和 other costs associated 加入UNC.

The only way to determine your financial aid eligibility is to apply.

美国.S. 教育部有一个 FAFSA4caster to help you 和 your family plan for college by providing an early estimate of your eligibility for federal student assistance.

View more details on receiving aid.

经济援助资格

To receive aid from the student aid programs offered at UNC, you must:

预期家庭贡献

You 和 your family have the primary responsibility to pay as much as possible toward 你的教育. Financial aid is intended to supplement what your family is expected to contribute in paying your costs of attending college.

Your 预期家庭贡献 is determined by an analysis of several factors taken from information reported on your Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA). It is an amount 估计 by a federally defined formula called “federal methodology.” The factors considered in this analysis 包括:

Students are expected to help pay for educational 费用 as well. 假设 that savings from summer employment will be a major source of this contribution.