Accepting, Reducing or Declining Financial Aid

Select the Financial Aid and Scholarships tile from your homepage.

Select ‘Accept/Decline’ in the navigation bar on the left side of the page. You will see an indicator if you have been offered aid that has not been accepted or declined.

Click on the red edit button at the top right corner of your screen.

Click on the ‘select’ drop down box next to each offered award to select the action you wish to take:

• Accept – select ‘Accept’ if you wish to receive funds from the award.
• Decline – select ‘Decline’ if you do not wish to receive funds from the award.
• Reset – returns the award back to the original offered status.

To accept a lower loan amount than what has been offered to you:

•  Select ‘Accept’ from the drop down menu.
• Check the box in the column labeled ‘Reduce’.
• Revise the loan amount to the total you wish to receive for the academic year. 
  • For example, if you wish to receive $5,000 in the fall semester and $5,000 in the spring semester, reduce the loan amount to $10,000.

To accept or decline all awards offered to you, click on the ‘Actions’ drop down at the top of the page and select the action you wish to take.

Click ‘Submit’ in the top right corner of your screen.

• Confirm your decision by clicking ‘Yes’ on the confirmation pop-up or click ‘No’ to return to the Financial Aid screen.

Once your selection is submitted, the status at the top of the screen will change to ‘Successful’ and the action indicator will be cleared from the navigation bar.

Click on the arrow at the end of the award row to view detailed information about the scheduled disbursements.

You will only be able to accept or decline an award once. Changes to your awards may be requested by submitting a Financial Aid Revision Request form at any time during the academic year as long as you are still enrolled. Please visit a financial aid advisor in 1Capen to discuss your financial aid eligibility if you plan to drop, resign or withdraw from the university.