HOW DO I APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID?

The financial aid application is free and information about applying for financial aid is readily available on the Web, through our office, your lender or your guarantor. If you need assistance with the FAFSA, please contact our office.

FREE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID (FAFSA)
Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov by March 1 for maximum consideration. If you apply after that date, you will be considered for any remaining funds as of the date we receive your application. Need-based gift aid is awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis to eligible students.

• Include our federal school code 002568; University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV
• If you apply online, you can sign the FAFSA electronically with a Personal Identification Number (PIN). One parent can also have his/her own PIN to sign your FAFSA if you are a dependent student. Go to www.pin.ed.gov to request your PIN.
• After submitting your FAFSA, the federal processor processes the information and sends an electronic file to our office. Our office downloads FAFSA data approximately every ten days.
• The federal processor will also notify you regarding your Student Aid Report (SAR) which allows you to review your application and make corrections, if needed.
• If your FAFSA is “rejected” by the federal processor, it is not considered “processed”. Our office cannot offer aid when a FAFSA is rejected. The most common reason for a rejected FAFSA is missing a required signature(s).
• The paper version of the FAFSA is available upon request from your high school, our office or by calling 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243).
• REAPPLY using the Renewal FAFSA each year. A FAFSA is designated for an academic year term.

MISSING DOCUMENTS/VERIFICATION
Our office will send you an e-mail and a missing documents postcard to notify you if your file is incomplete. Make sure you mailing address is correct on ePAWS.

• If you were already offered aid and then selected for verification, all requested information must be received by our office by June 16. If you do not submit the requested information, our office will cancel any need-based gift aid that was offered and offer those funds to other eligible students.
• If you miss the verification deadline, you are encouraged to submit the required documents as soon as possible. Once verification is complete, if you missed the verification deadline, you may submit a letter requesting back the cancelled need-based gift aid. The request will be taken into consideration in order received and based on the availability of aid at that time. There is absolutely no guarantee that any need-based gift aid other than Pell Grant will be available to be re-awarded.
• If you applied later and have not yet been offered aid, you must submit the documents before any further processing will occur.

REGISTER FOR CLASSES
You register for classes per the timelines specified in the Class Schedule. Students offered financial aid and/or scholarships must be registered at least half-time by June 16 for fall semester or January 2 for spring semester to indicate their intent to attend the University. If you miss a deadline, your need-based gift aid will be cancelled and offered to other need-eligible students.

If you delay your enrollment until the spring, your Offer Letter will not be held for you. You must inform our office after you register for the spring by submitting the Reporting Resources and Changes form of your request for reconsideration of your Offer Letter.