Important Financial Aid Announcements:

UAA SCHOLARSHIPS DEADLINE REMINDER

2010-2011 Scholarship Applications are now being accepted via UA Online! The deadline for submission is February 15, 2010. Visit UAA's Scholarship Website for more information.

Direct Loan Transition

Starting Spring 2010, the University of Alaska Anchorage will transition from the current Federal Family Education Loan Program to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program. This will impact all students , new and continuing, using federal Stafford loans to help fund their education since all student Stafford loan borrowers will be be required to have a new Direct Loan MPNs and Entrance Counseling in order to receive Fall 2010 loans. The University of Alaska would like to make this transition as seamless as possible. Please refer to the Financial Aid Checklist to the left for detailed instruction of this process, including how to apply for federal aid, how to complete an MPN,and how to complete loan entrance counseling. The Direct Loan Servicing number for students is 1-800-557-7394. Don't wait until the last minute! Complete the new MPN and Entrance Counseling today!

Accepting your Awards

To accept your awards on UAOnline you must first go to the Resources/Additional Information tab and acknowledge you have read the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy (you must also scroll down and hit the submit button). For more detailed instructions Accepting Financial Aid Awards

Award Letters for returning students

Returning students will no longer receive a
copy of their financial aid award letter in the mail.
UAOnline now has a function that allows you to see your award letter and to print it directly from UAOnline.

Returning students will be sent an e-mail
(via UAA e-mail account) notifying them that their
awards can be viewed on UAOnline.

Reminder about Financial Aid Communications

The Office of Student Financial Assistance uses ONLY UAA e-mail accounts when communicating with student. It is the student's responsibility to check their e-mail account and to make sure that UAA e-mail accounts that have been forwarded to another e-mail address are actually working.

What's New with the Alaska Supplemental Loan

For the latest information on the Alaska Advantage Loan programs go to

Alaska Advantage Loan Programs

click on the Q & A: ASEL under the "What's New" section.

How to Apply for Financial Aid

UAA Federal School Code: 011462

Frequently Asked Questions

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