| Notification of Award | Validating the Offer |
To ensure timely processing of your FAFSA, file online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Applications must be submitted by the following priority-funding dates for PLU to be considered for maximum funding.
An application for financial aid may be completed at any time, but failure to meet the priority date may result in a reduction of aid even though need is demonstrated. The Financial Aid Office will consider all applicants for any award for which they might be eligible. Aid awards are for one year and most are renewable provided reapplication is completed on time, financial need continues, and satisfactory academic progress is maintained. Aid is not automatically renewed each year.
Aid offers must be validated by returning the signed Offer of
Financial Aid. First-year and transfer students must also submit the
$200 advance payment required by the Office of Admission. This should
be done as soon as possible, but must be received by May 1. No advance
payment is required from continuing students. All students must
complete a satisfactory payment arrangement with the Student Services
Center. Applicants who do not return their acceptance of an award by
the reply date specified will have their awards cancelled. If an
applicant later decides to reapply, the application will be reviewed
with the group currently being processed.
Aid, with the exception of College Work Study and Washington State
Need Grants, is credited to the student's account when all
paperwork has been completed. Half of the award is disbursed each
semester. Parents and students are responsible for the charges in
excess of the award.
In some cases aid is awarded in excess of direct university charges
to help with living expenses. To expedite a refund students can request
remaining funds from their account by contacting the Student Services
Center.
Under federal regulations, adjustments to an award package must be made if a student receives additional awards of aid from sources external to the university. In every case, however, the Financial Aid Office will attempt to allow the student to keep as much of the award package as possible. By treating aid received from external sources in this way, additional awards from the university's resources can be made to other qualified students.