Frequently Asked Questions about Student Financial Aid

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Contact Information

Q: WHO DO I CONTACT IF I HAVE FINANCIAL AID OR BILLING QUESTIONS?

Q: WHAT IS FERPA AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT COMMUNICATION REGARDING MY STUDENT RECORDS?

Q: WHAT IS MCAN AND WHY IS IT REQUIRED BEFORE I CAN TALK ABOUT MY RECORDS?


Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID

Q: WHAT IS AN FSA ID?

Q: DOES MY FSA ID USERNAME OR PASSWORD EXPIRE?

Q: WHAT IF I FORGET MY FSA ID USERNAME OR PASSWORD?

Q: WHAT DO I DO IF I GET A MESSAGE SAYING MY FSA ID IS LOCKED?

Q: WHAT IF MY FSA ID WAS LOST OR STOLEN?

Q: CAN I CHANGE THE PERSONAL INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MY FSA ID?


Applying for Financial Aid: Before Filing a FAFSA

Q: WHAT IS THE NET PRICE CALCULATOR?

Q: HOW DO I APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID?

Q: WHICH TAX YEAR DO I USE FOR INCOME INFORMATION ON THE FAFSA?

Q: DOES MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY REQUIRE ANY APPLICATION FORMS IN ADDITION TO THE FAFSA?

Q: WHAT ARE THE DEADLINES FOR FILING THE FAFSA AND SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS?

Q: WHEN IS THE LAST POSSIBLE DAY TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID?

Q: DO I NEED TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID EVERY YEAR AND IF SO,WHEN?

Q: WHO IS CONSIDERED AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT FOR FINANCIAL AID?


Applying for Financial Aid: After Filing a FAFSA

Q: HOW DO I KNOW MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY RECEIVED AND PROCESSED MY FAFSA?

Q: HOW DO I MAKE CORRECTIONS TO MY FAFSA?

Q: WHEN DO I NEED TO SUBMIT REQUESTED DOCUMENTS TO MARQUETTE?

Q: WHERE DO I SUBMIT ANY REQUIRED FINANCIAL AID DOCUMENTS?

Q: WHAT DO I DO IF I HAVE SPECIAL AND UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT AREN'T REFLECTED ON THE FAFSA?

Q: I RECENTLY CHANGED MY NAME. WHAT IMPACT DOES THIS HAVE ON MY FINANCIAL AID?


 Verification

Q: WHAT IS VERIFICATION AND WHY WAS I SELECTED FOR VERIFICATION?

Q: WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT FOR VERIFICATION?

Q: HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO COMPLETE THE VERIFICATION PROCESS?

Q: HOW WILL I KNOW THAT THE CORRECT INFORMATION HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED WHEN I USE THE DIRECT DATA EXCHANGE?

Q: CAN I CHANGE THE TAX RETURN INFORMATION THAT I TRANSFER INTO THE FAFSA FORM VIA THE IRS DATA RETRIEVAL TOOL?

Q: HOW DO I SUBMIT MY TAX INFORMATION?

Q: WHAT DO I DO IF I OR MY PARENTS FILED A TAX EXTENSION?

Q: WHAT DO I DO IF MY PARENTS OR I AMENDED OUR TAX RETURN?

 Q: WHAT DO I DO IF I OR MY PARENTS ARE A VICTIM OF IRS IDENTITY THEFT?

Q: WHAT DO I SUBMIT IF I DID NOT FILE A TAX RETURN?

Q: I SUBMITTED EVERYTHING REQUESTED FOR VERIFICATION AND NOW I'M BEING ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION. WHY IS THIS NEEDED?

Q: I HAVE AN EVANS, URBAN, OR BURKE SCHOLARSHIP, WHY DO I NEED TO COMPLETE VERIFICATION TO RECEIVE THE SCHOLARSHIP?


Receiving Financial Aid

Q: WHAT ARE THE MAIN STEPS FOR RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID?

Q: WHAT ARE THE ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS I NEED TO MEET TO QUALIFY FOR FINANCIAL AID?

Q: WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY FINANCIAL AID OFFER FOR NEXT YEAR?

Q: WHAT TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID ARE AVAILABLE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS?

Q: I PLAN TO TRANSFER TO MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY. HOW DO I RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID?

Q: IF I DECLINE ALL OR PART OF MY FINANCIAL AID OFFER AND MY CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE, CAN I ASK TO HAVE MY AID REINSTATED?

Q: CAN I RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID FOR SUMMER CLASSES?

Q: AM I ALLOWED TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID FROM MORE THAN ONE INSTITUTION AT THE SAME TIME?

Q: CAN I RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID IF I STUDY ABROAD

Q: HOW DO I PAY FOR MY LIVING EXPENSES SUCH AS HOUSING AND FOOD IF I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT

Q: WHEN WILL MY FINANCIAL AID DISBURSE?

Q: WHY ISN'T MY FINANCIAL AID APPEARING ON MY BILL OR PAYING INTO MY STUDENT ACCOUNT?

Q: WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO TAKE WITH MY FINANCIAL AID IF I PLAN TO TRANSFER FROM MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY?

Q: WHAT FINANCIAL AID AM I ELIGIBLE FOR IF I'M AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT?


Student Employment

Q: HOW DO I FIND A JOB ON CAMPUS?

Q: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEDERAL WORK STUDY AND MARQUETTE STUDENT EMPLOYMENT?

Q: WORK STUDY ISN'T APPEARING ON MY BILLING STATEMENT. WHY NOT?

Q: I HAVE FEDERAL WORK STUDY AND DON'T PLAN TO WORK IN FALL BUT WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN SPRING. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Q: MY FEDERAL WORK STUDY WAS CANCELLED. CAN I GET IT BACK?

Q: WHEN DO I GET PAID FOR MY ON-CAMPUS JOB?

Q: CAN MY STUDENT EMPLOYMENT PAYROLL CHECK BE DIRECT DEPOSITED?

Q: IS IT POSSIBLE TO HIRE AN UNDOCUMENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT?

Q: HOW MANY HOURS AM I ALLOWED TO WORK AS A STUDENT EMPLOYEE?

Loans

Q: MY FINANCIAL AID OFFER INCLUDES AN "OPTIONAL LOAN (PARENT-STUDENT)" OFFER OR A "PLUS-GRAD/PROF-OPTIONAL" OFFER. HOW DO I ACCEPT IT?

Q: WHAT IS ENTRANCE COUNSELING?

Q: HOW DO I COMPLETE MY PROMISSORY NOTES?

Q: HOW DO I DECREASE OR CANCEL MY STUDENT LOAN?

Q: HOW DO MY PARENTS DECREASE OR CANCEL THE PARENT PLUS LOAN?

Q: CAN I INCREASE MY STUDENT LOANS?

Q: I RECEIVED AN EMAIL THAT MY LOAN WAS CANCELLED DUE TO CHANGE IN LOAN FEES. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?


Scholarships

Q: HOW DO I APPLY FOR OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND IF I RECEIVE ONE, WHERE DO I SEND THE CHECK?

Q: WILL OUTSIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AFFECT MY FINANCIAL AID?

Q: DO I NEED TO SIGN MY PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP CHECK?

Q: HOW IS MY PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP CHECK APPLIED TO MY STUDENT ACCOUNT?

Q: WHEN WILL MY PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIP BE APPLIED TO MY FINANCIAL AID OFFER?

Q: I RECEIVED MY SCHOLARSHIP LETTER FROM THE OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS. IS THIS ALL I WILL RECEIVE IN FINANCIAL AID?

Q: HOW CAN I STAY IN GOOD STANDING FOR THE PERE MARQUETTE SCHOLARSHIP?

Q: I AM GRADUATING A SEMESTER EARLY. CAN I RECEIVE MY FULL MARQUETTE SCHOLARSHIP IN ONE SEMESTER?

Q: I WAS ACCEPTED INTO A PRE-DENTAL SCHOLAR OR PRE-LAW SCHOLAR PROGRAM. SINCE I'M ONLY AN UNDERGRADUATE FOR 3 YEARS, AM I ABLE TO USE MY MARQUETTE SCHOLARSHIP FOR MY GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL DEGREE?

Q: CAN I RECEIVE THE PERE MARQUETTE SCHOLARSHIPS IN SUMMER?

Q: I'M WITHDRAWING FROM ONE OR SEVERAL OF MY CLASSES AFTER THE ADD/DROP PERIOD. WILL MY SCHOLARSHIPS/AID BE AFFECTED?

Q: HOW MUCH OF MY PÈRE MARQUETTE OFFER WILL I RECEIVE IF I DECIDE TO USE IT DURING THE SUMMER TERM?


Tax Filing and Financial Aid

Q: DO I HAVE TO REPORT ANY GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, OR FELLOWSHIPS TO THE IRS AS INCOME?

Q: ARE FEDERAL WORK STUDY AND CO-OP INCOME TAXABLE?

Q: WHAT ARE THE CURRENT FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILING REQUIREMENTS?