Avila University is strongly committed to a two-fold financial aid philosophy:

Equal Access: Avila provides financial aid funds to assist qualified students, who without such assistance would be unable to meet their college costs.

Recognition of Excellence: Avila offers significant additional institutional funds to recognize and encourage students who have superior academic records or demonstrate outstanding abilities.

Assistance With College Costs - Visit www.college.gov

Checklist for New Students

• Apply and be accepted to Avila University. Go to www.avila.edu/admission
  
  
• Upon acceptance to Avila, you will be notified about academic merit scholarship (Avila scholarship) for which you may be eligible.
  
  
• Request separate parent and student pin numbers to use when you file the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
  
  
• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1 and before March 1. You must file online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Avila’s Federal School code is 002449.
  
  
• You will receive a SAR (Student Aid Report) from the federal processor which should be checked for accuracy and corrected as necessary.
  
  
• If you are selected for verification, Financial Aid will inform you of the requirements and supply you with the necessary forms to complete and return.
  
  
• You will receive a comprehensive Financial Aid Award Letter listing the types and amounts of all financial assistance available to you. This includes Avila, state, and federal financial assistance.
  
  
• Notify the Financial Aid Office about any outside scholarships that you have received. 816-501-3600.
  
  
• If you are awarded a Stafford Loan, and you are a first time borrower at Avila University, you will need to complete a Master Promissory Note and Entrance Counseling. This can be
  accomplished at www.mohela.com/loanconnect/avila.
  
  
• If you are awarded a Perkins Loan, your paperwork and entrance counseling can be completed in the Business Office.
  
  
• Accept your financial aid awards by signing and returning a copy of your award letter to the Office of Financial Aid, completing / submitting required financial aid documents and submitting your $200 enrollment deposit to the Office of Admission by May 1, 2010.

Continuing Students

• Make satisfactory academic progress as outlined in the Financial Aid Academic Progress Policy.  Click here to review the satisfactory academic progress policy.
• Complete a Renewal or Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Avila’s school code is: 002449. We encourage students to do this online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. You are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible after Jan. 1st. However, the priority deadline to submit your FAFSA is March 1st. You will need to complete this every year to be qualified for financial aid.
• Sign and return your Financial Aid Award Letter within two weeks of receipt. Include any missing documents if listed on the letter.
• If selected for verification by the U.S. Department of Education, submit a signed copy of your previous year federal tax return (and that of your parents or spouse if applicable) and an Institutional Verification Sheet (available in the Financial Aid Office).
  • If you are one of the randomly selected students picked for verification you will receive the message on your Student Aid Report after filing your FAFSA and from the Financial Aid Office. Thirty to forty percent of our student population will be randomly selected for this verification process.
• If you are accepting Stafford Loans for the first time you will need to complete student loan information at http://www.mohela.com/loanconnect/avila
• We will need all information requested with the award letter and the Entrance Counseling verification before we can finalize your aid.

Please remember: Loans of any type MUST BE REPAID whether or not you graduate or are satisfied with the education you receive.