Financial AidBouillon Hall 232(509) 963-1611FinancialAid@cwu.edu
Phone number: 509-963-1611
Email: finaid@cwu.edu
Fax:509-963-1788
Office hours are 8-5pm Monday-Friday
Bouillon Hall 232 (Ellensburg campus)
For other campuses click here
Start here Fafsa.ed.gov
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Yes, we can increase your cost of attendance for study abroad which could potentially make you eligible for additional aid.
You can view status of financial aid by logging into your MYCWU and clicking on the student tab, then financial tab and click view financial aid and you can see status there.
Depends on your situation, please talk to Financial Aid Counselor before dropping classes. The Financial Aid Counselors will be able to advise you on how/and if your aid will be affected.
Enrolled in at least half-time to receive loans everything else is determined on enrollment status.
When you have leftover financial aid after your charges have been paid you receive a refund check of that leftover money.
Sign up for direct deposit here.
Yes
As soon as possible. Priority deadline is Feb. 1 2017.
The Scholarship Central Application opens on October 1 and closes on February 1.
You can view your to do items by logging into your MyCWU, then click on student center, the To Do List is on the right hand side.
Log into your MYCWU and click on student tab> then on the left side click on financial tab> then accept/ decline awards.
Tuition and fees are due in full on the fifth day of the quarter.
For 2016-2017, use 2015 tax information.
For 2017-2018, use 2015 tax information.
This may seem like a typo, but it is correct. You will use 2016 tax information for the 2018-2019 school year.
CWU students can apply for over 300 scholarships using the Scholarship Central application. For outside scholarships, click here for list of resources.
Be enrolled in a TEACH Grant/Loan eligible program
Click here for more information.
Provides part time jobs for undergrad and grad students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. Check with a financial aid counselor to see if you're eligible before you start job searching.
Often referred to as "gift aid" because it is free money that does not have to be repaid.
The Scholarship Central application replaces the old General Scholarship Application (GSA). Filling this out will enter you into consideration for more than 300 scholarships available only to CWU students.
The contact information is listed here. You can call and request FSA send CWU a fax confirming your default/overpayment has been resolved even if NSLDS has not been updated.
Your scholarship may not show up as pending aid because we have yet to receive the funds from scholarship donor.
September 30th 2016 for Fall
January 13th 2017 for Winter
April 6th 2017 for Spring
June 26th 2017 for Summer
If you're enrolled full time, your aid will pay your charges the first day of class. If not, charges will be paid after add/drop period.
Private loan you receive through an outside bank/ company. Click here for more information.
Email us through your CWU email and let us know you want it canceled, or come into the office and let us know you want to cancel it.
The difference is that an unsubsidized loan starts accruing interest from the first disbursement you receive. The subsidized doesn't accrue interest while you are in school. Interest begins accruing 6 months after graduation or 6 months after you stop attending school.
Come into the financial aid office, or email us through your CWU email requesting the loan to be reoffered.
A parent plus loan is a loan in your parent's name that the parents take out. To begin the process of getting the loan, your parent needs to log into studentloans.gov and apply for a plus loan and complete the parent master promissory note.
Studentloans.gov, must complete this to gain knowledge of the loan you are taking out and requires you to complete before you receive the funds.
Studentloans.gov
Log into NSLDS to get your loan servicers contact information.
Log into NSLDS to see your loan balance.
Current interest rates as of July 1st 2017 are:
Direct Subsidized Loan (Undergraduate): 4.45%Direct Unsubsidized Loan (Undergraduate):4.45%Direct Unsubsidized Loans (Graduate or Professional Students): 6%Direct PLUS Loans (Parents and Graduate or Professional Students): 7%
No, click here for dependency criteria.
You become independent at the age of 24 .
No, you may be eligible for institutional aid. Check with the office of international student programs.
FAFSA School Code: 003771
