Meeting Financial Aid deadlines is vital to ensure that you receive your award in a timely manner and to secure your preferred class schedule. Please make note of the Financial Aid deadlines provided below for each academic year. Students who miss these deadlines must be prepared to pay their own balances. Meet with a Financial Aid Counselor Meet with a Financial Aid Counselor at the Armstrong Liberty Center Campus A Financial Aid Advisor will be available at the Armstrong Liberty Center Campus between the hours of 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm: You are a priority to Armstrong and the fee payment deadlines are quickly approaching. If your balance is not resolved by the posted deadlines, your classes may be dropped for non-payment and you may be assessed a late payment fee. For questions about your financial aid, please contact the Office of Financial Aid. If you anticipate a third party will cover you balance, please contact Bursar to ensure they have confirmed your third party billing information.
Otherwise, please make a payment via Touch Net to protect your classes from being dropped. Thank you for resolving your balance as quickly as possible. If payment is not made by the fee payment deadline, the student’s courses may be dropped for non-payment and a late payment fee will be charged if courses are reinstated. All payments must be made to the Bursar Office. If you have attended another institution during the academic year, you must provide this information to the Office of Financial Aid in writing. Failure to do so could cause you to be over-awarded financial aid, which could keep you from receiving aid in the future. If you are requesting Federal Direct loans, Pell Grant, and/or HOPE/Zell Miller Scholarship for summer, you must complete a Summer Application. Disbursements occur if your Financial Aid is complete and once your attendance has been verified. After the first disbursement date, disbursements occur every Wednesday, unless it is a Federal holiday.
You should be aware that your registration for classes that begin in the later part of the term also may result in a delay of your financial aid disbursement as attendance cannot be verified until the classes begin. For more information check out the Verification of Attendance page. Note that you must be half-time in order to receive loan disbursements. For all undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, limited graduate, and provisionally-admitted students, half-time is at least six credit hours. For all regularly-admitted graduate students, half-time is at least three credit hours. The Bookstore Credit is available to assist students with the purchase of books. It is a privilege offered by Armstrong for students who have completed all of their Financial Aid requirements by priority deadlines. A Bookstore Credit will be authorized for students who have grant, scholarship, or loan funds that exceed their charges. The maximum Bookstore Credit available is $1000. Please note that if your balance increases after you have spent your Bookstore Credit, you will be held responsible for those funds.
There are no Bookstore Credits available during mini-mesters. 1, 2, & 3 Click here for step by step instructions to view your book credit.You will receive notification of your award from Armstrong’s Office of Financial Aid, and from there you will find there are a number of things you need to do as you prepare to receive your financial aid. The steps are outlined for you here: You’ve submitted your application/s and are awaiting information about your award. During this time — and actually all the time — it is important to read all emails from the Office of Financial Aid. These will alert you to outstanding items that need to be completed so that you can receive your aid. If you are missing any documentation or information that is required to complete your Financial Aid Award, these requirements will be posted in your Port of Armstrong account. Follow these step-by-step instructions to view your outstanding requirements. Log into Port of Armstrong Click on Student Services and Financial Aid
Click on Financial Aid Menu Click on My Eligibility Click on Student Requirements Select an aid year Outstanding Requirements will be listed under Unsatisfied Requirements Completing the Verification Process The Federal Department of Education selects students at random who will need to verify information on their FAFSA. If your application is selected you will be notified by the Office of Financial Aid. You can then refer to the guide to verification on the Financial Aid website to complete the process. How to View Your Award Letter Your Award is available through Port of Armstrong and you may follow these step-by-step instructions to view your Award. Please note that you are required to accept or decline your Direct Loan award. Click on Student Services and Financial Aid. Click on Financial Aid Menu. Click on My Award Information. Click on Award by Aid Year. Select an aid year in the drop down menu. Click on the Award Overview.
Check for Bookstore Credit You may view your Bookstore Credit through your SHIP account. For your convenience, please use these simple steps: Click on Logins on the top right corner of the page Click Select Term and using the drop down box, select the appropriate term Click My Bookstore Credit Accepting & Changing Your Award In order to receive a Federal Direct loan offered on your Award Letter, you are required to accept it via your SHIP account. You may also decline, decrease or increase your loan amount. Please be aware that all Direct loans adhere to annual and aggregate limits. To determine your limits in borrowing, please review How much am I eligible for? Click on My Award Information Click on Award by Aid Year Choose an option below: To increase your loan amount: Click on Resources/Additional Information. Enter the amount in the field and click Submit Information at the bottom of the page. If you have already accepted your award and would like to request additional loan funds, visit How to Add a Loan.
To decline or reduce your loan amount: Click on Accept Award Offer. Under the Accept Award column, select accept or decline. If you are reducing your loan amount, enter the desired loan amount in the field provided in the Accept Partial Amount column. Click on submit Decision at the bottom of the page. If you have accepted your loan and no longer wish to receive it, you may also cancel your loan by completing a Loan Cancellation Request Form from our Forms page and returning it to the Office of Financial Aid. To accept all loans as they appear on your award: Click on Accept Full Amount All Awards. Click on submit Decision at the bottom of the page. View Terms & Conditions Your Terms and Conditions are available through Port of Armstrong and you may follow these step-by-step instructions. Please be adivsed that you are responsible for reading and accepting the Terms and Conditions of your award. Log into Port of Armstrong Click on Award by Aid Year. Click on the Terms and Conditions to accept or decline.
View Your Title IV Authorization Your Title IV Authorization is available through Port of Armstrong and you may follow these step-by-step instructions.Please be advised that you are responsible for reading and providing your Title IV Authorization regarding indirect charges on your account such as parking fees or library fines. Select Authorization to Pay Indirect Charges using Federal Funds to accept or decline If you are trying to complete your Title IV authorization for the 2016-2017 Academic year and the last step takes you to the 2015-2016 menu please click the General Information tab at the top of the page, change your aid year to 2016-2017 and then click the Additional Resources tab at the top. This should take you to the 2016-2017 page that will allow you to authorize or decline the use of Title IV funds for indirect charges. If you receive a scholarship from an outside donor such as a church, high school, or employer please submit the scholarship information and the check to the Office of Financial Aid.