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September-December 2005
Conduct a nationwide
scholarship search
__ October 2005-December 2005
Apply for admission to USF
__ November-December 2005
Apply for your federal PIN (parents of
dependent students should also apply) so you can sign your FAFSA
electronically
__ October 2005-January 2006
Financial Aid communicates via e-mail, so once you’re admitted, be sure to
keep your e-mail address current in
OASIS
(OASIS is USF's Online Access Student Information System)
__ January-February 2006
Complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Be sure to include an email address.
Make sure you include USF in the section that requests which schools should
receive your information electronically. (USF’s federal school code is
001537.) If you did not include USF, when you applied, go back online
and add it
__ February-August 2006
At least once a month, check your status in
OASIS. If you need help with
OASIS, go to our
online tutorials
To find out if additional information is required of you:
- Login to
OASIS;
- Choose “Financial Aid” menu;
- Choose “My Requirements, Bookstore Authorizations and Deferments;”
- Choose an aid year;
- See if any unsatisfied requirements are listed for you.
Be sure to quickly provide additional information that is required of you. __ March-April 2006
Review your Student Aid Report (SAR). Based on the information you provide
on your FAFSA, the federal processor will mail you a SAR, ensure that all
the information is correct
__ March-May 2006
New Students: Your Award Provisions accompany your Award Letter and detail
what is required of you to receive and keep your aid; so read them
carefully. You may need to accept some of your awards in
OASIS.
__ April-August 2006 New borrowers:
- Submit a Federal Stafford Lender Preference form.*
- Complete an Entrance Interview.*
- Submit your
Promissory Note
* The Lender Preference & Entrance Interview will appear in your unsatisfied
requirements in OASIS if you need to submit them.
All borrowers:
Login to
OASIS and accept your loans & work-study, if awarded to you.
__ July - August 2006
Continuing Students:
View your awards in
OASIS and read your Award
Provisions carefully (2006-2007 Award Provisions will be available in
February 2006).
Check OASIS
to see if you have
- deferments,
- a BAPP (Bookstore Advance Purchase Program),
and
- to sign up for eDeposit. (eDeposit
allows USF's Purchasing and Financial Services department to deposit funds
directly to your personal bank account.)
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