Financial Aid - Are You Ready?

Checklist

Need help with “How-To” use OASIS?

Keep your e-mail current in OASIS.

Financial Aid communicates via e-mail.

Check your status in OASIS at least once a month

 

checkSeptember-December 2008
Start Early!
Visit our website for Step-By-Step guidance

Visit our College Planning page.


checkOctober-December 2008
Apply for admission to USF


checkNovember 2008-January 2009
Search and apply for scholarships


checkDecember 2008
Apply for your federal PIN (parents of dependent students should also apply) so you can sign your FAFSA electronically.

 

checkJanuary-February 2009
Apply for financial aid (March 1 Priority Application Date) and scholarships (February 15 Priority Application Date) by completing your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA):
(Be sure to include your email address.)
Be sure to include USF (school code 001537) in listing schools to receive your information.

checkFebruary-May 2009
Review your Student Aid Report (SAR) online to insure all information is correct.

checkMarch-June 2009
Complete and submit any required documents requested from you in OASIS.
View your awards in OASIS and read your Financial Aid Terms and Conditions carefully.



checkApril-August 2009
All Borrowers:
Login to OASIS to accept your loans & work-study, if awarded.
New Borrowers:
Submit a Federal Stafford Lender Preference form.*
Complete an Entrance Interview.*
Submit your Master Promissory Note (MPN) to your lender.

 

checkJune-August 2009
Subscribe to eDeposit in OASIS so funds due to you after your USF charges have been paid will be direct deposited into your bank account.

 

checkAugust 2009
Check OASIS to see if you have deferments and/or a BAPP (Bookstore Advance Purchase Program).

* The Lender Preference & Entrance Interview will appear in your unsatisfied requirements in OASIS if you need to submit them.