News & Announcements
New Look Coming Soon!
The financial aid portal is changing to MyFinaid along with an upgraded look and functionality. MyFinaid will have a more mobile-friendly display for better accessibility and readability.
Whichever way you accessed the portal previously will be updated automatically, your log in through the MyAccess single-sign-in will remain the same.
Be on the lookout for the updates!
Federal Loan Updates for 2026-2027
Significant changes to federal direct loans were recently enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3). These changes will affect how graduate and professional students finance their education for the 2026-2027 academic year:
- Elimination of Direct Graduate PLUS Program
- Changes to loan limits and aggregate loan limits
- Proration of loans based in full-time or part-time enrollment
- Changes to Loan Repayment
If you have not borrowed a Federal Direct Loan in 2025-2026 but would like to, please contact our office: [email protected]
In Person CalFresh Application Workshop Tues. 8/18 at 12pm
Depending on your household size and income, you may be eligible to receive up to $298 per month through the CalFresh program. This program issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used to buy most foods at many markets and food stores.
We want to extend you an invitation to a CalFresh Application Workshop, Tuesday, August 18th, between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. Register for this event which will be hosted in the Student Success Center (Millberry Union, 100w). Food will be provided with RSVP.
Staff from both the Student Financial Services office and the Student Success Center will be available to provide information on the CalFresh program as well as on-the-spot assistance with the online application.
Students who complete their CalFresh application for San Francisco County at the workshop, can schedule an appointment to complete an in-person interview with San Francisco County Eligibility Workers on Friday, August 21st
The Student Financial Services office and the Student Success Center are bringing San Francisco Eligibility Workers to campus to complete the CalFresh application process. You can find out if you have been approved that Friday, August 21st, and possibly receive your CalFresh EBT card if all documents have been submitted.
Student Loan Repayment Webinar Recordings
If you missed Dr. Jeffrey E. Hanson's sessions for graduating students student loan repayment, we have the recordings available through Box for students to watch or rewatch.
The webinar focused on developing a strategic plan for managing loan repayment successfully, including information about:
• Understanding the unique nature of federal student loans and the role of "opportunity cost" in deciding how to approach loan repayment strategically—it may not be best to pay off this debt as fast as possible or to refinance it with a private loan to get a lower interest rate!
• Knowing how to select the payment plan that best achieves your goals given what you can afford to pay each month.
• Determining what options are available if you cannot afford to make a loan payment when one is due.
• Taking advantage of loan forgiveness programs when you qualify for them.
• Evaluating the pros and cons of refinancing federal student loans with a private loan or consolidating with the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan.
• Managing loan repayment so that you are successful in repaying your loans while at the same time achieving your other personal, professional and financial goals.