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Closed for Holiday Thursday, November 25-26

The Student Financial Services Office will be closed Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Office Closure for Winter Holidays

The Student Financial Services Office will be closed starting Thursday, December 23 and reopening Monday, January 3 in observance the Winter Holidays. We understand that emergencies can arise when our office is closed. To better help serve our students in these instances we have a list of…

Closed for Holiday Thursday, November 11

The Student Financial Services Office will be closed Thursday, November 11 in observance of the Veteran's Day Holiday. We understand that emergencies can arise when our office is closed. To better help serve our students in these instances we have a list of resources to provide assistance when our…

Updates to PSLF & Limited Waiver Opportunity

The Department of Education announced several changes will be made to the PSLF program including simplified qualifying payments, additional support for service members and federal workers, and most importantly a limited waiver for prior payments. The waiver will give credit to previous payments…

Update: Navient, PHEAA, & Granite State Federal Loan Servicer Transition

Both PHEAA & Granite State Federal Loan Servicers have announced they will stop servicing federal student loans. The Department of Education has announced that PHEAA borrowers will be transferred to MOHELA and Granite State borrowers will be transferred to Edfinancial.

FAFSA 22-23 Opens 10/1

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid or FAFSA opens on 10/1 for the 2022-2023 year. Continuing students will need to resubmit a FAFSA and UCSF Financial Aid Application each year to reapply for grants, scholarships, Health and Human Services Funding, and Federal Direct Loans.

Federal Student Emergency Grant Deadline is September 16!

Please complete your 2021-22 FAFSA by September 16, to be considered for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Student Grant. If you have already completed FY2021-22 FAFSA, you do not need to do anything else. There is no other application necessary. 

Closed for Holiday Monday, September 6

The Student Financial Services Office will be closed Monday, September 6 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. We understand that emergencies can arise when our office is closed. To better help serve our students in these instances we have a list of resources to provide assistance when our…

UPDATE: Final Pause of Interest Rate and Payments for Federal Direct Loans, Dream Loans, HRSA Health Profession Loans, & University Loans until January 31, 2022

President Biden has directed the acting Secretary of Education to extend the Final pause on student federal loan payments and to keep interest at 0% through January 31, 2022. For borrowers in repayment, payments are not required during this period. Suspended payments will continue to count toward…

Closed for Holiday Monday, July 5

The Student Financial Services Office will be closed Monday, July 5 in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. We understand that emergencies can arise when our office is closed. To better help serve our students in these instances we have a list of resources to provide assistance when our…