Awarding Financial Aid

Once documented need is established, a financial aid advisor will consider programs for which the applicant is eligible and has expressed an interest. It is impractical for the aid applicant to expect the total calculated need to be met with gift-aid (grants and scholarships). In order to meet as much of the documented need as possible, the applicant must apply for a self-help program (loans or employment).

Every effort will be made to meet the applicant's documented need through a combination of aid programs. The amount awarded will be based on the financial need of the applicant, the limitations imposed by the various financial aid programs, and the availability of funding.

Aid applications will be reviewed and awards made as long as funds are available on a "first-come, first-serve" basis. Once a financial aid package has been awarded, an award notification email will be sent to the applicant’s myLEO account indicating the types and amounts of aid offered.

You must review your award notification, accept or decline all the financial assistance offered to you within fourteen (14) days. Failure to do so may result in aid being canceled.

If, after the aid package has been awarded, it is determined that an additional resource is available to the student to help meet the cost of attendance, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships is required to recalculate the applicant's eligibility to include the additional resource.

If the additional resource causes an over award situation, the student's aid package will be adjusted to compensate for the over award. Adjustments may include canceling or decreasing previously awarded aid. A revised email notification will be sent to the applicant indicating any revisions made to the aid package.