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Financial Aid Checklist

A helpful tool to guide you throughout the financial aid process

The university aims to make getting financial aid a straightforward process. Here are the general steps:

1. Get officially admitted to University of Nevada, Reno

To get things started, you need to make sure you have been officially admitted to the university.

Learn more about the admissions process >>

2. Register for classes

You register for classes per the timelines specified in the Class Schedule. Students offered financial aid and/or scholarships must be registered at least half-time by June 15 for fall semester or January 2 for spring semester to indicate their intent to attend the University. If you miss a deadline, your need-based gift aid will be cancelled and offered to other need-eligible students.

If you delay your enrollment until the spring, your Offer Letter will not be held for you. You must inform our office after you register for the spring by submitting the Reporting Resources and Changes form of your request for reconsideration of your Offer Letter.

3. File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

  • Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov
  • Available every year on January 1st; priority funding is given to applications submitted by March 1st. Nevada's Federal School Code is 002568.
  • Obtain a FSA pin for both parents and students at www.pin.ed.gov.
  • Review your Student Aid Report (SAR), which is sent to you via e-mail after you file the FAFSA, for accuracy. If necessary, correct inaccurate items online.

4. Search private sources for scholarships

  • Check with your school and local libraries, businesses, and your parents’ employer(s).
  • Additional supplemental and private scholarship applications can be found online at FinAid.
  • Take advantage of free search engines such as FastWeb or FinAid

5. Submit any requested Missing Documents

  • View your Missing Documents Letter at MyNEVADA and submit any requested documents by June 15th (after that date submit documents within 3 weeks of the date they were requested).
  • For explanation of what is being requested and to download forms view the Missing Documents Table online at FinAid.
  • Monitor the forms you’ve submitted on the Financial Aid Requirements page in MyNEVADA.
  • Keep copies of all documents in your records for future reference.

6. Review Financial Aid Offer Letter on MyNEVADA.

  • If you have been awarded Federal Work-Study (FWS), begin viewing current job postings in August on the Job Board at www.jobs.unr.edu.
  • Notify the financial aid office of any outside or private scholarship, grant, or other types of student aid you have received or expect to receive by completing a Reporting Resources and Changes form online.

7. Read “The Guide: You’ve Got Questions, We’ve Got Answers”

  • Be sure you understand the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.

8. Register for classes for the upcoming semester.

  • Must be half-time (6 credits) by June 15th for Fall and January 3rd for Spring to hold
    your financial aid and scholarship offer.
  • Make sure that the number of credits you are registered for matches the planned
    enrollment on your Financial Aid Offer Letter.
  • If you have changed your enrollment complete a Reporting Resources and Changes
    form     (changes to award may result).

9. Complete Stafford Loan Process:

  • Submit MyNEVADA Accept.
  • Complete the William D Ford Federal Direct Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN).
  • For all new borrowers at Nevada - Complete Entrance Counseling Exam at
    https://studentloans.gov.

10. If you are eligible for the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship:

  • First-time recipients will begin receiving information packets in mid July/early August
    and will need to complete an acknowledgement of award online at
    www.nevadatreasurer.gov.

11. Make arrangements to meet any unmet need for your educational expenses (i.e. tuition, fees, books, housing, etc.).

  • Ways to meet unmet need:
  • Bills for tuition and fees are sent out the first week of August for Fall semester and the
    first week of January for Spring semester.
  • Fees are due the Friday before classes begin every semester.

13. Check MyNEVADA starting 10 days before the semester begins to see if your financial aid and scholarships are disbursing.

  • Residual checks will be mailed out to the address in MyNEVADA so make sure it is correct.
  • Students can also set up direct deposit with the Cashiers office.

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University of Nevada, Reno
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Reno,  NV  89557-0208

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