Awarding Procedures

When all required information, forms, and documents have been received by the Financial Aid office, the student’s financial aid file is considered complete and ready for verifying and awarding to the extent funds are available. 

The Financial Aid office uses the following criteria to award funds to financial aid applicants:

• Must have financial need;
• Must have an EFC that the Financial Aid office has determined to be valid; and
• Must have a complete file for the new award year. Students who have completed financial aid files by the Summer quarter priority deadline of April 1 receive consideration for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Nebraska Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work-Study. The Federal Pell Grant can be applied for throughout the year; however, the Financial Aid office must electronically receive students’ SAR information no later than the last day of Spring quarter of the current award year to determine their federal grants eligibility for the award year.