Frequently Asked Questions About Financial Aid
我们知道，2024-25年FAFSA的更新和变化影响了我们许多家庭. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions.
2024–25 FAFSA
Contributor is a new term introduced on the 2024–25 FAFSA form. It refers to anyone asked to provide information on a student’s FAFSA form, i.e., the student, the student’s spouse, a biological or adopted parent, or the parent’s spouse (stepparent).
- 贡献者收到一封电子邮件，通知他们已被确定为贡献者.
- Contributor creates a StudentAid.gov account if they don’t already have one.
- 贡献者使用他们的FSA ID帐户的用户名和密码登录他们的帐户.
- Contributor reviews information about completing their section of the FAFSA form.
- Contributor provides the required information on the student’s FAFSA form.
North Park will review students who fall into this category. Admission counselors will work with families on a case-by-case basis.
北公园现在向完成学业的学生提供经济援助 2024–25 FAFSA. If you have submitted your 2024–25 FAFSA but need to make a correction, log back into studentaid.gov to make any changes.
如果你在北公园注册本科课程，你可以获得的经济援助的基本估计, check out our Net Price Calculator.
Still have questions about financial aid topics? Below are some questions that we hear often from students and parents. We hope you’ll find the answers you’re looking for here. However, if you still have specific questions about your financial aid award, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Yes. The FAFSA 必须每年完成，你希望有资格获得联邦援助，包括学生贷款. You (and your parent, 如果你是一个受抚养的学生)将使用相同的FSA ID每年签署你的FAFSA.
If you have a credit on your account (more aid than your total bill), you can use those excess funds for additional educational expenses. Once all of your aid has posted to your account, and your charges have been paid in full, you will receive a refund check for the credit amount on your account. If you need funds for books prior to your aid being posted to your account, you can request up to $500 in a cash advance for books from Financial Aid.
在你申请之后，招生办公室会考虑你申请北公园奖学金和助学金. If you are interested in obtaining need-based aid and/or federal student loans, you need to complete the FAFSA. Once you have been admitted to North Park, we’ve received your scholarship information from Admissions, and we’ve received your FAFSA, the University will create a financial aid package for you. 经济援助办公室将确保你获得的所有经济援助都记入你的账户，并出现在你的奖励信上.
When you file the FAFSA, the information you report is used to calculate your Student Aid Index (SAI). Your SAI is used to determine your eligibility for federal, state and North Park financial aid based on formulas determined by each agency.
We recommend filing the FAFSA as soon as you are able, 特别是如果你是伊利诺斯州的一名本科生，希望被考虑为伊利诺斯州的MAP补助金. It will be available beginning October 1.
If a change in your current family situation occurs, such as loss of employment or income, separation or divorce, 以及任何其他可能影响你的家庭负担你的教育费用的情况, contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss filing an appeal for a change in your financial aid award.
A Financial Aid Office staff members can assist you in setting up a payment plan to pay your outstanding balance for any academic term. Please call (773) 244-5560 for more information. If you need additional funding, please contact your financial aid advisor. They may be able to increase your loan amounts for the current term. Learn more about student loans.
No. 对于自己上大学的适龄子女的父母，没有联邦援助津贴.
Once you complete the required loan documents, your loan will be processed. The funds will come electronically from the government, and will post to your North Park student account about a month into the term. You will receive an email when the funds have arrived. If/when you have a credit on your account (more aid than what you are being charged), you will receive a refund check for that amount. You will receive another email if/when your refund check is ready.
对于传统的本科生来说，夏季学期没有助学金或奖学金. (North Park’s summer session 在学年期间，课程的学费低于全日制学费.) You may have loan eligibility for the summer term, 但前提是你没有在秋季和春季学期借用你的年度贷款金额. Check with the Financial Aid Office to see if you still have loan funds that you can borrow. 你必须在夏季学期注册至少六个学分才能获得剩余的贷款资金.
完成成人学位的学生和研究生可以在夏季获得经济援助，因为这些项目全年都在进行.
Academic scholarships are based on your achievement prior to coming to North Park. 我们不会重新为返校学生提供学术奖学金，也不会根据你在亚游集团官方网站的学习成绩奖励/增加奖学金.
No. 亚游集团官方网站是三级学校，不提供任何体育奖学金.
大约三分之一的学生被随机挑选出来接受联邦政府的认证. 我们需要收集您(和您的父母/配偶)的税务信息和w -2表格的复印件，以核实您提供的信息是否正确 FAFSA is accurate. If you are selected for verification, you will be notified by the Financial Aid Office to submit these documents. Your financial aid will be “unofficial” until verification has been completed.
We recommend that you file the FAFSA at least for your first year. It is impossible to determine what aid you may receive just from your income level. Many other factors play a role in determining your financial aid eligibility, including the size of your household, age of oldest parent, state of residency, etc. The FAFSA is free and only takes a small amount of time to complete. Also keep in mind that you cannot borrow student loans without a FAFSA on file.
For divorced or separated parents, 在提交FAFSA之前的12个月内，提供最多经济支持的父母的收入和资产报告，即使学生不与该父母或与另一位父母住在一起.
根据任何联邦或州法律被判犯有涉及拥有或销售受控物质的任何罪行的学生将没有资格获得联邦学生援助(包括助学金), loan, (或工作援助)，自定罪之日起至下表所列的期间结束:
| Possession of a Controlled Substance | ||
| Ineligibility Period | First Offense | 1 year |
| Second Offense | 2 years | |
| Third Offense | Indefinite | |
| Sale of a Controlled Substance | ||
| Ineligibility Period | First Offense | 2 years |
| Second Offense | 3 years | |
因持有或出售受管制的毒品而丧失获得经济援助资格的学生
如果学生成功完成药物康复计划，则可以在上述不合格期之前重新获得资格:
- Includes at least two unannounced drug tests; and
- 已接受或有资格直接或间接接受联邦、州或
local government program:- 由联邦、州或地方政府机构或法院管理或承认的;
- 已接受或有资格直接或间接接受联邦政府的付款-或
State – licensed insurance company; or - 是否由联邦或州许可的医院、诊所或其他医疗机构管理或认可
medical doctor.