No. You may submit your FAFSA before you are admitted to UWRF, however your financial aid eligibility at UWRF will be processed after you are an admitted student.
If you would like to get an early estimate of your financial aid eligibility, explore our Net Price Calculator. Remember, this is purely an estimate, and your real financial aid awards may differ from your results.
Your FAFSA is not automatically transferred from your last school. You will need to update your FAFSA with our school code (003923) and resubmit your FAFSA.
Transfers students need to submit their high school transcript showing their date of graduation to the Admissions office before any financial aid will be applied to their bill. Please contact us with any questions, finaid@uwrf.edu or 715-425-3141.
Most financial aid requires you be enrolled at least half-time, however the amount you are eligible to receive may change if you are enrolled less than full-time. Please contact finaid@uwrf.edu if you plan to enroll less than full-time or drop classes.
Yes. We recommend completing a FAFSA as there are many sources of non-need based aid, such as Federal Unsubsidized Student Loans, Parent PLUS Loans, MN Self Loans and private loans, and some scholarships or grants, but they usually require a FAFSA.
You must accept your financial aid before it can be disbursed to your billing account. Please see our website for instructions on viewing and accepting your aid.
If you accept a federal student loan and have never used one before at UWRF, there are two additional loan processing steps for first time borrowers. These steps are also outlined in the instructions on viewing and accepting your aid.
All accepted financial aid starts applying to billing accounts a week before the semester if there are no outstanding items on your eSIS To Do List and you are enrolled full-time.
You will also need to turn in your Final High School Transcript showing your date of graduation to Admissions. This MUST be done before aid will be applied to your billing account. This will become a To Do List item if not turned in by the start of the semester.
Watch your Billing Statement in eSIS, when aid is applied, it will show as a payment. If it has not disbursed and you have questions – please contact us,finaid@uwrf.edu.
Most financial aid is awarded for the full academic year, meaning half will be for the fall term. The remaining half is reserved and applied to the spring term.