Disbursement Of Aid

You must notify the Financial Aid Office if you are enrolling for less than full-time. You can list the credit level range on the front of your award letter and return the form to the Financial Aid Office, or you may e-mail us (finaid@uwm.edu) your credit range. Your credit range on the Department of Enrollment Services database must match the credit range you told us you would enroll in for your aid to disburse.

Stafford Loans:

If you are borrowing for the first time, a Master Promissory Note is required. You must complete the online version at least 14 days before the start of the semester.

Loan Counseling:

If you are a first time borrower, you must complete Entrance Loan counseling at least 14 days before the start of the semester.

Perkins and Nursing Loans:

Perkins and Nursing loans promissory notes, must be completed at least 14 days before the start of the semester.

Address:

Excess cash checks are mailed by the Bursar's Office. Your correct address should be on PAWS at least 14 days before the start of the semester The U.S. Post Office will not forward your check(s). They will be returned to the Bursar's Office, Mitchell Hall 295.

Other Disbursement Issues:

• Depending on the funding source, not all aid may be paid at the same time. Any additional aid paid during the semester will be based on the credit level used for the first disbursement of your aid, as long as you continue to be enrolled at least half-time.
• Any additional disbursements of aid paid after grades have been posted for a prior semester will be based on the credit level used for the first disbursement of aid unless you become ineligible or earn less than half-time credits. (Earned credits do not include audit credits and grades of "F", "NR", "NC", and "I").
• If you are a TA, RA, or AOC (DEO classification) student, you must be paying full-time fees to be considered full-time for financial aid purposes. If you are not paying full-time fees, your aid may be reduced.
• If all of your aid is not disbursed at one time, excess cash checks will be mailed as soon as they become available. Due to the high volume of checks, the Bursar's office will be unable to hold check(s) for pick-up.
• The Bursar's Office starts mailing excess checks the Thursday before the start of the semester or your first class for summer. If you do not receive a check during the first week of classes, review the information above to determine if all required information was taken care of in a timely manner. Information submitted or corrected after deadlines indicated will result in a late disbursement and a delay in the mailing of any excess cash check.