USF 2000-2001 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 23

Financial Aid

In addition to finding a wealth of information on the Web regarding your financial aid, you can apply for aid and monitor your aid application at USF via the Financial Aid Web: http://usfweb.usf.edu/finaid and via OASIS Web: http://usfonline.admin.usf.edu/.

Complete and submit the FAFSA. Be sure to include the University of South Florida in step six: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. Paper versions are also available from the Office of Financial Aid, SVC 1102, or you may call (813) 974-3730 and request one. 

Since many programs are funded on a limited basis, it is to your advantage to apply early. Priority application dates and detailed information regarding financial aid are provided each year in the Financial Aid Handbook and on our Web site. Conduct a nationwide scholarship search: http://www.fastweb.com/ and check out USF’s scholarship information: http://usfweb.usf.edu/finaid/Scholarship%20Information%20Page.html via the Web site as well.

You may receive an automatic tuition deferment, if funds are delayed. A tuition deferment prevents your classes from being cancelled and temporarily prevents assessment of a late payment fee. Since deferments prevent cancellation for non-payment, you must officially withdraw from all classes to be relieved of liability to pay and to ensure that tuition is not paid by disbursed financial aid.  Use OASIS to check and see if you have a deferment.

Short-term loans are also available for limited use. The deadline for deferred tuition payment and details about short-term loans are printed in the semesterly Schedule of Classes.

Because we are required by federal regulations to verify the last date of attendance in classes, at the end of each semester, the Office of Financial Aid mails letters to financial aid recipients who appear to have unofficially withdrawn. (Your semester grades are all F, U, or I.) Your last date of attendance may be considered the last date you submitted an assignment or took an exam, or your last date of actual attendance in classes. This letter requires a response or future financial aid disbursements will be delayed or cancelled.

Each campus has a financial aid representative. Tampa (813) 974-4700; Lakeland (941) 667-7038; Sarasota/New College (941) 359-4255; St. Petersburg (727) 553-1128.  If you are outside the calling area, call us at 1-877-USF-BULLS.

Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2000