The mission
of the Financial Aid Office is to inform and assist the student
regarding the available options for assistance with the financial
obligations associated with their post-secondary education. By
definition financial aid is money supplied by a source other than the
family to assist with the costs of a student’s education. If you do
not plan to make payment in full for tuition and fees at the time of
registration, you will need to complete the Financial Aid Application.
What is
financial assistance?
·All federal
and state assistance
·University
and non-University scholarships.
·Financial Aid
Facts: Approximately 85 percent of Amridge students receive
some form
of financial assistance.
·Questions?
It’s our pleasure to help you!
Contact us
You must complete your
Application for Admission;
which will include the Financial Aid Application that
will provide the Financial Aid Department the information regarding
the aid you are requesting.
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Complete Your FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid at
www.fafsa.gov
Amridge's school code: 016885
This Free Application for Federal Student Aid
must be completed at
www.fafsa.gov by any student who plans to apply for Title IV Aid
including the Pell Grant, Federal Stafford Loans, Federal Work-Study,
and/or University Need-Based Scholarships. AmridgeUniversity’s school code, 016885, must be
added to your FAFSA for the Financial Aid Department to receive an
Institutional Student Information Report, ISIR, from the Department of
Education. The Financial Aid Office must have the current year’s ISIR
on file to award Title IV Aid. It takes approximately 72 business
hours for the Financial Aid Department to receive the ISIR, therefore
it is important to complete the FAFSA in a timely manner.
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LOOK FOR FINANCIAL AID EMAIL
Once you have completed the Financial Aid
portion of the Admissions Application and you have received the
Student Aid Report (SAR) from your FAFSA submission the Financial Aid
Department will be in contact with you. You will either receive an
email requesting additional information or an award letter that
denotes the aid that has been awarded to you. Please promptly reply to
the financial aid email and/or login and accept or decline the aid
awarded to you through your award letter
Update your Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.gov. Remember, it takes
approximately 72 business hours for the Financial Aid Department to
receive the ISIR, therefore it is important to complete the FAFSA in a
timely manner.
Amridge's school code: 016885
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look for financial aid email
Once you have completed the Financial Aid portion of the Admissions
Application and you have received the Student Aid Report (SAR) from
your FAFSA submission the Financial Aid Department will be in contact
with you. You will either receive an email requesting additional
information or an award letter that denotes the aid that has been
awarded to you. Please promptly reply to the financial aid email
and/or login and accept or decline the aid awarded to you through your
award letter.
Stafford
Loan Lender Information
Amridge University has established working
relationships with a number of nationwide federal student loan
organizations. USA Funds is our primary Federal Student Loan
Guarantor and Sallie Mae is our primary Loan Disbursing Agent.
We work with a variety of federal student loan lenders.
If you have previously had
Stafford Loans while attending Amridge University, we will use your
prior lender. If you have received loans at another institution
and have a valid MPN on file with our Disbursing Agent we will use
your most recent lender. If you wish to change lenders please
email
financialaid@amridgeuniversity.edu
with your request. If you are a first time borrower at Amridge
University and do not have a Stafford Master Promissory Note (MPN) on
file, a list of lenders will be available when you complete the MPN
online. All lenders on the list have a positive working history with
Amridge University.
You are not required to use a lender on the
list.If you prefer a lender not listed select 'OTHER' and
email
financialaid@amridgeuniversity.edu with your
lender choice. You will be emailed with the link to e-sign your MPN.
Please follow the instructions in the email.
Search for Available Non-Institutional Scholarships
Military Scholarships
will link to a database with over 2.4 million scholarships worth over
14 billion dollars which is expanded and updated daily.
Military.com Scholarship Finder
$$$ Where’s My
Money?$$$ Click here to check on your loan status or
amount. This information is accurate only when one of our Recommended
Lenders is used.
A $500 academic award given to a student pursuing
any associate or bachelor degree program emphasizing Criminal Justice
or Law Enforcement. Areas of study that will be considered include
Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, Sociology with
Law/Criminal emphasis, Corrections, Computer Forensics, and Forensic
Psychology, among others.
A $500 academic award given to a student pursuing
an associate or bachelor degree program emphasizing Architecture,
Architectural Drafting or Design, or Architectural Engineering.
A $500 academic award given to a student pursuing a
distance learning associate or bachelor degree program. Available to
all part-time or full-time undergraduate students completing an online
degree program.
My Recipe – My Heritage
Scholarship Essay Contest $4,500 worth of prizes will be awarded.
Both US
citizens and foreign students currently attending a US
college, university, or another institution of higher education are
eligible to participate. The essay should explore the place
culinary traditions hold in one’s cultural/ethnic identity. For
more information and submission guidelines, visit
A convenient
way to learn more about loans and other options for tuition assistance
is to search the Internet. The web sites listed below offer loans,
scholarship, and grant searches as well as consumer information.
Amridge University does not endorse or support any of the websites
listed.
Early
application is encouraged to ensure availability of funds, so you’ll
want to complete the financial aid application process as soon as you
enroll.
Contact:
Fax:
334.387.3878
Email:
